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RB departure and celebrations in Pictures
Kwacha falls to a 12-month low after Sata’s victory
Zambia’s kwacha fell to a 12-month low of 5,030 against the dollar on Friday after opposition leader Michael Sata, a fierce critic of foreign mining investment, especially from China, won a surprise election victory.
Traders said the currency of Africa’s biggest copper producer was likely to remain on the back foot until Sata provided clarity on his economic policies.
He told Reuters last week he would maintain strong commercial and diplomatic ties with China and would not introduce a minerals windfall tax. He also implied he might impose some form of capital controls to keep dollars in the country.
“Right now there’s a bit of uncertainty about what changes in policy we’re going to see with Sata,” said Coura Fall, an Africa analyst at Citi in Johannesburg.
“The kwacha will continue to be vulnerable, at least until there’s clarity about what’s going to happen. Everybody is trying to see what Sata is really about.”
Other factors weighing on the kwacha are a 17 percent decline in the last three weeks in the price of copper, which accounts for 80 percent of Zambia’s export revenue, and the more general global flight from risky emerging and frontier market assets.
Sata is due to be sworn in on Friday, only hours after the declaration of his election victory over incumbent Rupiah Banda, whose Movement for Multi-party Democracy had run the southern African country since the end of one-party rule in 1991.
[Reuters]
President Rupiah Banda Bids Farewell to Zambians
I HAVE CALLED THIS PRESS CONFERENCE TO SAY A FEW WORDS. THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN OF 2011 IS OVER. THE PEOPLE OF ZAMBIA HAVE SPOKEN AND WE MUST ALL LISTEN. SOME WILL BE HAPPY WITH WHAT THEY HAVE HEARD, OTHERS WILL NOT.
THE TIME NOW IS FOR MATURITY, FOR COMPOSURE AND FOR COMPASSION. TO THE VICTORS, I SAY THIS: YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CELEBRATE BUT DO SO WITH A MAGNANIMOUS HEART. ENJOY THE HOUR BUT REMEMBER THAT A TERM OF GOVERNMENT IS FOR YEARS.
REMEMBER THAT THE NEXT ELECTION WILL JUDGE YOU ALSO.
TREAT THOSE WHO YOU HAVE VANQUISHED WITH THE RESPECT AND HUMILITY THAT YOU WOULD EXPECT IN YOUR OWN HOUR OF DEFEAT.
I KNOW THAT ALL ZAMBIANS WILL EXPECT SUCH BEHAVIOUR AND I HOPE IT WILL BE DELIVERED. SPEAKING FOR MYSELF AND MY PARTY, WE WILL ACCEPT THE RESULTS. WE ARE A DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND WE KNOW NO OTHER WAY.
IT IS NOT FOR US TO DENY THE ZAMBIAN PEOPLE. WE NEVER RIGGED, WE NEVER CHEATED, WE NEVER KNOWINGLY ABUSED STATE FUNDS. WE SIMPLY DID WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS BEST FOR ZAMBIA. I HOPE THE NEXT GOVERNMENT WILL ACT LIKEWISE IN YEARS TO COME.
ZAMBIA DESERVES A DECENT DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. INDEED, ZAMBIA MUST BUILD ON HER PAST VICTORIES. OUR INDEPENDENCE WAS HARD WON, OUR DEMOCRACY SECURED WITH BLOOD.
ZAMBIA MUST NOT GO BACKWARDS, WE MUST ALL FACE THE FUTURE AND GO FORWARD AS ONE NATION. NOT TO DO SO WOULD DISHONOUR OUR HISTORY.
TO MY PARTY, TO THE MMD CANDIDATES WHO DID NOT WIN, THE LESSON IS SIMPLE. NEXT TIME WE MUST TRY HARDER.
WE FOUGHT A GOOD CAMPAIGN. IT WAS DISCIPLINED. I STILL BELIEVE WE HAD A GOOD MESSAGE AND WE REACHED EVERY PART OF THE COUNTRY.
WE TRAVELLED TO ALL NINE PROVINCES AND WE SPOKE TO ALL ZAMBIANS. TO THOSE WHO WORKED EVERY HOUR OF THE DAY, I SAY ‘THANK YOU’. YOU HAVE DONE YOUR BEST. BUT, SADLY, SOMETIMES OUR BEST IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
DO NOT BE DISHEARTENED. THE MMD WILL BE BACK. WE MUST ALL FACE THE REALITY THAT SOMETIMES IT IS TIME FOR CHANGE. SINCE 1991, THE MMD HAS BEEN IN POWER. I BELIEVE WE HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB ON BEHALF OF ALL ZAMBIANS.
