UPND vice-president Richard Kapita has advised Tongas to be proud of voting for their tribesman Hakainde Hichilema in every presidential election.
Featuring with Hichilema on Sky FM Radio’s Good Governance programme in Monze recently, Kapita said Tongas should not expect Hichilema to win the presidency if they did not give him massive votes.
“The point I want to relate to is this issue of people complaining from Southern Province that ‘ba President, what shall we do?’ You know what you should do. You people from Southern Province always surprise me; you know what you ought to do. Your friends when they are voting for their own person, and you should not be ashamed, people want to make you believe that for voting for Hakainde you should be ashamed. No! Be proud, you’ve got a capable leader that can run this country differently,” Kapita said.
“And that I can assure you; not those people Patriotic Front who’ve gone there in government chancing because they cheated people. You should be proud of voting for Hakainde today, tomorrow and the other day and next year and so on. But what do you do you people from Southern Province? You give your own son; your own son you give him maybe 30 per cent of the vote. Ten per cent or 20 per cent is given to other people, how do you expect him to win? I think you should go out there and vote for Hakainde in the next election.”
Kapita also accused finance minister Alexander Chikwanda of insulting the Tongas by saying that the UPND had a wrong leader.
“This is why I get surprised, for example one leader in the PF was actually literally insulting the people of Southern Province, and the Tongas. He was quoted, Mr Chikwanda, in The Post newspaper a few days ago saying that the Tongas have a wrong leader,” he said as Hichilema agreed with him.
Kapita said no individual had a right to choose a leader for Tongas.
He said Tongas could not rule because they were intimidated.
“A number of them have asked, ‘why can’t we also rule?’ The reason you can’t rule is that you are intimidated as Tongas. When others say you are tribalists you agree to that, yet it is only in this land where you’ll find people from Eastern Province, Northern Province who can aspire to be councillors and the Tongas have no problem with that. So when people turn around and say you Tongas are tribal, please tell them you are not tribal, and don’t be scared,” he said.
“Even those that are in buses or minibuses when they hear people talking in their own languages they can’t even speak their own language as Tonga. Who is Mr Chikwanda to choose a leader for the people of Southern Province? I think you Tongas must wake up and say we are proud of being Tonga. Don’t be shy and tamed when you are told you are Tonga you start hiding under the table. Go and give Hakainde the vote next time and make sure that other leaders get zero votes.”
Asked by the moderator if indeed the UPND was a tribal and Bantustan party, Kapita responded: “Well, it depends on what he means. We are all Bantu and we are proud that we get our votes from… there’s no body that can’t be voted from where he comes from or where she comes from. The reason the people of Luapula, Northern Province voted massively for President Sata was they said he’s their own. What you hear is actually just a joke when I hear people say ‘Hakainde is only voted for by people from Southern Province’, that’s not correct.”
He claimed that if it were not for rigging in the last general election, the UPND would have won a lot of parliamentary seats.
And despite facts showing that the UPND had more members of parliament in Southern Province than other provinces, Kapita refused to accept.
“How many MPs do we have from other provinces? They are many. In North Western Province we had a massive vote, if it wasn’t for the rigging that took place we would have something like eight, nine MPs from North Western Province. In Western Province we have about six MPs,” said Kapita.
“Why do you want to restrict Hakainde’s MPs only to Southern Province when in actual fact he has MPs in North Western Province, Southern Province, Western Province and Central Province? But here is Mr Chikwanda saying the people of Southern Province unfortunately have a wrong leader.”
And Hichilema vowed that he would not listen to what he termed abuse of ethnicity by other tribes so that they continued ruling the country.
“I think the vice-president has spoken sufficiently. I think it’s time to remind people that vice-president Kapita comes from a long, long way; comes from Mwinilunga. So I am really grateful that he’s here in Monze at this radio station talking to his brothers and sisters in Southern Province.
