The other week, Citizens First party leader, Harry Kalaba featured on Lusaka’s Hot FM phone in programme in Long Acres where he was of course rumbling on a number of issues. As we crossed the road to grab some lunch from Longacres matebeto, we expected multitudes to have besieged the double-storied building where the popular radio station is domiciled to hobnob or at least catch a glimpse of the opposition leader.
But what did we see instead? A handful of hangers-on and people minding their own business as if Kalaba wasn’t in town – taxi drivers dangling car keys or restaurant owners waving mouth watering T/bone at you! Kalaba briskly emerged from the building and jumped into his not so impressive black Hammer and sped off as a few vehicles followed suit.
When John Sangwa, who’s notorious for bragging he’d recruit 1 million members before the elections, ‘stormed’ Chisokone market to fetch ‘imilonge and chiyonge’ expecting an electrifying and frenzied response from the marketeers, they went about their chores oblivious of him.
We’ve seen a similar trend obtaining when other opposition leaders such as Fred M’membe, Makebi Zulu, Saboi Imboela, Sakwiba Sikota, Chishala Kateka, Kasonde Mwenda, Sean Tembo, Brian Mundubile, Kelvin Bwafya Fube, Binwell Mpundu and Given Lubinda etc have ventured in public spaces…..no one seems to seems to care much about their presence.
Now contrast this with the “icimwela” of 2021 that brought President Hichilema in power or indeed the wind of change of 2011 that ushered the King Cobra into office. Activities would virtually be brought to a standstill as people abandoned whatever they were doing to catch a glimpse or shake hands with the then opposition leaders.
What do we make of this?
It’s a done deal for President Hichilema! At the rate things are going , no one will manage to extract from the throne even if they came with a front-end loader. It’s definitely HH Mpaka 2031; stop wasting your time and precious resources ba opposition, maybe try 2091!
Mulekutika?
Prince Bill M. Kaping’a
National Coordinator
HH Mpaka 2031 People’s Alliance
Zambezi
Cast your votes wisely.