FREDERICK CHILUBA LED US TO A GENUINE MULTI-PARTY STATE AND INTRODUCED THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO OUR KEY INDUSTRIES. ZAMBIA WAS LIBERATED BY AN MMD IDEAL BUT MAYBE WE BECAME COMPLACENT WITH OUR IDEALS. MAYBE WE DID NOT LISTEN, MAYBE WE DID NOT HEAR.
DID WE BECOME GREY AND LACKING IN IDEAS? DID WE LOSE MOMENTUM? OUR DUTY NOW IS TO GO AWAY AND REFLECT ON ANY MISTAKES WE MAY HAVE MADE AND LEARN FROM THEM. IF WE DO NOT, WE DO NOT DESERVE TO CONTEST POWER AGAIN.
THE ZAMBIA WE KNOW TODAY WAS BUILT BY AN MMD GOVERNMENT. WE KNOW OUR PLACE IN HISTORY AND WE KNOW THAT WE CAN COME BACK TO LEAD AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. A NEW LEADERSHIP WILL BE CHOSEN, AND THAT LEADERSHIP WILL BE FROM THE YOUNGER GENERATION.
MY GENERATION… THE GENERATION OF THE INDEPENDENCE STRUGGLE– MUST NOW GIVE WAY TO NEW IDEAS; IDEAS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. FROM THIS DEFEAT, A NEW, YOUNGER MMD WILL BE RE-BORN. IF I CAN SERVE THAT RE-BUILDING, THEN I WILL.
I MUST THANK MY CABINET FOR DELIVERING ON OUR PROMISES. WE DID A LOT OF GOOD FOR ZAMBIA. MANY OF OUR PROJECTS WILL BLOSSOM INTO BRIGHT FLOWERS. SOME OF YOU WILL BE BACK TO SERVE ZAMBIA AGAIN – I KNOW YOU WILL DO YOUR BEST FOR YOUR PARTY AND FOR YOUR COUNTRY.
TO THE CIVIL SERVANTS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, IT HAS BEEN A PRIVILEGE TO SERVE WITH YOU. WE HAVE WORKED MANY LONG HOURS TOGETHER. WE DID IT NOT FOR OURSELVES BUT FOR ZAMBIA. SERVE YOUR NEXT MASTERS AS YOU DID ME, AND ZAMBIA WILL BE IN GOOD HANDS.
I MUST THANK MY FAMILY AND MY WIFE. THEY HAVE STOOD BY ME AND I CANNOT ASK FOR MORE LOYALTY THAN THAT WHICH THEY HAVE DISPLAYED. I LOVE YOU ALL DEARLY AND I WILL ALWAYS BE IN YOUR DEBT.
BEING PRESIDENT IS HARD WORK, IT TAKES LONG HOURS OF WORK. AND BECAUSE OF IT, I HAVE NOT ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR YOU. YET, STILL YOU WERE THERE FOR ME.
WORDS CANNOT EXPRESS THE DEPTH OF MY LOVE FOR YOU ALL. ALL I ASK IS THAT MY FAMILY CONTINUES TO SERVE ZAMBIA AS I HAVE SOUGHT TO DO.
BUT MY GREATEST THANKS MUST GO TO THE ZAMBIAN PEOPLE. WE MAY BE A SMALL COUNTRY ON THE MIDDLE OF AFRICA BUT WE ARE A GREAT NATION. SERVING YOU HAS BEEN A PLEASURE AND AN HONOUR. I WISH I COULD HAVE DONE MORE, I WISH I HAD MORE TIME TO GIVE.
OUR POTENTIAL IS GREAT. OUR RESOURCES ARE IMPRESSIVE.
I URGE YOU ALL NOW TO RALLY BEHIND YOUR NEW PRESIDENT.
YES, WE MAY HAVE DIFFERENT IDEAS BUT WE BOTH WANT THE SAME THING – A BETTER ZAMBIA.
NOW IS NOT THE TIME FOR VIOLENCE AND RETRIBUTION.
NOW IS THE TIME TO UNITE AND BUILD TOMORROW’S ZAMBIA TOGETHER. ONLY BY WORKING TOGETHER CAN WE ACHIEVE A MORE PROSPEROUS ZAMBIA.