Vice-president Kapita is from Mwinilunga, Ikelengi, far, far away; he’s Lunda,” said Hichilema as Kapita retorted that he was proud to be Lunda.
“I’m sure the listeners are listening he’s proud to be Lunda. The issue is that this thing is a gimmick. We will not listen to abusing ethnicity so you can continue ruling and suppressing your colleagues, absolutely no,” said Hichilema.
NKANDU
September 19, 2012 at 4:18 pm
IT IS TRUE TONGAS HAVE A LOT OF YEARS TO RULE THIS NATION.SAD.
Chisenga
September 19, 2012 at 4:26 pm
SO IT IS VERY TRUE THAT UPND/HH IS VERY TRIBAL?I THOUGHT IS WAS A FALSE ALLEGATION.OH NO.
kachema
September 19, 2012 at 4:33 pm
The sentiments expressed in this article are trully from a deranged man and later on a deranged party. Does this man know what he is talking about. He either is void of knowledge on statistics or demography or he is plain dull. He says the tongas should vote for their own tonga man. That is good. The other tribes will also vote for there own. I can assure him with this stupidity no tonga man ( in this case HH) will ever rule Zambia unless the seceded and they remained alone.Kapita comes from Northwestern province. He knows his province has over 7 ethnic groups and I guess he comes from the Lunda speaking people. Those will vote for him and HH but how many are they. This man should wake up and smell the coffee. Such cheap talk is indeed cheap and will take him nowhere.
Ziman
September 19, 2012 at 4:35 pm
We are always telling U Tongas that U are worst tribalists. HH cant never! To borrow from Dorica ndaifulila! Elyo lwanya kwena ni desperation iyi, ci HH and Kapita what a shame! Let the insults begin!
Shameless
September 19, 2012 at 4:38 pm
I looked up the word chauvinist in the dictionary and surely it defines HH. Chauvinistic ………
shax
September 19, 2012 at 4:40 pm
what a foolish and ignorant man and so z every1 who thnks hh wil eva rule zed
Bigben
September 19, 2012 at 4:50 pm
Kapita!! The big FOOL!! HH or Any TONGA will never Rule this country coz they have shown us who they are!! triblist!!!
You
September 19, 2012 at 4:56 pm
Tumfweko, How do you feel to have very few people sending comments to your newspaper as compared to ZWD? You bemba tribalist you think this country is only made up of bembas. You tumfweko are the worst tribalist, even your name shows it.
Dissapointed
September 19, 2012 at 5:03 pm
What a mess. At times i wonder if HH went to Unza at the times when Unza was a proper university 1981 – 1985. HH please wake up and rise above tribal politics. You need to go and study M160 at Unza for you to do politics very well. No wonder you can even keep ZMK360 billion in the BanK. Who ever called you under 5 five is right. Honestly the intelligent Tongas will not accept such. Chibamba Kanyama last year said “You tongas will never be presidents unless you ride on other tribes”. I rest my case.
Bigben
September 19, 2012 at 5:11 pm
@YOU!! Kaunda-Bemba,Chiluba-Congolese,Mwanawasa-Lamba,Banda-Chewe or something!,Sata-Bemba!! tell me these all bembas??? think before you comment
Political Scientist
September 19, 2012 at 5:29 pm
the more you spread propaganda against HH the stronger and more popular you make him.
Monk Square Shootist
September 19, 2012 at 5:42 pm
I thought this was an old Post propaganda from last month. Have you idiots run out of articles?? I thought HH was in western province and not monze, mwaba shani kanshi???!!!! Leave HH alone. We have come to love the guy. Abash your tribalism. VIVA HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 2016 . . . or earlier . . . . ???
Biggie Smallz
September 19, 2012 at 5:43 pm
all those who are suppliyng food to GBM’s house should stop before that swine explodes
Olympia Resident
September 19, 2012 at 5:53 pm
some of this fake and foolish propaganda is now becoming funny. ba tumfweko get serious
Moonga
September 19, 2012 at 5:59 pm
Hungy Hyena and his Junior Apostles of Bitterness are still living in a stone age.Never will hh rule this country.
