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MMD Changes Name…Party Apologises And Adopts New Name As Part Of Re-Branding
IN a move to endear itself to the electorate, the MMD has tendered a profuse apology to the nation for its past misdeeds and has also discarded its tainted name.
And MMD president, Nevers Mumba has charged that he will not work with people who have been labelled as corrupt or any of those who have been convicted by the courts of law for various transgressions.
Sources within the MMD yesterday confirmed to the Times of Zambia that the former ruling party has resolved to discard the name Movement for Multi-party Democracy and replaced this with Mother of Multi-party Democracy.
The sources said senior party members felt the 20-year-old political party was no longer a movement but one which ruled the country and was key to bringing about democracy in Zambia.
The decision is said to have been made at the just-ended three-day retreat that the MMD had been having in the outskirts of Lusaka Province.
“A lot of issues were discussed during the retreat and one of them was the changing of the name to Mother of Multi-party Democracy,” the source said.
The source further said that it was also agreed that the party’s slogan, ‘The Hour Has Come’, which was equally outdated, should be redone.
The new slogan according to the source would be based on creating hope in the minds of the people.
The source said of paramount importance at the retreat was the issue of funding.
They said one of the MMD founder members, Vernon Mwaanga, gave an inspirational talk on the need for all members to work hard and contribute to the well-being of the former ruling party.
Mr Mwaanga is said to have told the gathering that at the time MMD started in the 1990′s, the party had no funds and wondered why issues of finance should be a problem today.
Nevers Mumba
“All of us should contribute to the party in one way or the other. There is need for a fighting spirit and this should not only be left to the party president.”
The source added that the MMD would in the next two weeks unveil the re-branded MMD to the public.
On the shadow cabinet to counter the ruling Patriotic Front (PF), the source said the matter was being discussed and members of the shadow cabinet would be known by today.
Meanwhile, the MMD president has said he would not work with people who had a corruption tag attached to them.
Dr Mumba said he was determined to distance the new MMD from the old perception of being a corrupt party.
He said he had proposed the formation of the Anti-Corruption Committee to monitor any activities that could perpetuate the perception.
“I have further proposed to the next sitting of NEC that any leader in our party who has been convicted by the courts of law should step aside and allow for the process to take place,” he said.
He, however, claimed that the party was aware that there was a scheme to persecute its members by using investigative wings in the country.
Dr Mumba said the MMD had also appointed an ad-hoc re-branding committee which would work on the recommendations in preparation for the event at which the party would unveil the new MMD to the Zambian people.
Dr Mumba told a media briefing at the MMD secretariat yesterday that the party at the just-ended retreat had resolved that corrupt elements should not be allowed to creep into the party.
On the retreat, Dr Mumba said the idea was born out of his campaign promise to take the party through a process of reflection, repentance and re-branding.
“We reflected on our history, we repented of our wrongs and we committed ourselves to a process of re-branding.
“MMD back in government will ensure that the new approach of honesty and contrition guides our re-engagement with the women, the youth, the disabled and all Zambians in general,” he said.
He said the fact that MMD was now under new management allowed for a change of direction in the manner that it re-engaged the nation.
“It was a brutal 72 hours of introspection. It was a necessary time out for our party. Our goal was to face ourselves and answer some difficult questions about ourselves as individuals, as a party and assess our relevance to the many daunting challenges facing our nation,” he said.
Dr Mumba urged MMD National Executive Committee (NEC) members to exercise humility.
He said the MMD had presented itself before the people of Zambia and asked for forgiveness where as a party in government failed them.
“We acknowledge that along the way, having started on a very good journey in 1991, we appeared to have drifted off and lost touch with some of the needs of our people, particularly the youth, women and other vulnerable groups,” he said.
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pavel
August 18, 2012 at 1:34 pm
DR MUMBA WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?I THINK GOD IS PUNISHING YOU NOW.YOU WERE SERIOUS MAN OF GOD BUT YOU RUN AWAY FROM YOU CALLING.MAY GOD FORGIVE YOU!
kapuli wa ng'ongo
August 18, 2012 at 1:55 pm
I THINK THE MMD NEEDED TO CHANGE ITS CHARACTER FIRST AND THEN BE RE CHRISTENED AT A LATER STAGE.
LEGALLY THE PARTY CONVENTION AND NOT JUST NEC SHOULD UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVE TO DISSOLVE MMD AND THEN RESOLVE TO FORM A NEW PARTY ?
