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The UPND says it is ready to accept the October 30 presidential election results as long as the poll is conducted under a free environment.

Party deputy spokesperson, Cornelius Mweetwa, says there can only be one winner who should be supported by the losing candidates, for the country to move forward.

He told ZNBC news that the UPND is confident of winning the presidential election because it has conducted an effective campaign throughout the country.

And MMD National Secretary, Katele Kalumba, has called on members of the ruling party not to succumb to provocation from opposition political parties.

Dr. Kalumba says cadres should remain calm even to the most treacherous members of the opposition parties.

He told ZNBC news in Lusaka that people who are provoking the party only want to distract the MMD from victory.

And the Patriotic Front (PF) is happy with the distribution of election materials ahead of Thursday’s Presidential election.

PF General Secretary, Edward Mumbi, told ZNBC news that the party will on Wednesday carry out an audit of the exercise.

This will be done to establish how many ballot papers have been taken to constituencies and where the remaining ones are being kept.

And Mr. Mumbi also commended Inspector General of Police, Ephraim Mateyo, for the way he has responded to complaints brought to his attention.

He said the PF had its rallies in the Eastern province disturbed by suspected cadres from another party but Mr. Mateyo resolved the situation.
[ZNBC]

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103 COMMENTS

  5. WATCHING HH’S TOUR OF NW,WESTERN, NO DOUBT THE MAN WILL CARRY THE DAY. THE BOAT WILL SINK OR WILL NOT EVEN SAIL BECAUSE THERE IS NO WATER.VIVA UPND FOR GOOD WORK DONE THIS YEAR.

  6. #3 ARE YOU IN ZAMBIA? IF IN ZAMBIA ARE YOU SEEING WHAT I’M SEEING ON HH WINNING THIS ELECTION WITHOUT DOUBT?

  9. HH NEXT TIME TRY TO FORM AN ALLIANCE WITH ONE OF THESE BIG NAMES HOW MUCH CASH U GOT IS THE LAST THING ON OUR MINDS WE ARE NOT THT NAIVE BACKUP PEOPLE IS WAT U R LACKING.

  11. #5, we are together in the Umighty UPND move to Plot 1. I wish president Hakainde Hichilema all the very best in this Thursday’s presidential election.

    Both MMD and PF are now in an open contest on wrong opinion polls, each indicated in the media especially which supports them. For the very first time since I started comprehending the English and Zambian Languages, this is the only time VJ has released an opinion poll in the so called MMD’s own a s s e s s m e n t. How can you a s s e s s yourself before you write an exam or are subjected to an election? This is total desperating to mislead voters into voting for wrong candidates, but I know that Zambians are too clever for such cheats.

  12. #9 WHICH BIG NAMES? HOW CAN KAPONYAS MIX WITH NON KAPONYAS. LEAVE HH ALONE. LET THEM JOIN UPND TO TAKE ZAMBIA FORWARD.

  14. VIVA HH…. come 1 November pipo who have believed the biased reporting from certain quarters of the media will be surprised……..we badly need change

  15. Yaba! I CANNOT wait until the elections are over and the results are in. I want to see just how the various supporters are going to behave when reality hits.

  16. zAMBIANS PLEASE VOTE FOR SOMEONE WHO IS EDUCATED,INTERNATIONALLY RESPECTED,DIPLOMATIC AND HARD WORKING TO RULE THIS COUNTRY.THERE IS NONE OTHER THAN HH.

  19. PLEASE SEE REASON AND SENSE WORKING TOGETHER BY VOTING FOR HH.HE IS BY FAR THE MOST APPROPRIATE LEADER FOR OUR COUNTRY AT THIS DAY AND AGE.HE IS THE OBAMA OF ZAMBIA WITH A GREAT VSION FOR OUR COUNTRY.WE DONT NEED TO GO RECYCLING LEADERS THAT HAVE FAILED US FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES.SATA,MIYANDA RB HAVE HAD THEIR OPPORTUNITIES AND MISUSED THEM SO THEY CAN RETIRE.HH IS THE MOST SENSIBLE LEADER ZAMBIA WILL EVER HAVE IN RECENT TIMES

  22. u yu wakene ewakeene………u yu wakeneeeeeeeeeee, eleeeeeeee………eleeeeeeeeeeleeeele nalelo chilelila hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh foward chabe ifwe….

