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Munkombwe: PF Has Gained More In L/stone Whether UPND Likes It Or Not
FILE: Daniel Munkombwe dancing at an MMD Conference in Monze
Munkombwe, a veteran politician and former minister in the MMD government, said the PF had gained more from the recent parliamentary and local government by-elections than the opposition UPND and MMD.
He was analysing the outcome of the parliamentary by-elections in Livingstone, Muchinga and Chama North, including several local government polls.
“Definitely whether you like it or not, it is a gain for PF,” Munkombwe said. “When you look at Livingstone, it was a stronghold for MMD. MMD decided to create an alliance with the UPND and they decided to put up a candidate. They worked as a team.”
He said when one looked at the UPND’s winning margin, it was apparent that the PF had made gains in Livingstone Central.
UPND’s Rev Howard Sikwela polled 11,979 votes in a by-election marred by apathy, while the PF’s Joseph Akafumba polled 8,318.
“The PF was not fighting UPND or MMD alone, it was fighting a pact, an alliance,” Munkombwe said. “Imagine there was no pact or no alliance, it is common knowledge that PF was going to win in an MMD/UPND stronghold.”
He said the PF won Chama North but that the MMD’s victory in Muchinga was a sympathetic vote to late former Republican vice-president George Kunda’s son, Howard.
“George Kunda’s son got a sympathetic vote. There is no way George Kunda worked extremely well in that constituency. Now, there was no way his son could lose,” Munkombwe said. “But the fact is that…the party that has gained more in terms of votes in Livingstone, in terms of winning Chama, in terms of winning local government elections, I think PF has gained whether you like it or not.”
PF secretary general Wynter Kabimba on Friday said the party was slowly becoming localised in its non-traditional areas.
He said all the three parliamentary seats that were under contest had been for the MMD.
Kabimba said Livingstone which the PF lost to the UPND was part of the Southern Province Bantustan framework.
“That is their UPND description, not mine. So we have gone up one seat, MMD has gone down by two seats. We have grown, MMD is shrinking.
These results show growth for PF and they show shrinkage by MMD and shrinkage by UPND at local government level,” said Kabimba.
But MMD president Nevers Mumba disagreed with Kabimba’s analysis that the electoral results reflect major gains for the ruling party and shrinkage for UPND and MMD.
He said the PF should just accept that Zambians were thinking twice over its capacity to deliver instead of behaving like a smart mouse.
“I wouldn’t agree with that. That is not what they expected. I think they expected to win all the seats because they are now a ruling party,” said Mumba. “They were under the illusion that they were more popular.”
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muko
July 19, 2012 at 5:52 pm
Munkombwe ….. you will never stop to amaze me… you are good at making friends with whoever is in power!! so what do you want from PF
Collins
July 19, 2012 at 7:11 pm
Former Pastor Never Never Nervous Mumba you are the only one who is disillusioned and lost.
ukwa2
July 19, 2012 at 7:31 pm
there goz a bankrpt polititian kod munkombwe.who eva iz goin 2beliv this chimbwi iz a fu.
bob
July 19, 2012 at 7:45 pm
Baona bacikulile nizoona.
Tupac `tha king`
July 19, 2012 at 7:56 pm
@ukwa2 ulitolefye chikala chobe,look at the numba of votes pf got in 2011 and 2012 in stone and ask yo`self if we are going down or vice versa.Who is a foo now chikala.Goodnyt mathafacker and fack u.
MUNYELO PWETE!
July 19, 2012 at 7:57 pm
This is an empirically verifiable fact that PF is growing each day that comes. The previous by elections where PF got 15/19 wards is a manifestation of how the party has gained ground especially in areas such as southern province, western province and northwestern province. This is a people’s party and i call upon all reasonable persons to quickly jump in this great titanic which is cruising to the promised land!
mavis mandefu
July 19, 2012 at 8:20 pm
Mr Munkombwe is just trying to gain favor from Mr Sata. Aren’t you ashamed of yourself? The whole lot of him behaving like a prostitute?? Its a shame…..
