The ruling Patriotic Front candidate in the Mufumbwe by-election Stephen Masumba has retained the seat after a landslide victory in yesterday’s bye election. Masumba defeated MMD’s Stafford Mulusa after polling 8072 votes against Mulusa’s 5422 while UNIP candidate managed 168.

Celebrations have since broken out in Mufumbwe boma with PF cadres dancing and singing with other hooting.

MMD Elections Chairman Gabriel Namulambe conceded defeat and congratulated the PF for the victory.

Meanwhile, the UPND congratulated Mr Masumba for retaining the Mufumbwe seat.

“We would like to also congratulate Mr Stephen Mulusa for having given Mr Masumba the best fight he could afford. It is a sweet victory for Hon Masumba because as they say, the harder the battle, the sweeter the victory,” a statement from the UPND said.

“We would like to urge all candidates to now bury their ideological differences and ensure that the people of Mufumbwe are adequately and properly represented. Congratulations once more to the PF and Mr Masumba for a well deserved victory.”

BitterSweet Poetry Experience: Sweet Goodbyes: A bittersweet moment when a new era begins come and be enlightened, revived and thought provoked by the Art of Poetry, Prose, lyric and Song
Venue: Mulungushi Conference Center
Time 19:00-21:00
Day: 10th November 2012
Cover: K20000

LIES AND GOODBYES By Bertha Fiona Chipingila

You came

I smiled.

You dried my tears,

Threw away all my fears.

You promised never to say goodbye

And i believed you would never lie.

Your wonderful and mesmerising smile

caused a hole to open up in my icey heart,

piercing through every fibre of my being

and letting the blood of love flow through my cold veins.

“You are the most beautiful creature on earth”,you constantly whispered in my ear.

I felt a certain jolt shoot through my whole body,

Wondered how I suddenly felt butterflies all over in my stomach.

I hardly ever surmised I would have my emotions stirred  up like that.

Before you walked in,I was literally dead.

My eyes had turned from the pretty hazel

to a dull grey.

I was practically lost in the woods of emotions,

for all the feelings I had were completely seared.

All i could do was stand still like a robot,no motion.

I never dreamed that I would,one day,get out of the dark chambers of my castle,

Until you cut through the thickets leading to my dark chambers,

fought the battles,high and low,

to save a forgotten princess and show her the beauty of light.

At that time,i came to think to myself,

“this time,fall in love,i must”

Finally,I was revived by a love never imagined.

I came to love you, with all i had left to my purpose of being.

With you,all else did not exist.

I trusted you would never leave.

I believed you were here to stay for eternity.

Secure and warm was all i felt from your embrace.

I always fancied the beautiful feeling that came with your smooth caress.

“I love you!” “I love you!”

You fervently told me,with each passing second.

Colour and beauty was all you made me see all around,

The dark clouds vanished from my once gloomy skies.

But alas! you deciced to turn your back on me.

You did not return my embrace.

“Its all over now”,you said to me.

Once again,my universe came to a stand still,

All the images became murky.

“Goodbye,I am never coming back.It was just a dream”,you whispered.

Little pieces of my heart,I suddenly heard clink to the ground.

This couldn’t be…I was lied to…He said Goodbye.

My blissful fairytale was shattered.

It was just a bittersweet moment we shared,

You lied to me and bid farewell…that is what happened.

It was simply a dream that couldn’t last a lifetime.

I was so gullible to fall for your deceit.

LIES and GOODBYES,was all it turned out to be.

ECONOMICS OF LOVE by Yvonne Sishua

Know he not the simple economics of love?

That is why my current love is a passing ship

He knows not that he cannot have it hot and cold

He cannot have his cake full and eat it to fill him full

He says he loves me but wants to be with us two

I find myself time and time and again explaining the thoery of opportunity cost-the benefit foregone to avail the benefit of another…

Inorder to gain a love without pain from me he has to let her go only then will my love overflow

But my man is a bush economist so he applies the theory of diminishing marginal rate of substitution,

He reasons that in as much as he can forgo benefits from her,it is only to a certain point after which those benefits will be reluctantly given up…he figures DMRS implies girlfriend 1 can only be  substituted for 2 up to a certain point at which less of girlfriend 1 will be given up hence the so called ‘BENCH THEORY’

Both are an input of his love,the only difference is the ratio and ever so often he shifts the amounts to get the best of both worlds…

But like in a competitive market there is free entry and exist,i decided to cut my losses and shutdown my love for him

He thinks his a monopolist but I gave him the boot…

P.s: I pay attention in class see 🙂

I AM A WOMAN by Mwaba Jacinta Kayula

I am a woman

I can be gentle, I can be wild I can drive you mental, but still

make you smile

I am a woman, I have mood swings

Sometimes it seems

That i cry over nothing

To you it could be nothing

But to me its always something You don’t have to understand everything

Only that I AM A WOMAN

It’s a man’s world out there

But I will show you I have no

fear I hear you say Woman you better know your

place.