IN MY YEARS OF RETIREMENT, I HOPE TO WATCH ZAMBIA GROW. I GENUINELY WANT ZAMBIA TO FLOURISH. WE SHOULD ALL WANT ZAMBIA TO FLOURISH. SO, I CONGRATULATE MICHAEL SATA ON HIS VICTORY.
I HAVE NO ILL FEELING IN MY HEART, THERE IS NO MALICE IN MY WORDS. I WISH HIM WELL IN HIS YEARS AS PRESIDENT.
I PRAY HIS POLICIES WILL BEAR FRUIT.
BUT NOW IT IS TIME FOR ME TO STEP ASIDE. NOW IS THE TIME FOR A NEW LEADER. MY TIME IS DONE. IT IS TIME FOR ME TO SAY ‘GOOD BYE’.
MAY GOD WATCH OVER THE ZAMBIAN PEOPLE AND MAY HE BLESS OUR BEAUTIFUL NATION.
I THANK YOU.
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Victorious PF cadres take celebrations into Mass complex
With less than an hour to go before President elect Michael Chilufya Sata is sworn in as the fifth Republican President of Zambia, patriotic Front (PF) cadres and sympathizers finally managed to gain entry into mass media complex to express their gratitude through their slogans and ululations.
The Unstoppable but somewhat peaceful cadres gained entry into mass media while chanting pro-PF slogans such, “let’s go Sata, let’s go,” while police officers followed them as they went straight front the entrance to the Zambia News and Information Services’ (ZANIS) Camera Section.
Five minutes later, the excited cadres of the now ruling party peacefully in the company of police officers turned back to the exit as they continued chanting on their way out.
ZANIS and the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) members of staff peep through the windows while the brave ones came to see exactly what the cadres were up to.
However, the situation turned out different as the cadres did not damage any property or cause any injury to staff in mass media but merely cause anxieties in some people while others felt threaten.
The cadres later joined their fellows who were on their way to parliament where the President-elect was set to be inaugurated.
Jubilation and dance characterised the streets of Lusaka, the country’s capital city after final results of Tuesday’s tripartite elections were announced at the national totalling centre at Mulungushi Conference Centre shortly after midnight, today.
Meanwhile streets of Lusaka are full of cadres who are jubilating the victory of the 20th September, 2011 polls causing commotion especially in roads where traffic rules seem to have been ignored.
Chief Justice Ernest Sakala who is the returning office for the office of President declared Mr. Sata winner of this year’s presidential election.
At exactly 00:34 hours today, Mr. Sata was declared winner after he polled 1, 150,045 in the 143 constituencies tallied.
Chief Justice Ernest Sakala explained that it was within the law to declare Mr. Sata president even before the other seven constituencies were tallied.
Outgoing President Rupiah Banda only managed to poll 961, 796 votes.
ZANIS
Inauguration at 10.30am [ Update: Inauguration moved to High Court grounds]
The Inauguration Ceremony of the President -Elect Mr.Michael Sata will be held at 10.30hrs at Parliament Buildings.The Clerk of the National Assembly wishes to inform all elected Members of Parliament who wish to attend the Inauguration Ceremony of the President-Elect, that there are invitation cards for them at the Members Parliament Motel.
This is contained in a Press Release made available to ZANIS by the Clerk of the National Assembly Mrs Doris Katai Mwinga.
Mr.Sata won with 1,150,045 votes, representation 43% of the total from 143 constituencies. The incumbent President Rupiah Banda had 961,796 votes, representating 36.1%. Eight other candidates shared the remainder.
Following the announcement of results, scores of Lusaka residents took to the streets in solidarity of the President elect chanting pro-PF slogans of “Don’t Kubeba’,hooting and trumpeting the famous Vuvuzelas.
[ZANIS]
Electoral Institute describes poll counting transparent
The Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Zambia (EISA) has observed that the counting process of election ballot papers was conducted in an open and transparent manner.
EISA mission leader Yusuf Aboobaker said the observation mission was happy with the level of cooperation among agents of various political parties, election observers and the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) polling officials.
He told ZANIS in a statement in Lusaka yesterday that the cooperation among all the key stakeholders has made the counting procedure generally orderly.
Mr. Aboobaker said ECZ made necessary polling arrangements that allowed the participation of all registered voters in Zambia adding that polling officials conducted their duties in the most efficient and transparent manner.
