Former Patriotic Front (PF) Secretary General Davies Mwila has said members of ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) do not look happy despite winning the 2021 General Elections.
Mr. Mwila said it is the vanquished PF members who appear happy and united despite losing elections.
The former Chipili Member of Parliament said PF members have even become fat after the election loss.
Mr. Mwila was speaking during the burial of PF Kitwe District Secretary Lungo Kawaya at the Kitwe Memorial Park on Thursday afternoon.
Mr. Kawaya, 44, died on 29th May, 2022 at Kitwe Teaching Hospital after an illness.
In his remarks during burial, Mr Mwila paid tribute to Mr. Kawaya, a staunch PF official.
Present during burial was Mr. Kawaya’s close friend Thabo Kawana, the Ministry of Information and Media – Director.
Mr. Mwila told PF members to support the bereaved wife and children.
“Fwebali close kuli Lungo let us help the family. In any way possible let us help Lungo’s family. Once Lungo’s family is helped people will appreciate that belonging to PF is a good thing. Ififine nga twashika Lungo bonse tupasangane tubutuke abantu they will not appreciate us. This young man was good. I used to call him Lungo Malanji because he was close to Malanji. Ba Malanji nabo baleaba abati no ni Lungo Mwila so twalelwishanya but naishibe ati ni Lungo Malanji.Let us do something for this young man as a party. Elyo twalisashika Mwanga Sata, elyo twashika Chile One, nomba twaiisashika na umwaice wesu Lungo,” Mr. Mwila said.
Mr. Mwila said in his dreams he wonders why the UPND do not look happy after forming government.
He said PF members appear as if they are the ones governing.
“Ba PF mulemoneka abaikatana, elyo mulemoneka kwati nimwebo muleteka.
PF you look united as if you are the ones ruling. Sometimes when I am asleep I tell myself that maybe they stole our votes because the winners (UPND) do not appear happy. We are even fat despite losing the elections. God is preserving us,let us remain united. We will not retire and we achieve Lungo’s vision.Elyo limo nganindala njeba ati awe aba limbi batwibilefye ama vote. Pantu aba winine tabamoneka abasansamuka. Fwebalusa natwina nokwina fwebalushile,” Mr. Mwila said.
“Na ba District Commissioner (Lawrence Mwanza) tatwabeshiba twaishibafye Mayor wesu (Mpasa Mwaya), twaishiba na Malanji, twaishiba na Pavyuma (Kalobo – Wusakile PF Member of Parliament), twaishiba na Kang’ombe, twaishiba na cela moce Mulenga Kampamba, na Allen Banda na Chiteme. Nalebeba ati mukamulila Chiteme. Chiteme uyo mulemulila. Nomba ifi fyonse Lesa aletusunga tufwile twaikatana pamo nga ma bans. Ifwe epo tuli tatwachite retire mpaka ifyo Lungo alefwaya fikafikilishiwe. Mukwai kuti nalombafye ukweba ati umupashi was kwa Lungo ulale mu chibote. Thank you very much,” he said.
Other mourners included former Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Malanji, PF Copperbelt Provincial Chairman Nathan Chanda, former Nkana MP Alexander Chiteme, PF National Women Chairperso Kampamba Mulenga, PF National Youth Chairman Christopher Kang’ombe, Chishimba Kambwili and former Kwacha MP Boniface Mutale.
Meanwhile, Mr. Kawana paid a moving tribute to Mr.Kawaya earlier during Church service.
“The good die young indeed. Over the years, we rode together, played together, worshipped together and shared moments together. We cried, argued, laughed and went through our high and low moments together. No matter what life threw at me, I always knew I had a friend and brother to turn to and to share my high and low moments with.Politically, we always stood on different stand views. He was PF all his political life, he believed and held strong in PF in opposition, in office and in opposition again. This never affected our bond at all, infact, it strengthened our bond as we could argue and laugh at our leaders and political views we held different as it where. Rest in peace my dear friend and brother Lungo Kawaya (Bashi Muzo). Go well until we meet again, you have run your race well and you have been good and faithful through it all,” wrote in his earlier tribute.
