Health Minister Jonas Chanda was on Tuesday left sweating after he miserably lost the vote in the race to be re-adopted to stand as Bwana Mkubwa Member of Parliament on the PF ticket.
According to the score sheet obtained from the Constituency Executive Commitee, Dr Chanda lost the vote to his main rival Warren Chisha Mwambazi after the incumbent only managed to get four votes out to the 20 available.
This saw Dr Chanda go into a frenzy and confiscated the score sheet and forced the Acting Constituency Chairman a Mr. Chitalima to go into hiding in an attempt to disrupt the process and nullify the vote.
It is believed that Dr Chanda wants to manipulate the final outcome of the vote which is expected to be communicated to the District Commitee on Wednesday for onward transmission to the Provincial Committee and later to the National Secretariat.
By close of business on Tuesday, the whereabouts of Mr Chitalima and Secretary Justo Bwalya, Chairlady Evelyn Tembo and Youth Treasurer Chibukisho Bwalya remained unknown.
But Dr Chanda says he was forced to step in and intervene because the vote was irregular.
He has accused his main rival Warren Chisha Mwambazi of bribing the entire Constituency Executive Commitee into voting for him.
Dr Chanda has alleged that Mr. Mwambazi gave out K10,000 each to 12 members of the Constituency Executive and also paid for their accommadation at Fatmols Lodge in Ndola for him to be favoured for adoption.
“As PF Provincial Vice Chairman, as well as serving Member of Parliament for Bwana Mkubwa Constituency and Minister of Health, I’m aware that such corrupt behavior is contrary to regulations for the Party’s adoption process, I submit,” Dr. Chanda said.
Dr Chanda wants the District Executive Commitee to nullify the outcome of the Constituency vote and block the interviews for all aspiring candidates in Bwana Mkubwa set for Wednesday from taking place.
According to new adoption guidelines in the PF, candidates will be picked strictly by the lower structures by way of recommendation which will be communicated to superior organs of the party.
Meanwhile in Kabushi, incumbent Member of Parliament Bowman Lusambo comfortably won the primary election beating his challengers Edward Ndalama and Tony Mwape.
Mr Lusambo who is also Lusaka Province Minister got 20 votes with Mr Ndalama and Mr Mwape both receiving zero votes.
The PF is expected to announce the final list of adopted candidates on 17th of May in readiness for the August 12th polls.
“We will hold free ,fair and credible elections” -Edgar Lungu.
These words are already coming back to haunt the Zambian president with Dr Chanda discrediting ,threatening and disrupting the primaries.
Dr Chanda, please bring in the police as soon as possible as corruption is a crime and a retarder for progress. You have done very well for Bwana Mkubwa , and you are cleaning the Health Sector. It is only corrupt and ambitious people who feel threatened by your resume and want the status quo to remain. The fight against corruption must be fought by every patriotic resident.
The cash handouts dished by Bowman Lusambo have paid off. Personally I would love to see Dr Chanda re-adopted. He seems sober-minded. Being adopted is one thing, winning is another. Remember no seer 1 powers this time around. So PF maybe has engaged the services of another seer 1 to win elections. We are very much alert now
HOW CAN CHANDA CRY FOUL ?? VOTES ARE BEING BOUGHT EVERYWHERE
EVEN THE PRESIDENT & PFF ARE BUYING VOTES IN THE NAME OF ENPOWERMENT
SO WHAT IS NEW ???
kkkkkk,,,,hahahahahaha……..boo boo boo boo……….kakakakakakaka………..lolest……!
WHEN WE SAY PF IS LOSING,UTUPUBA TULETALIKA….LUNGU TAKAPITE!
CONFUSION MBWE…AND BA CHANDA BEING A DOCTOR SHOULD BE SEEN ACTING UPRIGHTLY AND SANE NOT KWATI ABENA BOWMAN ABASHIKWETE ISIKULU!
HH aka BALLY AKAPITA!
I think let us vote for people who can help this country. Dr.Jonas Chanda is suitable than this Chisha who can’t even articulate issues. let us bring sober minded people in parliament. This Chisaha is corrupt period. Ba PF please look at this adoption process otherwise you’ll come up corrupt MPS with lack education.I’m a PF member but this adoption process should be scrutinize.SG and the president please look at this issue. I also sense corruption. BA PF,let us be careful with adoption process.
Jonas Chanda is a good man. Do they know a good man whn they see one? I want to meet Jonas Chanda one day.
OUR AFRICAN POLITICS ???
Our Governance system is rotten. Disciplinary action should be taken against the Doctor for the threats. He should have complained before process start not after losing.
Nemwine – What good man confiscates the score sheet and forces the Acting Constituency Chairman to hide so as to nullify the vote? Now you will see him come back to Lusaka and deplete coffers of MOH so he oils these guys. These ministers will not be doing anything from now to August just campaigning and abusing funds …as for their leader he will be in his office looking for where to fly to next.
This is a snapshot of what’s to come after polling day in the President and General Elections in August…..these thieves will not accept any result that doesn’t go their way, they will do anything even if it kidnapping the ECZ Returning Officers.
Dr Jonas Chanda has tasted the traditional herbal PF medicine.