  23. I am still urging Veep RBB and the whole MMD to endorse president HH before it is too late. Zambia can not afford to have Sata as Zambia President at this time. Let us convince Sata to sit for Grade 7, 9 and 12 exams before he can come back and contend the Zambian Presidency.
    Countdown: 1 day 45 minutes remaining and we are counting.
    I envision a Zambia whose people shall stand tall as PROUD persons instead of being timid due to lack of confidence and motivation. President HH has committed himself to serve Zambia to the best of his ability and so, let us endorse HH on Thursday so that HH can bring a better future to our children. Together, yes we can and we still have 1 full day to decide

  25. The man is winning and presidential material. Where sata is leaving mmd is picking those supporters from the party. I cannot see the future in pf. Just vote for the wise man hh for hope and the future of our country. We are one zambia one nation, if zambia is poor the international community look at us as a country but not as a tribe. Think twice pipo of zed we love that country that is the only one we have. Vote hh pakuboko fwe.

  26. #25, great stuff, lovely and take careful care. Zambia has approximately one day to chnage its destiny in future terms on to a course that will bring all things to be running well for all Zambians.

  28. #26 continued.
    I am a carrier of a Zambia National R e g i s t e r a t i o n Card (NRC) which shows that I am a Zambian Citizen. On it (NRC), there is nowhere written Tonga except the village of Chief Mapanza – which is i n s i g n i f i c a n t anyway for I have never been there sadly. I also have a Zambian P a s s p o r t which also has no reference to my tribe Tonga while it only indicates my NRC (Zambian Citizenship) number. So, fellow Zambian Citizens, it is us all as Zambians and not HH as a Tonga person although this is only true (HH being Tonga).

  29. The problem is Sata will never accept the results after he loses. Please Zambians, Sata must never rule this country.

  30. 30TH OCTOBER, 2008 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS ANNOUNCING
    “The candidate with the majority of votes will be declared president. The results are expected to be announced between 3 and 9 November.”

    Source: ht tp : / / news . bbc . co . uk/ 2 / hi / africa / 7691717 . s tm

    Fellow Zambian Citizens, let us all brace ourselves for the worst or the best. May the good Lord God protect out families.

  34. “Zambia’s four Presidential Profiles
    The BBC’s Musonda Chibamba profiles the four Zambian presidential candidates standing in Thursday’s polls and hoping to succeed the late President Levy Mwanawasa who died in August after suffering a stroke.”

    ht tp : / / news . bbc . co . uk / 2 / hi / africa / 7693337 . s tm

    Listern to the 3 main candidates for Zambian President and also see their profiles wirtten by MUSONDA CHIBANDA – I hope Zambia will continue to have peace for some TRIBALISTS are really bringing us as a Nation down.

  35. ##UPND ARE CONCEDING DEFEAT ALREADY SHAME ON YOU HAVE YOU SUDDENLY REALISEDTHAT YOU HAVE WAISRD PPLS TIME AND CAUSED HEADACHESYOU SHD HAVE FOLLOWED THE ADVISE WAY BACK HUMILITY IS NOT COWARDICE

  37. No violence fwebena Zed. Batata Ba Kaunda tought us at ONE ZAMBIA ONE NATION.We are one nangu tupusane ma political parties. No fighting.

  38. # 11 its seems that you have got a very big problem wthin yourself when it comes to understand tribes and isues ,when you study history and cultures of pockets of pipos grouping you will know the truth and have a good understanding on how its goes

  40. #34 Maestro, you are very right, those presidential profiles are nothing but an indication of how tribalists can go in ruining the country of Zambia.

