The Tonse-Pamodzi Alliance’s campaign launch at Kitwe Playing Fields on Saturday was an event that President Hakainde Hichilema and the UPND should pay attention to, civil rights activist Brebner Changala said on Sunday.
Changala said the size of the turnout reflected public concerns that many citizens had been expressing in different ways and should not be dismissed.
“The size and turnout of the Tonse Alliance mobilisation on the Copperbelt reflected growing public dissatisfaction and should serve as a wake-up call to Mr Hichilema and the ruling party,” Changala said.
“Political parties in power often ignore early warning signs from citizens until it is too late. The Kitwe rally was not just a gathering. It was a message. When you see that kind of crowd, that kind of energy, it means people are speaking. Government must listen instead of dismissing it as noise.”
He said large campaign gatherings provide an opportunity for citizens to publicly demonstrate their political preferences and should be viewed as part of the broader electoral process.
Changala urged the UPND to examine the issues drawing people to opposition events, including the cost of living, unemployment and governance concerns, rather than dismissing the turnout.
He also noted that Saturday’s rally was one of the largest opposition gatherings held on the Copperbelt in recent years and said attention would now turn to a planned rally in Kabwe on Monday.
Tonse-Pamodzi Alliance member Nason Msoni said the turnout reflected public sentiment towards the ruling party and argued that voters would assess political parties based on their performance and promises.
Msoni questioned the feasibility of some commitments contained in the UPND manifesto, including plans to establish universities and airports across the country’s provinces within five years.
“It is highly ambitious and deceptive for Mr Hichilema to assert that he can build 10 universities in 10 provinces in five years. No one believes that such promises are tenable given his own track record,” Msoni said.
“Zambians are no longer interested in manifestos. They are saying a manifesto is a book of lies. This is what the UPND has done to Zambian politics.”
If Brebner Changala wants HH and UPND out, why is he advising HH to be concerned? Shouldn’t he and his Tonse-Pamodzi Alliance keep that a secret? Why warn your enemy?
Clearly, that is a wrong strategy and exhibits ignorance.
Can Brebner Changala tell us what percentage of those who attended the rally were registered voters? If he can confirm that at least 50% were registered, then I might consider it. Otherwise, it seemed that the majority of attendees were non-voters, based on their reactions to Mundubile’s speech.
The journey is there. You can translate it in your language to understand it better. Going, you are
Mr Changala,
Do you know that over 33% of the expected total presidential votes are already given to HH, by Mundubile and Makebi because of their failure to their candidates in over 72 constituencies and over 500 local government seats(mayoral/district chairpersons and ward)?
Do you know that HH is rated as one the first five best presidents the whole world have ever seen.
Do you know that Many nations are wishing HH was their president?
Do you know that the use of tutolitoli and kerosene/hurricane lamps, like those for Mundubile are condemned and banned globally due to the fact that they produce smoke which is very dangerous to human health and ozone layer?
Stop spreading falsehoods hh is by no means the best president
By all means support him that is ones right
He is taking Zmbia nowhere as it’s a grz of somoke and mirrors
Sadly when the horse has bolted it will become reality
You are going my friend. You think you can lie like that and survive.
Numbers don’t lie ……………………….
Mmmmh, what a name! Brebner!
Why are Zambians so crazy about giving western or western sounding names to their children?
Killson
Chapson
Nason
Brebner
Given
Langson
Goodson
Wedson
Niven
Bowman
Tenson
etc. Love your african names because your are Africans.
Have you ever come across a European with an African name? If so, then he or she is of mixed blood.
Na bena …….. Jobix
FWD2041
Changala has always been wrong with his analysis……..,…
Anyways , that is the beauty of democracy………,
Curious Zambians are free to attend such events…………
the watermelon symbol remains relevant, they are mostly red inside……….,
From giving the slag dumps back to caders to enabling more brief case buyers on the mines to gift jobs to South Africa , Zambians can see the wrong in that……..,
The UPND GRZ will stick to organised slag mining that benifits the whole communities………….
And enabling production and buy Zambian in mine supplies from goods made in Zambia
We are
FWD2041
Mr Changala, please ignore these. After the mealie meal, the fuel, the fertiliser and having no rains in Dubai sagas. They have a latest one on the blogg, airports in all provinces.
The reason that video from that kaponya from city market makes a lot of sense that you have failed to bring mealie meal at K50, a price you voluntarily gave us, then you manage to build airports.
No matter how much they may want to deny, Kitwe gave us a signal. Mwamene viyambila, so chabe. 8 provinces secured. Well done BM
BMW is going. I heard him say they lie in the morning, they lie in the afternoon, they lie in the evening.
I laughed nati abene babufi ebalelanda ifi. Anyway….
Zambia for Mundubile
The message from Kitwe is a reminder for the government to listen proactively and ensure policies align with national priorities, not party interests.
As governance remains the responsibility of
GRZ, continued engagement with civil society and opposition voices can help refine policy directions and manifestos to reflect national interests.
The three branches of government Legislative, Executive, and Judicial must work together to uphold transparency, accountability, and constitutional commitments, ensuring that public concerns translate into concrete, rights-based actions. This collaboration should demonstrate neutrality and a commitment to the rule of law, regardless of the election cycle, so that continuity of the Constitution remains the priority of the government and political parties alike.