Dr. Smash
September 19, 2012 at 7:27 pm
Nice article bt HH z nt a tribalist – hs politics is definately tribalistic. Kapita wants tribal politics jst like HH. Birds of de same feather. They ar f00lz
Bright
September 19, 2012 at 8:47 pm
Ubwafya ba HH tabaiabwelamo, where will he go with that kind of well spread tribalism of his? Naleka mayo
Tks
September 19, 2012 at 10:05 pm
Zambia forward, muzakamba muzalema we going stronger and stronger viva hh
Ken
September 19, 2012 at 10:10 pm
U v made hh more popular now, lots of sleepless night. U eat hh ,u bath hh, u drink hh. Ine ndeloleshya fye
Nakamba
September 19, 2012 at 10:18 pm
Imagine opposition without hh in zambia. All the same he s cool cant compare him with a grade 2 failure
Tembo
September 19, 2012 at 10:27 pm
What r u talking? Sata has created 20 000jobs, no loadsheding, has improved economy,has managed to borrow 750$million,created new district. What more
West
September 19, 2012 at 10:30 pm
Find another strategy the tribal lies will not help
blackbull
September 19, 2012 at 10:32 pm
its true bembas are fools how can yu insist hh will never rule this country as if its only bembas who vote go back to your history sata was told the same many times by pipo we even respected much but what do we have in state house today – ukwa – chimbwi no plan ba swaine imwe have run out of plans and ideas on how to fulfeel the promises made .
DR NKANDU NEWMAN
September 19, 2012 at 11:01 pm
Awe mwe ba tonga mwalibipa imitima, nendoshi ya wamapo.yakuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuumwe.
Monk
September 19, 2012 at 11:01 pm
Hh will never rule, hh is tribal, hh what, hh bitter, too much of these comments. Lets change to hh is a witch ,hh is a polygamist, hh is a not good, hh forged his degree. I hop now he ll lose popularity
Love ya muti
September 20, 2012 at 12:46 am
It is nt the Tongas who said that. It was a Lunda. Please, if it is tribal, let the Lunda be the tribal person. Penzeni and Banda always said vote for me because i am from eastern province. No one complained. Why complain now? Let every person vote for the person who they think would represent their interests better! Shiit
Suntwe
September 20, 2012 at 1:05 am
Tumfweko you are the same dangerous tribalists.
Zonda Uzalema
September 20, 2012 at 1:34 am
Tell ba Tumfweko, How does it feel to write a ****** article and then you comment on it yourselves? UUm UUM ? Do you feel smart when you put down a silly headline like that and think ” yes twalasa! iye chifundo ….
Zonda Uzalema
September 20, 2012 at 1:52 am
Uno mwaka ngu HH , 2013 HHHHHHH 2014 HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhh 2015 Heart attacks in some circles
Zonda Uzalema
September 20, 2012 at 1:53 am
going to sleep, other s are failing to sleep strategising how to bring down a man God already choose to take over
Amaru Shakur
September 20, 2012 at 7:02 am
Never will I vote for pf again….tribal shit my foot…any ************ that can reason wit both brain balls knoz the pathetic fools aint doin it rite
Amaru Shakur
September 20, 2012 at 7:13 am
If you hate Tongas you can
kiss my black ass…or preferably suck my dick…..
mk
September 20, 2012 at 7:22 am
Guess what? I aint Tonga but have fallen in love with the way HH is goimg abt thinhs. Zonda, uzalema.
polo yako
September 20, 2012 at 7:34 am
Just read the first sentence and conclude that kapita is sick. All Tongas have probably voted for HH and still failed to make him president, what’s the point really apart it being pure tribalism. Can someone please hire me to silence the idiots.