  41. #41, it is very sad that Jounalists in Zambia choose to be unobjective. This might be some problem with the lecturers or the course outlines of programmes Zambia is offering. Anyhow, there is still us well informed Zambians who will never be swayed by unpalatable and shallow analyses.

  45. News Bulletin – The Movement for Mandrax Dealers (MMD) has lost the Presidential Election in Zambia. According to the latest reports from Lusaka, there is confusion among party members as they have desputed the election results.

  47. 1.MMD has produced their ‘VJ’S opinion’ poll claiming they are leading
    2.The PF’s campaign paper The Post has also produced several opinion polls suggesting Sata will win.

    HH will not depend on these beseless polls as only the Zambians will decide in the ballot box tomoro.

    Wina azaluza na opinion yake.

    LETS GO HH.

  49. PF= Poor Finishers are always alarming the nation

    Come tommorrow HH show them the way.

    Am rushing to Kanyama for the Grand RALLY

    Zambia forward with HH

  51. “And the Patriotic Front (PF) is happy with the distribution of election materials ahead of Thursday’s Presidential election.”

    Tell this to all fellow members before they burn Zambia down once PF loses, Can all sombre minded PF bloggers take note of the above statement and pass it on to the streets.As much we just underrate this statement PF is supposed to say it loud and clear to every member, lest we have problem, if ONLY if PF loses.I’m not worried of UPND cadres they are just playing macho to counter PF.

  52. THIS IS NOW MY FINAL APPEAL TO ALL ZAMBIANS VOTE FOR MIYANDA IF WE WANT PEACE TO PREVAIL BUT DONT VOTE FOR ANY OTHER THAN THE GENERAL THERE WILL BE NOISE IN THE COUNTRY……BE WISE ..CHOOSE THE PEACEFUL PARTY HP… AND ALL WILL BE OK GOD BLESS YOU ALL. TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT

  53. It’s a moment of truth. Moment to reflect on our future and that of our children. Is it going to take us 70years to hold positions of leadership. Must we the energetic, intelligent, the able wait until we are old to aspire for positions. Why must we retard our country in such a manner. I remember my old man would say when I was your age I could do this and that. I was head, manager, chairman of this and that. Now he cant do anything with the same vigour as when he was 20 years younger. All successful men achieved their goals when they were young. Bill gates, Berluscon,KK,Mandela. Even Sata was only King cobra btn 40 and 50 years. The man is now a shadow of himself. Vote wisely Vote for HHHHH

  55. viva HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH….there’s no other presido come Thursday apart from HHH….stana shud accept polls !!!

  56. HH scare them, they know that you are a force to reckon with. You are unstoppable. Zambia is wacthing, why should you complain about the results when it’s you who is winnig-it will be all smiles chabe. Wake up Zambians, see the logic behind this. Those who watch emmanuel tv( TB Joshua) will agree with me.

  58. Whatever the outcome, nobody should hurt nobody. We only have have one life to live and one country to call ours. If your candidate loses pray to God that he favours him in 2011. If your candidate wins pray to God that he gives him wisdom and strength to work, work, work and work more. It’s no time for merry making. Word is starting now 09:09 preach love and not hate. If you have to convince someone to vote for your candidate do so on policies, abilities and manifestos. Be like Jehovah’s witnesses preach and preach relentlessly until MMD, PF becomes UPND. Remember no need for insults accommodate unity in diversity. We can’t all think the same. Vote for peace, Vote for HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

  59. Chills! Can you please stop insulting Obama. You can’t compare HH to Obama. Obama had a dream of one day becoming president of the US. HH never at any one point dreamt that. Obama took his dream systematically. He became senator and then went on to aspire for president. HH came on the scene bcoz a tonga man died and UPND needed a tonga to take onver. Stop insulting OBAMA please!!!!