THEY CERTAINLY LOOK MORE HAPPY THAN THE FRAGMENTED PF LOSERS
For once Mwila is right: I’m a UPND voter, and I’m not happy, because of endless EMPTY PROMISES!
@No Corruption Zambia
M8 will you ever be happy ?
There is a storm coming in UPND. Members are are not happy. They feel dribbled by their leadership.
The youths are now dislussioned.. Most ministers are sidelined as the old inner circle is the only one in control. Even then, discisions have to endorsed by outsiders.
It is not UPND members who should look happy. We the 2.8m voters are very happy that we kicked out a criminal regime, the PF of Edgar Lungu. Yes the PF members were all smiles during the reign of the PF due to plunder and corruption during that time. This is a time of discipline and hardwork to revive the fortunes of our Country.
So all this Mwila still thinks about is awarding national treasury to cadres for them to show off?.
That is what happens when you win elections based on sacrificing lives and lies, which you fail to fulfil. They are struggling to honour all the lies they told us during campalgns. Just look at how angry some upnd diasporans here are e.g. spaka, Stepaside. I would give them some hugs but they stink of cow shlt
hahahaha, Davies Mwila is now the UPND happiness monitor? What a joke of a man from a failure of a party.
You think being fat is being happy?
Well Davies Mwila is right. UPND members looked forward to landing lucrative govt positions and contracts just like their counterparts in PF enjoyed, but alas Bally had other plans of appointing the outsiders. How can they be happy? The members have been thrown ku wire to form co-operatives with extreme stringent measures to access funds whilst National Chief Orphan Panji Kaunda is appointed to represent Zambia as High Commissioner to Malawi. That’s Bally for you!!
Just look at how frustrated Tarino sounds here
We are happy and fat because when they spoke words of impatient against us we do not retaliate, Beside that our heavenly father has provided a thousand ways for us than those in the running and losing party in 2026.
Looking happy in Davies Mwila’s opinion is an after-effect of stealing money. You got money through corrupt practices, now let us see if you can sustain it.
@Kaizar Zulu – Sad for you, you seem not to have reconciled yourself to the fact that Zambians simply rejected Edgar Lungu. You have a messiah complex toward Edgar Lungu because he opened doors for so few of you and left out the majority of Zambians suffering. This is the reality, small cliques do not decide elections, the broader electorate does.
Computer Scientist – I have not even submitted a comment; you are already hullinating and seeing images of my submitted comments…by the way there is absolutely no need for me to be frustrated because I am neither UPND member nor was I promised any job by HH7, I am very happy thank you very much. Zambia is my party…if ruling party is not living up to its promises I wont shy away from criticising them.
Can you imagine this imbecile was one time a Home Affairs Minister without a G12 certificate he couldnt even be admitted in ZP Cadet training school. This is Pay Forward for you to them happiness is being fat it doesnt matter whether you are stealing or not….he is at a funeral and this is all he has to say no shame at all.
Lord Angus and your unwavering support for your fellow tonga is tantamount to what? Messiah complex or just straight up tribal support? My friend fuseke from here. I choose who to support. Ecl achieved alot and the only reason he lost is because hh lied to you dander heads. All those promises he made have they come to pass? You are also suffering.
That is because they have to work for the people……..they are servants of the people.
Working under a very strict regime which does not condone stealing…………
Unlike the PF thugs in GRZ under the hapless incompetent lungu who were sitting in big offices planning how to loot 24/7 and enrich themselves………..
You saw them in big offices thinking they were working, kanshi all they were doing is planning how to steal…………
PF members are happy as they are moving
Freely and not prosecuted for accumulation
Of wealth where as UPND members are not
Happy because they have inherited empty
Coffers and unsustainable debt.
Political comments at wrong places
The quality of our opposition! So base! Why do you want UPND to be happy in the midst of the problems you ve left in government?
Yes a night mare is gonna give you sleeplrss nights
“Sometimes when I am asleep I tell myself that maybe they stole our votes because the winners (UPND) do not appear happy”
That’s OK with us suffering Zambians. Keep having those nightmares