Proff C.K.J
July 19, 2012 at 8:34 pm
Muko, Munkombwe doesn’t want anythng from PF but, he was teling de truth. Consider the L/stone results and analyse it yo self. Now imagine that they did not form a pact. Who d have mad it?
taliban
July 19, 2012 at 8:56 pm
what bantustans you quack..your balls.ka wynter..
Moonga
July 19, 2012 at 9:42 pm
Thats true mr Munkombwe.Iam also about to defect frm upnd to PF.We can never win elections wth 1 province only.Why stressing myself and wasting time in upnd jst bcoz im a Tonga?Hell no….PF members,im coming to join u.No more depressiong in my life.Tupac and Munyelo Pwete,im joinig u now.
Honda
July 19, 2012 at 9:50 pm
“Politics of benefits.” This is exactly what my uncle Daniel Chibwalu Munkombwe said at one time. This is another tactic by him to get a job from Sata. A loss is a loss. I for one expected PF to perform even better than they did, using their advantage of being in government. It happened with all past governments. Mwanawasa & the MMD lost terribly in Northern Province during the general elections of 2001 but gained massively in the same areas once they were in Government. Remember, State machinery can influence the way poor people vote. Otherwise no indigenous livingstonians like PF & Sata, that’s where I live. The only ones who are PF are the Kaponyas & marketeers who migrated from Bembaland.
Igwee
July 19, 2012 at 10:54 pm
Atabane bahonda.
Patkao
July 20, 2012 at 8:33 am
Moonga you are welcome in PF and you will be the youth chairman for Mwansabombwe Constituency.
amocache
July 20, 2012 at 9:41 am
He is a frustrated old man. His thought processes have become highly doubtful. old man, just relax and enjoy having sex with your two wives. i mean, retire and stop making noise. leave this issues to us young and vibrant people. am sure you have made enough money todate.
isaac
July 20, 2012 at 9:50 am
One neend not to be a scientist to undestand that PF is the one that has gained.Look at the sweeping of local govt elections in areas whrere there was no PF for the last 10 good years,great acheivement for PF.Moonga you are right remove your stress by joining PF cause in Zambia here there is no political party that will see the corridors of State House by winning one or 3 provinces. So Moonga right decision.Me am from Chipata but i cannot support one just because is from there. Nooo!!! Thump up Moonga.
MUNYELO PWETE!
July 20, 2012 at 11:00 am
@ Moonga
My brother you are wellcome to the People’s Party! Lets work together for the benefit of mother zambia! We only have one country and the challenge we have, especially as youths is to build a country which is free from tribal inclinations and where each one should freely exploit his/her potential capabilities. Mind you if the current government fails,2016 is not far but as responsible zambians, lets support the government so that it succeeds for our own good and our children! Once more you are wellcome mulombwana!
unknown
July 20, 2012 at 12:00 pm
people the talks of munkombwe are bitter.this is a man who has relied on politics all his life.he is like VJ.Right now his farm workers have gone 3 months without pay.the ka old man is finished.Watch out PF.The ka man has experience than cobra.
MMD cadre
July 20, 2012 at 12:53 pm
Mr. Munkombwe old man stop politics are not ashamed or is it njala, go back to the farm your time in politics is up
ichibwato
July 20, 2012 at 3:13 pm
Munkombwe! The man knows which side his bread is buttered. “Muselela kwakaba tafwile ku mpepo.”
michael sata
July 20, 2012 at 4:32 pm
Politics of the stomach
francis
July 20, 2012 at 5:22 pm
The old man has seen politic is the game of chance and it can change at anytime for you mr moonga you did will to join PF you are a free person after all we are all one lets work together for the batter tomorrow and lets stop this politics of pointing fingers always.
think Twice
July 20, 2012 at 5:58 pm
Hahahahaha…munkombwe munkombwe find better ways of looking for employment;there can never be gain in defeat.The pf was beaten hands down in Livingstone by UPND.Of course it was a bitter pill to swallow by pf but it happened.
Bric Brac
July 21, 2012 at 10:09 am
Mukombwe, that useless political chameleon, a dinasour that should be in the archives still searching for political greener pastures, no shame at all. Always running with the hare and hunting with the hound!!!
mwaba mwinji
September 11, 2012 at 9:03 am
MUSELELA KWAKABA,KOYA BUYO KU FARM ATASE