  64. HH we’ll represent us all well..
    He’s hard working but also smart… thats why he has something to how for his hard work

  65. I say he is a real man of action… and can lead scores of intelligent pipo

    He is not intimaidated by others with better ideas than his…
    he is a true leader

    he can unit us all

  66. HH is a proven non- tribalist
    Go to GT, Intercon, Mint masters where ever… they are not full of tongas…

    infact i think only tribalists are particular about those things

  68. HH FOR PRESIDENT. CHANGE WE CAN BELIEF IN. LETS VOTE OBJECTIVELY MORE TO MY FELLOW YOUTH. HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

  69. HH can be intelligent and hard working and all. BUT! and a big one for for that matter. He had no dream of ever becoming president in his life time. That makes him an opportunist just like RB and SATA.He should have approached his ambition(which he developed in the past 2yrs).

  70. No need for beating about the bush, HH is the best of them all. So, why vote someone else? We will go all the way to plot 1 come Nov 1 and the standards HH will set in Plot 1 will make it extremely difficult if not impossible for any jokers to aspire for presidency in future. Viva HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

    All are welcome to join the best man for Zambia

  73. We all know that HH is not Obama because he is HH but he is the only candidate with attributes that are close to Obama.Lets not lag behind we need to move ahead with the world.HH for Zambia

  74. Mazoka 6ft,Nkumbula 6ft,HH...one foot in the grave,never a tonga we shall take them out let them rule cows even shag them for all we care Mazoka 6ft,Nkumbula 6ft,HH...one foot in the grave,never a tonga we shall take them out let them rule cows even shag them for all we care

    they is no way HON RB can lose this
    we remove vice in two days time he becomes THE PRESIDENT RB
    MUZALILA MUCHITONGA

    NO WAY NO CHANCE FOR HH AND HIS tonga party

    viva mmd
    viva RB

  77. Mazoka 6ft,Nkumbula 6ft,HH...one foot in the grave,never a tonga we shall take them out let them rule cows even shag them for all we care Mazoka 6ft,Nkumbula 6ft,HH...one foot in the grave,never a tonga we shall take them out let them rule cows even shag them for all we care

    IWE VILLAGE CONCEPT WAYAMBA KU LILA
    IN YOUR VILLAGE HEAD ONLY KA LITTLE hh IS FIT FOR PLOT 1
    YOUR VILLAGE DREAMS END ON MONDAY

    NO WAY NO CHANCE FOR TONGA PARTY
    YOUR INSULT OUR ELDERS DAY IN DAY OUT SO TAKE IT LIKE A MAN
    OR DO YOU WANT KA hh TO BEND YOU OVER AND TICKLE WITH HIS little hh weapon

  78. #77 I’M NOT CRYING JUST MIND YOUR LANGUAGE.HAVE RESPECT FOR THE DEAD.
    WHAT INSULTS ARE YOU TAUKING ABOUT ON YOUR ELDER WHICH LT COULD CONDONE. BE SERIOUS MAN I ALWAYS TALK SENSE THAN YOU.

  79. UPND is not a factor in these elections.Soon their hh will be referred to as veteran loser,or losing aspiring Presidential candidate or political misfit,losing upnd presidential candidate,political white elephant or Mazoka s successor

  83. #34 Thanx for the bbc link,i have listened to RB,Sata & HH’s brief chats,RB & Sata seem to hsve the same characteristics,very sarcastic & indirect in answering questions.HH is more straight forward & articulate,it’s unfortunate he’s not getting much media coverage from most especially The Post.
    It also seems RB has his own plans for Zambia,he sounds irritated by the talk of continuity of Levy’s vision,he says it’s not Levy’s vision but MMD’s,that’s an honest answer though however he is quick to defend his embracing of VJ & others perceived to be corrupt that is where we write him off!

  84. Im sure Sata has also a right to try and govern this country,just like you and me.Why are you looking at him differently?,he might be even better than FTJ was.Im sure,we need honest Leaders,and not just talkers and tricksters in Zambia.