MK
August 18, 2012 at 2:09 pm
Utter rubbish!! Mother of multi- party democracy? it does’t make sense, whoever came up with the name must have some loose screws on his head. It sound like a bad phrase from bad advert. Welcome to extinction level event, bye bye MMD!!
LOL
August 18, 2012 at 2:19 pm
Talk about lacking creativity “mother of multi-party democracy LOL & all the lazy people at this retreat agreed BORING!!! How about calling it quits? MMD is heading to the same rubbish dump as UNIP
wonders never end
August 18, 2012 at 2:28 pm
You should have floated the naming to the public if you had no ideas-new name-not so good.Maybe even changing the whole name, to reflect the new political dispensation. I like the name UPND, HH was more strategic.
Think tank
August 18, 2012 at 2:29 pm
Useless name dull thinking MMD going nowhere
commando
August 18, 2012 at 2:33 pm
Comedy at its peak. Hehehehehe, politician Nevers Mumba, please just form a new party n detach yourself from mmd completely. Mmd is now a waste of time n money. Who wil vote for mmd here in zambia? Maybe on another planet(mars). I feel pity. Hate Hate is also another ***** who thinks prematurely that he mighty rule. Pwahaha time wasters. Some of you shud leave politics n concentrate on yo businesses or else you wil even spend capital in politics. HEMCS is a politician indeed, when he speaks, every one was feeling laka. Now u when u speak, some of us vomit. ****** idiots.
oxmos
August 18, 2012 at 2:37 pm
so rebranding will change whose mind? just let andeleki dissolve it for good,we are better with Chipimo and Nawakwi in the opposition
Candela
August 18, 2012 at 3:08 pm
Comedy and madness in mmd.
mwinelubemba1
August 18, 2012 at 3:32 pm
PIPO REMEMBER SOMTYM BAC THIS YEAR KALAKIS WEBSITE QUOTED MMD AS MARY MOTHER OF DEMOCRACY.NO ONE KNEW THT MMD WIL ONE DE BCOM SERIOUS ABOUT KALAKIS JOKES EN GET A NAME FRO THT.SO MMD ARE JOCKERS NOT SERIOUS ABOUT REBRANDING-WAT A BAD NAME.AND WE DNT JST WANT WORDS ONLY BUT ACTION FRO MEMBERS LIK SOFT FREE BUMS.KEKEKEKEKE
Pa watch
August 18, 2012 at 3:45 pm
Chaning name won’t make you bounce back to power. Oh! Almost forgot, mwi tusebanya slogun mwala leta!
SHAME!
August 18, 2012 at 3:47 pm
PF WILL BE “POLITICAL FAILURES” or ‘POLICE FORCE’ debates are on going. MEANWHILE SAME PEOPLE
upnd
August 18, 2012 at 3:59 pm
friendly advice stop drimin u vent changd its stil Movement of Mad Dogs(MMD)
ABAKONZI
August 18, 2012 at 4:21 pm
Nevers Mumba what’s wrong with you my big bro,I’ve liked since your church days but you are begining to lose it.change of name should be the least of your concerns rather you should focus on the character of mmd,go to ordinary zambians ask them how they look at mmd and build up from there.What mmd did while in power was tantamount to Crimes Against Humanity and unlike Jesus we can’t forgive you in one day no matter how much you repent.
Bigben!!
August 18, 2012 at 5:48 pm
ifyabupuba!! they will never come back to power never!! so stop wasting your time by changing the name,it doesnt change anything its the same shit in there!!!
pemps
August 18, 2012 at 6:40 pm
Mumba uli chinangwa. mother of who? oh, mother of what? That wont change a thing
Katele Kalumba
August 18, 2012 at 6:43 pm
Members of Movement Democracy (MMD) must be foolish they have lost all the MPs as their seats are declared vacant.
Trywell chifita
August 18, 2012 at 6:58 pm
Good
Trywell chifita
August 18, 2012 at 7:02 pm
At least mmd has a visionary leader now. What most bloggers who cannot read the times are saying is what they are seeing. When mc sata formed of, everyone laughed at him like today it is with mmd.
Now, this rebranding is partly to run away from andeleki because old mmd is not legally standing. People read the times.
umuzombiki
August 18, 2012 at 7:05 pm
changing the glas does not make the wine taste any beter, u stil remain with the old bitter wine… Mumba has just managd to highjack MMD…! FYOLA…!