He said minor incidents that occurred during voting process did not prevent voters from expressing their choice and would not affect the general outcome of the election.
Mr. Aboobaker said the observation mission was impressed with the widespread presence of political party monitors and other election observers with their preparedness to participate in this election.
The mission leader said there was a climate of peace, tolerance and general enthusiasm for voting process.
Mr. Aboobaker said EISA was satisfied with various observer missions currently witnessing elections in Zambia.
ZANIS
LuSE records slight improvements despite polls
Despite the country’s tripartite elections held on Tuesday this week, there has not been disturbances on the Lusaka Stock Exchange (LuSE) which has continued to record slight improvements in the shares traded
The LuSE all share index now stands at 3,815.11 points up by 0.03 percent from Friday’s close of 3,813.95.
According to the LuSE daily commentary bulletin a total volume of 87,780 shares were transacted in 23 trades worth K168 million.
The market movers were BATA which went up K6 and closed at K1 506 and National Breweries improved by K50 to end the day at K 7,350.
ZANIS reports that trading activities were also recorded in LAFARGE, ZANACO, Standard Chartered Bank Zambia, PUMA, Copperbelt Energy Company (CEC) and Zambia Sugar.
The dual listed companies as at Wednesday 21st September 2011 were First Quantum Minerals Zambia at 17.94 cents, Shoprite at 11,319 cents, ZAMBEEF 43.00 pence and Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines –Investment Holdings at 2.24 Euros.
Trading in the local currency and other convertible currencies has also maintained their trading activities.
According to the Bank of Zambia bulleting, the kwacha has continued with its K4, 939.06 for buying and K4, 959.06 for selling to US$1.
Other currencies like the British pound has also broken the K8,201.58 and K8.236.48 trading range to trade between K7,575.78 and K7,607.99 for buying and selling, while the South African rand is between K621.74 and 625.34 and the Euro is buying for K6,654.89 and selling for K6,683.78.
And prices of most non ferrous metals on the London Metal Exchange have also slightly increased with copper selling at US$8, 22.00, Aluminum is at US$ 2, 266.00, Nickel is now trading at US$ 20,700.00 while lead has been pegged at US$ 2,259.50.
ZANIS
Zambians mark Sata’s victory
Jubilation and dance characterised the streets of Lusaka, the country’s capital city after final results of Tuesday’s tripartite elections were announced at the national totalling centre at Mulungushi Conference Centre shortly after midnight.
Chief Justice Ernest Sakala, who is Returning Officer of the election to the office of President, declared Patriotic Front (PF) leader Michael Chilufya Sata duly elected President of the Republic of Zambia at exactly 00:34 hours this morning.
This is after he polled 1, 150,045 representing 43 percent against his closest rival out-going President Rupiah Banda with seven constituencies remaining to be counted.
Following the announcement of results, scores of Lusaka residents took to the streets in solidarity of the President elect chanting pro-PF slogans of “Don’t Kubeba’ and trumpeting the famous Vuvuzelas.
Some merry making youths were seen approaching Mass Media complex and upon arrival at the main gate were restrained from entering by police who were manning the gate as they were in their numbers.
However, this did not deter them from continuing with their celebrations outside the complex’s premises where they remained for a couple of hours before heading to Arcades.
A check by a ZANIS crew in Kalingalinga, Chilenje, Rhodes Park, and Kabulonga among other places in the city also found people from all walks of life celebrating.
Those talked to were happy that PF had won the elections and that their prayer had been answered.
One resident from Chilenje, Mutale Wesu congratulated Mr Sata and the entire candidates who stood on the PF ticket for convincingly winning the elections.
Mr. Wesu hoped the new PF government would build on what the former administration the Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) had done.
Another resident, Jane Daka of Kalingalinga Township prodded the incoming PF government to seriously look into the plight of youths whom she said had been marginalised for a long time.
Ms Daka told ZANIS that the youths contributed immensely to the PF victory hence the need for the new government to address challenges facing the youth such as unemployment, drug abuse and diseases.
Mario Mukumbuta of Rhodes Park appealed to the President-elect not to be vengeful but forgive all those that had unjustly accused him.
Meanwhile, scores of Chawama residents have received the news of victory of the incoming President with great joy.
The residents came out of their houses onto the streets to celebrate Mr. Sata’s victory as fifth republican President of Zambia since the country’s political independence in 1964.