  85. Choma 1 What do you mean HH is not a factor in this election? Time will tell. There will be shocks on 1 November when the real results trickle in. On what basis are you under-rating HH? I can assure you that he is a very serious contender. Let us wait and see! HH you have my vote!!

  86. HH is the right man for the job.Every time Sata opens his mouth he produces insults.His ideas of wat he wants to do for Zed are senseless and are only in his head.Can this man representt us at high level meetings as a president? I doubt it coz he will b misunderstood all the time.He was misunderstood over 3rd term,the chainise,the fact that if he wins there will b no elections in 2011,his been misunderstood on the thugary that he promoted in MMD and everything else.

  87. #85 WELL SAID MY MAN PEOPLE WILL BE SHOCKED LET US WAIT AND SEE WE ARE IN ZERO ZERO SITUTION DENIS LIWEWE USED TO SAY.

  89. I’m grateful for such a leader like HH wise and mature.He’s the right man for the job ,precious Zambians let’s be good to our selves for a change and vote for HH!

  90. With the short FTJ distributing excess ballot papers, bus-loads of others sent to all over zambia who is ready to accept an RB win out of the blue. I try to listen to what the people are saying on the bus, shops, train, church, market places and though I hail from Mapanza like VJ I know people are saying SATA for plot 1 cos he is the only candidate with the nerve to push the idle civil service to start working for once since independence and I AGREE.Mwa Mukolo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  91. # 86 walasa!These poor finishers(PF) supporters, have they ever asked themselves why former presidents have not endorsed SATA as president? becoz they know that he is not presidential material, they worked with him and know what type of a person he is and who are you (just a simple kaponya) to support him? vote wisely people.

  92. The day we were waiting for has finally come. We need real change and real change is just what we need. HH is the answer to the zambian paradox. Come 1st November we are forming the next government. Viva HH. The man of the moment and the Zambian Obama.

  93. WOW!!! HH’s profile on BBC was dead on. It is good to see that there are some who chose to call it like it is or was.

    Sata’s profile was too “nice”. They should have mentioned his less than honorable activities.

  95. Hakainde Hichilema, 46, of the United Party for National Development, is seen as a dark horse contender, while former vice president Godfrey Miyanda of the Heritage Party is seen as an also-ran.

  99. Kwena nangu tapasoswa, lekeni ilelo nandeko. Abantu bamo mulefwaya ukusala bakateka nga alekulolesha pamenso kwati ninkalamo, amenso ningoshe fye umutuntulu. Bushe tukalwikala ?

  101. They smoke weed togethr.i thnk if mmd lost,it wud b betr to looz frm hh.people like sata r betr placed in da opposition to provide checks coz they r critics. pankoloko chabe. by da way dint c bus driverz on da cue. satan shud be woried.

  102. ITS NOW TIME PF AND UPND POOLED THEIR RESOURCES (VOTES) TO DISLODGE MMD. THIS IS THE CALL FROM EVERY WELL MEANING ZAMBIAN WITH INTEREST AT HEART TO DEVELOP ZAMBIA. WE ZAMBIANS ARE HUMBLY ASKING BOTH PARTIES TO BURY THEIR HATCHETS AND JOIN HANDS. WE DO NOT WANT MMD/UNIP AGAIN. THERE IS TOO MUCH POVERTY IN THE COUNTRY WITH ALMOST EVERYTHING. TO PUT IT SIMPLY, PF, UPND PLEASE PUT TOGETHER YOUR VOTES AND KICK OUT MMD. THANKS.

  103. These elections bamwi baya kulila mu ci Bemba. The problem we have in Zambia is we have become tribal to the extent that we dont care about quality as long as he is a tribesman. Otherwise Sata would not have been a factor in modern times.How does one insult a dead man like late Mazoka and Nkumbula. I hope their leaders are IMMORTAL. No one chose to die. This God’s secrete.

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