I am the one in charge of strategically managing pf elections. No such thing happened. This is the type of fake news that had led us to introduce cyber bill. Be prepared to be more accountable for the rubbish you publish. Meanwhile congrats to my brother lusambo
LT for the first time your editor has earned his/her money on this article. It is the first well written news article, continue with this please.
I am the one in charge of strategically managing pf elections. No such thing happened. This is the type of fayke news that had led us to introduce cyber bill. Be prepared to be more accountable for the rubbish you publish. Meanwhile congrats to my brother lusambo
I think this process in PF is very unfair, an incumbent MP should be allowed to recontest their seats. Look at a person like Alexander Chiteme who has done very well in his constituency being asked to compete with people who have not proved themselves surely. Chiteme should be allowed to recontest unopposed.
FAKE IMPOSTER TROLL BETTER TO THE POINT
Jonas accept the result and find another job you can still support the party as a private citizen
CHANDA SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT WORLD TB DAY
TB IS OF OF THE MOST INFECTIOUS DESEASES KNOWN APART FROM COVID AT THE MOMENT
4,000+++ PEOPLE ARE KNOWN TO DIE EVERY DAY AROUND THE WORLD
HE SHOULD DO HIS JOB INSTEAD OF TRYING TO SAVE HIS SKIN
JUST ANOTHER STAIN AGAINST pf SHOWING PEOPLES LIVES MEAN VERY LITTLE TO THEM
Haha, Zambia’s “election rigging expert” says I am the one in charge of strategically managing PF elections. No such thing happened.
August 2021 will be very interesting, he must been fine tuning and testing his evil acts.
I THOUGHT ST. JONAS WAS GOING TO CARRY THE DAY. NOW HE IS COMPLAINING OF VOTE BUYING BY HIS RIVAL. ST JONAS HAS NOT ACCUMULATED MUCH CASH TO DISH OUT LIKE OTHER PF ASPIRING CANDIDATES WHO ARE IN THE ACT. HE HAS TEASTED THE BITTER BILLS OF THE PF GAME.
Jonas is a Goodman but has fallen victim to corrupt machinizations which sorrkund out governance system today. The corrupt are not happywith the way Jonas is mopping the health ministry. Sorry, doc.
Desperate measures, this chap wants to get in government, that’s the only way to get rich.
They don’t give a crap about serving the people. It’s all about when/how/where will I steal and make money through bribery and corruption
look at chitotela the fool has been selling/ giving hunting blocks to the highest bidder
GULAM FAMILY TAKES OVER ZAMBIAN WILDLIFE
The best part of the Zambian hunting concessions have been corruptly awarded to one family, by the highest levels of the state apparatus who have in turn benefited through kickbacks amounting to millions of dollars.
High placed sources within government, describe the pillage of the Zambian wildlife by the Gulam family cartel, as
“The family cartel has taken over the best hunting concessions for the next 10 years…
Desperate measures, this chap wants to get in government, that’s the only way to get rich.
look at chitotela the fool has been selling/ giving hunting blocks to the highest bidder
GULAM FAMILY TAKES OVER ZAMBIAN WILDLIFE
The best part of the Zambian hunting concessions have been corruptly awarded to one family, by the highest levels of the state apparatus who have in turn benefited through kickbacks amounting to millions of dollars.
High placed sources within government, describe the pillage of the Zambian wildlife by the Gulam family cartel, as
“The family cartel has taken over the best hunting concessions for the next 10 years…
Jonas Chanda lost period! He’s neighbor in kabushi got all the 20 votes,can we also conclude that Lusambo bribed the constituency committee. His behavior of confiscating score cards is a mark of a bad loser. If the lame duck district, provincial and central committees succumb to his whims and adopt him, Mwambazi should stand as an independent.
KZ is correct in stating that this is fake news. The PF Elections Committee last Saturday held informative meetings in all Provincial capitals and clearly laid out the procedures for selection of PF parliamentary candidates this time round. All interviewers at Constituency, District and Provincial levels are no longer allowed to score and rank interviewees/applicants. Rather, they make notes on each person and a summary of each interview is made. The applicants are then listed in “alphabetical order” for onward submission to the higher structures, until delivery to the PF Central Commitee. At this stage, the applicants are NOT RANKED.
Ha ha ha Pomo muchipanda chakwe. What is going on?
The problem is the population is too used of reciving bribes……….
recently Mr chanda was too busy solidifying his position at the health ministry, he had no time to bribe voters while his opposition were busy bribing………
This bribing of the population culture is headed by statehouse….
This is all in the PF ‘DNA’. Scrambling for positions – not to serve, but ‘eat’. If the story is true, why would an aspiring candidate be allowed to bully the officials? Why not prove the ‘irregularity’ in a court of law? Oh, … I mean in their own Kangaroo courts.
We have all seen DR CHANDA coming back now and then to spearhead projects in the once forsaken Bwana Mkubwa constituency. Some projects have been completed and they are there to be seen! We should not make a mistake to retrograde because of bribery! I would ask ECL to look into the issue and ask for a replay! Who is better someone who teaches you how to fish or someone who gives you fish ?