The residents expressed happiness that their verdict had been passed peacefully through the ballot paper.
Adamson Phiri said people’s cry of a responsive Government that would look after the welfare of ordinary Zambians had been heard.
Mr. Phiri paid tribute to outgoing President Rupiah Banda who has been Head of State since the demise of third republican President Dr Levy Mwanawasa in 2008.
In Serenje distict,hundreds of residents thronged the streets and gathered at Serenje District Commissioner’s office to celebrate the election of Mr. Sata as President-elect.
The residents also carried shoulder high newly elected PF Serenje Central Member of Parliament Phillip Kosamu.
ZANIS reports that the residents who were also in a convoy of over 30 motor vehicles honked and horned as they went round chanting the PF’s political campaign slogan “Pa Bwato and Don’t Kubeba”.
A resident Nancy Kunda described Mr. Sata’s victory as a blessing to the country and wished him well in his endeavours.
Ms. Kunda further described the outcome of the result as a true reflection of the will of the Zambian people.
The 2011 presidential polls were the second heavily contested with ten candidates after the 2006 presidential elections which attracted a record 11 presidential contestants.
The MMD has ruled Zambia for the past 20 years and it ushered in among several other developments democracy, freedom of Speech and liberalised the country’s economy.
Others who contested the tripartite elections are Hakainde Hichilema of the United Party for National Development (UPND) who polled 489, 944 representing 18.5 percent, Charles Milupi of the Alliance for Democracy and Development who got 13, 382 representing 0.8 percent while National Restoration Party (NAREP) leader Elias Chipimo polled 10, 190 representing 0.4 percent.
UNIP’s Tilyenji Kaunda who polled 9, 713 (0.4%) was also among the contenders including , FDD’s Edith Nawakwi the only female contestant who polled 6, 627 (0.3%), Ngandu Magande of the National Movement for Progress (NMP) with 6, 097 (0.2%), Heritage Party leader Brigadier General Godfrey Miyanda who polled 4, 358 (0.2%) and the Zambians for Empowerment and Development (ZED) is at the bottom of the table with a paltry 2, 191 votes representing 0.1 percent.
ZANIS
25 PULL-UPS CHALLENGE
This weeks challenge in to do 25 consecutive pull-ups
Pull-ups work every muscle from your fingertips through to your shoulders and your back to hone a V-shaped torso and agile, athletic strength. And you’ll be amazed at how much they can shred your abs,Everything from below your neck to just above your glutes will see an improvement if you do the move correctly.
Pull-ups are hard to do so dont get discouraged if you cannot do 25 at a go. Start with 5 every day then , increase gradually to 10 and finally 25. You can ask a friend to help you do them , by hold you feet and lifting you slightly , but you should still do 90% of the pulling.
HOW IT IS DONE
STARTING
Grip the horizontal bar with your palms facing away from you and your arms fully extended. Your hands should be slightly wider than your shoulders.
ON THE PULL
Squeeze your shoulder blades together. Exhale and pull your chin, then your chest towards the bar by driving your elbows towards your hips. Cross your legs to help maintain your balance.
TO THE TOP
Keep your shoulders back and your chest up throughout the entire movement. Slowly pull yourself up until the bar is just below your chin and preferably at the top of your chest.
POWER DOWN
Start to inhale as you lower yourself slowly away from the bar back to your starting position. Move at a steady pace maintaining the correct body shape at all times. Okay, that’s one.
NO SWING LOW
Never lock your elbows, swing your feet or “bounce” before starting the upward movement. You’re just looking to transfer the power without jerking. Easy, right?
Good luck
BY KAPA187
Michael Sata declared Zambia’s fifth President
Electoral Commission of Zambia has anounced that Patriotic Front President Michael Sata has defeated the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy candidate Rupiah Banda in 2011 presidential elections.
Justice Irene Mambilima announced early this morning that with totals completed from nearly all the country’s 143 constituencies, Sata had won with 1,150,045 votes, representation 43 percent of the total. President Rupiah Banda had 961,796 votes, representating 36.1 percent. Eight other candidates shared the remainder.
The totals from the remaining 7 constituencies were not enough to overturn the lead that Mr Sata had amassed.
Mayuka Lights-Up Swiss League
Emmanuel Mayuka has increased to goal haul in Switzerland to seven in 10 games after scoring a brace for BSC Young Boys on Wednesday.