Child of the Sky
September 20, 2012 at 7:47 am
I do not see anything wrong with Kapita’s statement. Other people do the same all the time. They vote for their own, and no one condemns them.
Genius
September 20, 2012 at 8:59 am
Child of the Sky
Cacine uli mbwa sana tawakwata amano. You cannot unite Zambia with your irresponsible and careless remarks
mkhonto we sizwe
September 20, 2012 at 9:20 am
Isults and counter insults. But check by the end of the day…. neither of you have built the country at all. Know God and you will know the place of politics in your life.
kanyenga c
September 20, 2012 at 9:26 am
tongas wil never rule dis country.rule yo cows & enjoy yo mabisi u cants………
Jojo
September 20, 2012 at 9:26 am
Yes Tongas should be proud to vote for their quality president. He is quality and the fittest to be president and so should bwe voted all the time until he he no longer quality or until better quality is identified. What is tribal about that?
Nicola
September 20, 2012 at 9:31 am
YOU,MONK SQURE SHOOTIST,and BLACK BULL. indeed you are big fools. **** you all. you tonga pigs you will never rule us. you shall continue to be our slaves polishing our shoes.
Tribalist
September 20, 2012 at 10:00 am
Mr Kapita sir, you have really shown you tru foolihness,and you are the people that HH likes cause he is the big ***** himself.
Nyele ya Mbuzi
September 20, 2012 at 10:36 am
How many times am I going to tell all you tribal i.diots that we are one and the same Kaffirs. Why do we have to differenciate each other as if that adds any value to our lives? Who cares about your pecularities anyway?
Trywell Chifita
September 20, 2012 at 10:41 am
Just a reminder to Kapita, HH is not the only Tonga. Magande is a better Tonga leader than HH who is a tribalist without a track recored to rule apart from his trtibal record. Magande is super liked by a cross section of well meaning Zambians than this HH who has no spine to rule Zambia. HH Zwaaaa, tuyanda Magande.
janet c
September 20, 2012 at 12:14 pm
Unless Tongas find a way of cloning themselves, this advice to Tongas is mathematically wrong – there aren’t enough tongas to get HH into power. It si no wonder their HH is a sexist fool who doesn’t allow his wife Mutinta out of the kitchen (except when it’s time to go to the market)!!!!
Carols
September 20, 2012 at 12:31 pm
The one number1 enemies to HH are the very people who are surrounding him. They are busy even uprooting even the littles chances Hakainde had. I am very shocked by kapita’s remarks….!!!
the chosen one
September 20, 2012 at 1:17 pm
it shocking that its only the chilufya’s, mulenga’s,kangwa’s and so on that think that HH will never rule zambia my question is why? bembas stop this ****** thing of accussing others of being tribal when its you bringing this stupidity in our beautiful country. when u are in power u should be working on bring everyone aboard allas most of you are not that wise. when others go unza and other colleges you complain, why not ask how others do it and not hate them. its a shameful actually to think of this, am not tonga but i live in northern p and am able to compare how tongas trick others compared to bembas.mr sata is my president and tell u what am proud of him.talk peace show love for one another thats what memb’es say right!
magobbo
September 20, 2012 at 1:23 pm
Kapita is right especially the fact that he himself is not tonga.Can this tribilistic paper Tumfweko deny the fact that their are many counsellors in S.province who are not tonga.Can you also list how many tonga counsellors are there in Luapula and Nothern province.Be fair u idiots.SP does not need UKWA’s cabinet for funds.It can sastain itself economically.
Francis Mwansa
September 20, 2012 at 1:38 pm
HH will never rule this country.why? because is TONGA
Francis Mwansa
September 20, 2012 at 1:51 pm
HH will never rule this country.why?because is tonga
chuba
September 20, 2012 at 4:00 pm
HH it is true that you are not popular,but that dose not mean you cant became popular.All you need to do is, stop agueing and consetrate on work.There are alot of this you can do with your billions before 2016.Be a different politician not only in Zambia but also in Africa.