Pa watch
August 18, 2012 at 7:11 pm
Wat eva u do, nothin u’l wil mk u przdnt nervus! U look Nervous! Are U NERVOUS? Ohh!.. U are, NERVOUS.
BELIEVER7
August 18, 2012 at 7:17 pm
NOSENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pioneer
August 18, 2012 at 7:59 pm
The only thing that we learn from history is that, people do not learn from history. In Bemba we say, Umweni wa matako ayakulu, kuti akupoka ichipuna, meaning that, a greedy visitor can take up your position in [your] own home. The party that was so bravely and selflessly formed by galant men of goodwill has finally been destroyed by a D?r Bwezani (UNIP) & Pas?tor D?r Never Sekwila(NCC)/Canadian High Commission looter. We are watching with keen interest as the drama unfolds. Amen.
hi
August 18, 2012 at 8:23 pm
panyo panu ba tumfeko, you only want anti govt comments
hi
August 18, 2012 at 8:24 pm
when I give balanced comment u do not publish them
Mwine Zed
August 18, 2012 at 8:44 pm
In Chess this is !? in short blunder. Movement to Mother if this is registered yes you likely to Run away from Andaleki nice but sadly you loose all seats in Parliament and you go back to Elections. Elections means PF/ UPND/NAREP may capture some seats from MMD implying fast forward to extinction. Ba Mumba just pay Andeleki whilst maintaing your current seats in parliament then bring-up strategic decision which will help you capture more seats in upcoming bye elections.
MMD seems to have a “Fatwa”, yes indeed MMD was hijacked when Levy (MHSRIP) gave it away to RB as VP for fear of having a strong VP who could eventually challenge him if went for convention. The same reason why he got Nevers as VP from outside the party.
john kabengele
August 18, 2012 at 9:31 pm
What is wrong with Nevers eys, kwati yalimuchilindi
Pragmatist 2012
August 18, 2012 at 9:45 pm
OBITUARY
MMD has died. It was born at Garden House Hotel in 1991. In its infancy it was embraced by many people. However, unscrupulous individuals started abusing it in a diverse of manners as soon as it started walking. By the time it was 10 years old, it was defiled left and right by thieves and corrupt people.
At the age of 11 years, MMD started feeling relief from abuse following the change of fatherhood from Chiluba to Mwanawasa. Corruption the main wip which was used to abuse MMD was not entertained by Mwanawasa. But as fate would determine, Mwanawasa was not to live longer. He passed on. MMD again fell back into misery and perpertrators of abuse and corruption resurfaced with invigorated determination. The new father of MMD Rupiah Banda paid a deaf ear to the cries of MMD when it was being abused. As this abuse became more serious, MMD in the process contracted a disease, which caused it to exude repugnant odour which sent millions of people scampering to save their noses in all directions. Luckly for the many of them they found an accommodating place in big boat called PF. They identified themselves with PF and on 20th September 2011, They unanimously declared Michael Chilufya Sata, the captain of the PF boat as their father.
It was on this day that the MMD went into comatose Efforts to resuscitate it proved futile as external and internal wounds sustained from corruption abuse were too deep. It finally passed on as soon as RB renounced its fatherhood. Then burial arrangements began. The priority in this process of putting MMD to rest was to identify a chief mourner. Nevers Mumba was identified by the majority of mouners as the most capable to perform all rituals and conduct prayers. The question of a burial site was quickly resolved and Chilanga was chosen. As per tradition , MMD was to be reincarnated,but without scars of abuse of corruption, a new MMD was proposed which would be called Mother of Multi-Party Democracy. The old MMD was Movement for Multi-Party Democracy. But it is yet to be seen whether old old multi-party democracies of USA and Europe would turn into babies to start calling this Zambian Mother of Multi-Party Democracy their own mother.
umuzombiki
August 18, 2012 at 11:54 pm
spot the difrence… Movement for Multi party Democracy (MMD)… and Mother for Multi party Democracy (MMD)…!
kamwendo
August 19, 2012 at 4:32 am
WHY REPENT IF YOU HADN’T SINNED???????? Bring the “Sinners”, WE WANT TO CAGE THEM!!!
J kitwe
August 19, 2012 at 7:52 am
Changing their party name and slogan does not mean they ve also changed their corrupt practices no people.