Mayuka scored two second half goals in Young Boys 4-1 league win over third from bottom Neuchatel Xamax in the 10-team league.
The ex-Kabwe Warriors striker hit the target in the 59th and 70th minutes of the game.
Mayuka played the full 90 minutes in a match he inspired Young Boys to 3rd place on the table.
Young Boys are on 15 points three less than leaders FC Luzern after 9 and 8 games played respectively.
Meanwhile, Mayuka’s brace brought his league tally to five while he scored one each in club and champions league action.
BY loses in Nchelenge
The Patriotic Front’s (PF) Parliamentary Candidate, Raymond Mpundu has scooped the Nchelenge Constituency polls after amassing 12,384 votes.
Nchelenge Constituency returning officer, Danny Chibinda declared Mr. Mpundu duly elected Nchelenge MP at exactly 24:00 hours.
ZANIS reports that independent candidate, Bwalya Nsakasha is second with 4,477 votes. The third is MMD’s Benjamin Mwila who got 3,336 votes.
In fourth place is independent candidate, Honorine Mwelwa who got 1,939 and at the tail end was National Movement for Progress (NMP) candidate Musonda Christopher who polled in 665 Votes.
A total of 608 ballots papers were declared as invalid.
Meanwhile, the PF has also scooped all the 13 Nchelenge Constituency Wards at the Local Government level.
And The Patriotic Front parliamentary candidate for Bangwueulu Constituency Sylvester Chimfwembe has won the seat after polling 16807 votes.
MMDs parliamentary candidate for Bangweulu Constituency Sylvester Chimfwembe came second with 3241 whilst Independent Blanco Muma polled 1428.
UPNDs Kabaso Catherine got 360 votes while ZED candidate Lufungulo Rosemary got 137 respectively.
ZANIS reports from Bangweulu, today, that Returning Officer Smart Muwowo declared Chifita Matafwali as the winner.
And in the Local government elections the Patriotic Front has won seven out of the eight wards in Bangweulu constituency with one being scooped by an independent.
Voting in Samfya district was conducted peacefully in Chifunabuli and Bangweulu Constituency with the electorate turning out in large numbers to cast their vote.
However, unconfirmed incidents of minor confrontations between political opponents in the wetland area of Luapula Constituency have been reported to the mainland.
Results from the area are being awaited as communication and navigation through some parts of the swamps remain a challenge
In Mansa, the Patriotic Front has won the Mansa Central constituency seat in Luapula province.
The opposition party has also retained the Bahati Constituency in the area.
In Mansa Central PF candidate Kennedy Sakeni scooped the parliamentary seat after polling 17,495 votes. MMD’s Dr Chitalu Chilufya polled 10,949 votes.
Trailing behind was UNIP’s Webby Kapula with 187 and Jecap Kombe of FDD with 99 votes.
ZANIS reports from Mansa that Returning officer Christopher Mumba declared Mr Sakeni as the winning parliamentary candidate at around 18.45 hours last evening.
A total of 29,312 ballots were cast in Mansa Central constituency and 549 were rejected.
In Bahati constituency Harry Kalaba for PF won the seat by polling 14,630, followed by MMD’s Besa Chimbaka who managed to poll 2,824 votes.
Mr Chimbaka is the immediate past MP for Bahati; he was elected on PF in 2006 but re-contested on MMD.
In the third position was Kingstone Chabala of ADD who polled 250 votes, Enorrine Mwewa for UNIP trailed with 221 votes, followed by Peggy Mubanga for FDD with 87 votes.
A total of 18,348 ballots were cast out of which 336 rejected.
Returning officer for Bahati Robert Zimba declared Mr Kalaba as the duly elected MP for Bahati at 17.30 hours.
Meanwhile the Patriotic Front has won all the 16 local government seats in Mansa Central.
The PF has also taken six of the seven local government wards in Bahati constituency.
Voting did not take place in Musanshi ward of Bahati constituency following the death of an independent candidate there.
ZANIS
Zambia’s Attorney General clarifies injunction to private media
The Attorney General Abyudi Shonga has clarified that the injunction conditions granted by the High Court in favour of his office did not stop or prevent the releasing of results by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ).
The Attorney General disclosed in a Press statement made available to ZANIS in Lusaka today that the ECZ will continue releasing election results diligently and steadily when and after the results have been verified by the Commission.
Mr. Shonga stated that after discussions between the parties cited in the court action, it was agreed that the parties should enter into a consent order whose terms are that, the Private media shall abide by the provisions of the Electoral Code of Conduct.