See this smile on my face

I am happy because yup… I

know my place

Rib of your flesh

Out of your body

Yet with you I still mesh

You can never imagine life

without me

Fragile yet strong

Love me right and this could last

for ever

The exact opposite and I will make you curse the day you

were born

Yet you will still wish we were

together

There is nothing like me under

the sun I AM A WOMAN Boss Lady? That I am

I got me some fortune and

fame

Used my brain to get this buck

Nope…didn’t have to lie on my

back Worked hard,

Unknown to you I am quite

smart

My story makes everyone around

me hopeful

I am beautiful A princess

The reason for your happiness I AM A WOMAN

I endure pain

I smile even when it hurts

I believe sunshine comes after

the rain

Life has its little tests I AM A WOMAN

Left to right, right to left

With rhythm, I move my

sensuous hips

Show me a better masterpiece

than this Heard it in a song

I am poetry in motion

I AM A WOMAN I AM A WOMAN

I don’t have to prove it by doing

chores

But i will clean, cook you dinner

and yes this hot body could be

yours I will do it all and sign it ‘With

Love’

What do i need in return?

Your time, your undivided

attention

Your heart, your love Guess you figured a rebased

Kwacha aint enough

I know I am worth millions

Like diamonds and pearls I am

precious

Worth so much more yet beautifully priceless

I AM A WOMAN

I don’t have to prove anything

I don’t walk around

masquerading

Or even wishing

That for a split second I was a

man Because proudly so,

I AM A WOMAN

By Kapa187

Voting in the Mufumbwe by-election is underway with an average voter turnout.

Polling stations opened at exactly 06 hours and the first voter cast his vote at Kyamwina Polling Station at exactly 06:05 hours.

Voter turnout at most polling stations in the Central Business Area has been quiet impressive as scores of people continue trooping to polling stations in large numbers to cast their vote.

However in the rural parts of the district, voter turnout has been relatively low but is slowly and surely building up.

Meanwhile, Forum for Democratic Process (FODEP) Executive Director MacDonald Chipenzi expressed happiness with the voter turnout especially in town.

Mr. Chipenzi told ZANIS in an interview that it is imperative that people turn up in masses to vote for their preferred candidate.

He however hoped that voter turnout in the rural parts of the constituency would improve as the day progresses.

The Mufumbwe seat is being contested by Steven Masumba of the ruling Patriotic Front (PF), Stanford Mulusa of the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) and Stephen kamwengo of the United Nation for Independence Party (UNIP).

Voting ends at exactly 18 hours.

CHIEF Government Spokesperson Kennedy Sakeni has said that Government has no hand in the decisions of the Judiciary in the dispensation of justice. Reacting to a statement made by Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) yesterday on the acquitting of Henry Kapoko, Mr Sakeni said that it was unfortunate for CCZ to doubt Government’s commitment to the fight against corruption following the acquittal of Mr Henry Kapoko and eight others over corruption charges.

According to the statement released to the media , Mr Sakeni said that this was neither the first nor the last case the State has won or lost in the courts of law.

“It is therefore advisable that stakeholders desist from politicizing court decisions, but follow the due process of the law in seeking amends where it is deemed necessary, ” Mr Sakeni said.

“I re-iterate Government’s commitment to the rule of law and independence of the Judiciary as this is one of the major pillars for a thriving democracy”, the statement concluded.

Meanwhile, Mr Sakeni has said that State House should be a respected and people should not turn it into a playing ground for protests or demonstrations.

Mr Sakeni said although MMD president Nevers Mumba was free to walk to anywhere in Zambia including State House, he needed to know that State House entry was subject to restrictions.

Mr Sakeni who is Information and Broadcasting Services Minister was reacting to Dr Mumba who allegedly threatened for the second time to march to State House after concluding his business in Mufumbwe district.

The MMD leader wanted to see President Michael Sata over the Head of State’s alleged statement that he (Dr Mumba) embezzled church funds.

But Mr Sakeni said “Dr Mumba is free to walk to anywhere in Zambia including State House. .However, he should be alive to the fact that entry is subject to restrictions.”

He said Dr Mumba allegedly missed the regular entries he used to make during the MMD Government.

Dr Mumba was recently quoted as having said during the party’s final campaign rally to drum up support for MMD candidate in Mufumbwe by-election that he would soon march to State house to seek audience with Mr Sata.

He wanted to meet President Sata who should explain in detail which money he (Dr Mumba) stole from the church.

Defence Minister Geoffrey Mwamba has said that it is very unfortunate that junior PF party members are attacking senior party officials in the media.

Mr. Mwamba, who is also Kasama Central Member of Parliament, was reacting to PF Lusaka province chairman Geoffrey Chumbwe who was recently quoted in the Post newspapers saying he has no wisdom to be president of Zambia.

Mr. Mwamba says he has nothing much to say about the remarks attributed to Mr. Chumbwe stating that the Lusaka province PF chairperson is entitled to his own opinion.

Speaking to QFM News in a telephone interview, Mr. Mwamba said it is just unfortunate that Mr. Chumbwe has chosen to be used by some selfish party officials.

And when asked to name the party officials, Mr. Mwamba said he was better off not mentioning any names.

Mr Mwamba and Justice Minister Wynter Kabimba have recently been involved in a war of words, which has also drawn in their supporters with the PF.

QFM