PF Acting Leadership Charges Brian Mundubile With Gross Indiscipline

PF Acting Leadership Charges Brian Mundubile With Gross Indiscipline

The deepening internal crisis within the Patriotic Front entered a formal and highly consequential phase today after senior party member and Member of Parliament Brian Mundubile was officially charged with gross indiscipline under the party’s constitution and regulations.

The charges are contained in a confidential exculpatory letter dated January 10, 2026, issued under the authority of the Patriotic Front secretariat and signed by Celestine Mukandila, Acting Deputy Secretary General for Administration. The letter states that the action is being taken pursuant to directives from the party’s Acting President, Given Lubinda.

According to the document, Mundubile, who serves as a Central Committee member and Member of Parliament, is accused of violating the Patriotic Front Constitution of 2007 and multiple internal regulations governing party conduct, discipline, and organisational order.

The letter outlines four principal charges.

First, Mundubile is accused of making unsubstantiated public accusations against the party leadership, including claims circulated via Facebook alleging that the leadership was scheming to expel him and his campaign team to bar him from contesting intra-party elections. The letter asserts that these claims lacked factual basis and contravened party rules on misinformation and conduct injurious to the party’s reputation.

Second, the acting administration accuses Mundubile of establishing and promoting parallel party structures. According to the charge, activities undertaken by his campaign team allegedly created division within the party and violated constitutional provisions requiring unified and democratically organised structures.

Third, the letter cites a breach of public event protocols, alleging that Mundubile attended an unauthorised Tonse Alliance meeting without approval from the Party President or the Acting Deputy Secretaries General, in contravention of party regulations governing obedience to lawful directives.

Fourth, Mundubile is accused of continuing to recognise individuals who had already been dismissed from party positions, an act described as undermining hierarchical authority and disciplinary oversight within the Patriotic Front.

The acting administration argues that these actions collectively undermine party unity, weaken organisational integrity, and disrupt constitutional order. Mundubile has been given seven days to submit a written exculpatory statement to the Disciplinary Committee, failing which acceptance of the charges may be inferred under party regulations.

The letter further advises that following the disciplinary committee’s determination, Mundubile retains the right of appeal to the Central Committee, National Council, or the General Conference.

The development marks one of the most explicit internal disciplinary escalations within the Patriotic Front since the party’s post-2021 transition, laying bare the depth of fragmentation within Zambia’s largest opposition formation. The formalisation of the dispute underscores how internal contestation has moved beyond political disagreement into constitutional and procedural confrontation.

The Actual Letter Below:

PATRIOTIC FRONT

Date: 10th January 2026

Hon. Brian M. Mundubile, MP
C/o Patriotic Front Secretariat
Lusaka, Zambia

Dear Hon. Mundubile,

RE: EXCULPATORY LETTER – GROSS INDISCIPLINE – YOURSELF

Refer to the above caption.

This letter formally charges you, as a Patriotic Front Central Committee Member (MCC/Member of Parliament), with violating the 2007 Constitution. As an MCC/MP, you owe the highest fiduciary duty to the Party, yet your actions constitute a gross breach of constitutional authority and trust. You are hereby charged with serious breaches of the Patriotic Front (PF) Constitution and Regulations, as follows:

1. Unsubstantiated Accusations Against Party Leadership:
You made false claims via a Facebook statement on that the party leadership is scheming to expel you and your campaign team to bar your intra-party election candidacy, claims with no factual basis. This violates Regulation 29(h) (spreading false information injuring the party’s or its officials’ reputation) and Article 15(g) (obligation to fight against conduct harming the party).

2. Establishing Parallel Structures:
Under your watch, your campaign team is purposefully promoting division by creating parallel party structures contrary to party regulations, violating Article 20 (party structure based on democratic principles of unified, elective organs) and Regulation 43 (requirement for all party organs to be registered with the Secretary-General).

3. Breach of Public Event Protocols:
Likewise, you deliberately violated established protocols by attending an illegal Tonse Alliance meeting without the authority of the Party President and Acting Deputy Secretary Generals, contravening Regulation 29(d) (disobeying party organ directives).

4. Unauthorized Recognition of Dismissed Members:
You have continued to recognize individuals dismissed from party positions by the President, violating Article 13 (prohibiting leaders from acting contrary to party authority) and Article 58(c) (Central Committee’s mandate to enforce discipline and regulate party organ activities).

These actions undermine party unity, disregard hierarchical authority, harm the PF’s integrity, and disrupt organizational order. You are required to submit a written exculpatory statement within 7 days to the Disciplinary Committee, per Regulation 100(1). Failure to respond constitutes acceptance.

Post-response, a decision will be rendered promptly, with appeal rights to the Central Committee, National Council, or General Conference (Regulation 99).

As an MCC, you are entrusted to uphold the Constitution. This charge enforces accountability to protect the Party’s unity and mission.

Yours sincerely,

Celestine M. Mukandila
ACTING DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL – ADMINISTRATION

Cc:
The Party President
Acting National Chairperson
Acting Deputy Secretary General – Political
Disciplinary Committee