J kitwe
August 19, 2012 at 7:59 am
Changing their party name and slogan does not mean they ve also changed their corrupt practices no people.(moving foward to greener pastures in corruption)
NDELOLESHA FYE
August 19, 2012 at 8:45 am
MWE BANTU MMD NEVERS MUMBA UKU EKUPWA AMANO A PROSTITUTE IS A PROSTITUTE NO MATTER HOW MANY NAMES U WILL GIVE IT.NO ONE WILL FORGET USELESS PARTY MMD.NOTHIN HAS CHANGED!!!!!! MAD HOUSE NEVERS
Malisa Mwimba
August 19, 2012 at 9:00 am
Shameless,useless leader! You failed to run your own church 4 greednes of money,u r a
faluire,pastor 4 nothing! Its the end of MMD like t or not!
Bawishi
August 19, 2012 at 9:32 am
When people run out of ideas they think like headless chickens and thats what happening to MMD now. They cant just come to terms with reality. Shame!!!
taliban
August 19, 2012 at 10:22 am
nothing wrong with changing name except it will be hard to sell ..!
LOSING MMD CANDIDATE 2
August 19, 2012 at 10:55 am
Idi Amin Dada wanted to change the name of Uganda to “Idiland” but when his advisors told him that the inhabitants of Cyprus are called “Cypriots” meaning the inhabitants of Idiland will be called “IDIOTS,” he changed his mind.
President Michael Chiluifya Sata sc. (Street Counsel) also wanted to cahnge the name of Zambia to Sata but when he was told that the inhabitants of Sata will be caleed “Satanists,” he also chaged his mind.
Umu zedian
August 19, 2012 at 11:24 am
THE END OF MOVEMENT FOR MADE DEALERS
Tribalist
August 19, 2012 at 12:46 pm
Ba Nevers pls you can do better to stop saying that the Zambian people, the Zambian people as if u are representing us you say the MMd people. it pains me to hear you saying that Zambians have rejected this and that, its only the few (laggerds)MMD who still think that you can come back. God does need to hear about your name, people are now running to God and not to the devil. You ran away from God.
Mtola Nkhani
August 19, 2012 at 3:19 pm
Nervous Mambala Seko-ponoke the real confuza of mmd hahahahaha!!
Sir Victor Aliwatsons
August 19, 2012 at 4:50 pm
We wish you well
Mwanarob
August 19, 2012 at 6:22 pm
Mr. Mumba won an election. Whatever you want to say about him, he is the president of MMD. Let him make the changes he wants to make in his party as long as his members agree to the changes. His never being a president of the country will be proven in an election.
tallmike
August 19, 2012 at 6:42 pm
Even if MMD changes the name,it means nothing.They are still corrupt starting from the president to the last man in the party.
Memories are still fresh about the closure of many industries which left us without benefits eg Zambia airways ,Lenco,Namboard,Zcbc,Niec,UBZ.Deliberate taxes which forced Dunlop,Johnson & johnson,Reckit & colman,Robert hudson,Rover zambia and many more to close the list is endless.MMD created the high unemployment levels we are talking about today.Corrupt labour ministers who used to silence workers quest to fight for their rights was at its peak during the MMD RULE.SO MY DEAR NEVERS TETI UTU BEPE,WHATEVER YOU DO.BYE BYE THANK YOU.
Concerned citizen
August 19, 2012 at 6:57 pm
What will happen to the members of parliament who where voted on MMD ticket ( movement of multi party Democracy ) not Mother of whatever…… MMD Mps going to continue as MPs because the sponsoring party has changed.
ulimbe
August 19, 2012 at 7:35 pm
the changing of the name is to run away from deregistering the party,remember it has issues with pacra of not paying returns.
dnice
August 19, 2012 at 8:21 pm
couldnt they have come up with a different name sure? this sounds childish to me, honestly
Kaesha
August 19, 2012 at 9:41 pm
Ba Nevers in the name of Jesus come back to the ministry of saving lost souls, demon in Nevers out! As all say Amen!
umuzombiki
August 20, 2012 at 12:51 am
intelectuals sure.. Read betwn the line. What is the dfrnce btwn MMD and MMD…to me its one and the same sh*t. Some one to respond to this…!
The spirit of capt solo
August 20, 2012 at 5:53 am
Ichisushi, a puff, chi mbwete, a fart…call it what u like, it still stinks!
The spirit of capt solo
August 20, 2012 at 6:05 am
The stench of the corruption ordour left by chiluba and banda endureth forever…amen.