Kalaba shared a receipt on his Facebook page with the caption “We have paid our nomination fees!”, but the post quickly drew mixed reactions, with thousands of comments questioning his chances in the August 13 elections.
Many users mocked the move, describing the fee as a “donation” to ECZ rather than a serious investment in a viable campaign. Some went as far as predicting he would receive no votes, with one commenter writing, “We can’t wait to give you zero.”
Others used humour and sarcasm to criticise the opposition leader, suggesting the focus on the receipt overshadowed his actual electoral prospects.
The K100,000 fee is a requirement set by the ECZ for all presidential candidates seeking to contest in the upcoming general elections.
Kalaba, a former foreign affairs minister and now leader of Citizens First, remains one of several candidates expected to participate in what is shaping up to be a competitive race.
I dont want to see receipts, I want to see realistic time bound achievable sound economic turn around plans. What is your strategy of industrialisation so that you can come and sort out the huge unemployment issue,remember those in power now wrongly think employing civil servants is the answer, partly yes but you start with industrialisation, industries should swallow most of the unemployed so that you dont suffocate your national budget with emoluments