He said the private media agreed not to publish or air speculative results but only announce or publish those results that have been officially announced and verified by the Electoral Commission of Zambia, either through the Chairperson of the Commission or through Electoral Commission Returning officers at polling stations.
The Attorney General further reminded all State media bodies that the Electoral Code of Conduct also applies to them and that they should ensure that they abide to these regulations and provisions of the law as the results are being announced..
Mr. Shonga also called on all Zambians across the country on the need to maintain peace and tranquillity as the results of the just ended tripartite elections are announced by the ECZ.
He also advised political party leaders participating in this year’s elections to ensure that their members exercise patience during this process.
ZANIS
Latest ECZ results from 85 verified constituencies gives Sata a 42.9 % lead
The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has announced latest presidential election results from 85 verified constituencies indicating that Patriotic Front (PF) presidential candidate, Michael Sata, is still leading with 639,787 votes, representing 42.9 per cent.
ZANIS reports that the latest results indicate that Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) candidate and incumbent President, Rupiah Banda is still in the second position with 542,362 votes or 36.41 per cent.
United Party for National Development (UPND) candidate Hakainde Hichilema still commands the third position after garnering 247,284 votes translating into 16.60 per cent.
ECZ Chairperson Irene Mambilima announced the latest standings at 12:35 hours at the national election results centre set up at Mulungushi International Conference Centre in Lusaka.
Justice Mambilima said National Restoration Party (NAREP) candidate, Elias Chipimo Junior is in fourth position with 5,764 votes while Alliance for Democracy and Development (ADD) candidate Charles Milupi is fifth with 5,748 votes and United National Independence Party (UNIP) candidate Tilyenji Kaunda has 5,644 votes in the sixth position.
The rest are Forum for Democracy and Development’s (FDD) Edith Nawakwi with 3,602, National Movement for Progress (NMP) candidate Ng’andu Magande with 3,493 votes, Heritage Party’s Godfrey Miyanda is in the ninth position with 2,331 and Zambians for Empowerment and Development (ZED) candidate, Fredrick Mutesa is at the rear with 1,269 votes.
She said the results from the 85 constituencies that have since been verified and released are out of the total results received from the 101 constituencies so far.
This means that election results from 49 constituencies are still being awaited.
From the results that have so far been released by the national elections centre, Mr. Sata is comfortably leading in Luapula, Northern and Copperbelt Provinces while Mr. Banda is commanding Central, Eastern and North western provinces.
UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema has an upper hand in Southern Province, the region he hails from.
Results from most constituencies in Lusaka and Western Provinces are yet to be received and verified by ECZ.
On the publication of results, Justice Mambilima said National Assembly results are declared at constituency level by the Returning Officers while presidential results are announced at both constituency and at the national results centre after being verified.
“It is important to note that the Presidential election results have not yet been finalised and declared by the Returning Officer, who is the Chief Justice,” she said.
She has since forbidden the media and other stakeholders not to in any way declare any of the presidential candidates as a winner.
Meanwhile, the ECZ Chairperson said she was aware that there was a lot of anxiety among members of the public concerning the announcement of the winner of the presidential election.
She has therefore appealed for calm, patience and peace among Zambians especially that the 48 hours time frame which the ECZ and political parties agreed on to complete the whole process has not elapsed.
In a related development, Inspector General of Police Francis Kabonde has warned of stern action against people that are engaging in riotous and violent activities to press for the release and declaration of presidential results.
Mr. Kabonde said the police will not allow anybody to injure any person, damage property or disturb public peace.
He was reacting to information that some people in Copperbelt province and other parts of the country are rioting over perceived delayed announcement of presidential election results by the ECZ.
The Police Chief said his officers will ensure that all those engaging into riots are brought to book even after the election period.
“No any meaningful government will protect law breakers. So we will ensure that all those found wanting are brought to book,” he said.
Mr. Kabonde also appealed to political party cadres to exercise patience saying the 48 hours time frame on which the ECZ and political party leaders agreed to release the election results is not yet over.
ZANIS
Election Results as released by ECZ from Mulungushi Center
Results from 116 verified constituencies
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Micheal C SATA: 994,090
Rupiah BANDA: 808,596
Hakainde HICHILEMA: 350,473
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MMD: 2 Seat
PF: 7 Seats
UPND: 2 Seat
Others: 0 Seats
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