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Sikwela Denies Owing UPND, Leaders ‘Why Want a Refund From Me?’
![Sata [left], Sikwela [center] and Guy Scot [right]](https://tumfweko.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Sata-Sikwela.jpg)
Sata [left], Sikwela [center] and Guy Scot [right]
Reverend Sikwela said he was shocked that some UPND MPs were demanding refunds for money contributed towards his campaign ahead of the Livingstone by-election in July last year.
Meanwhile, Forum for Democratic Process (FODEP) has charged that it was not mandatory for Reverend Sikwela who had resigned from the UPND to payback money contributed towards his campaign.
UPND deputy spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa on Saturday demanded that Rev. Sekwila should refund him money he contributed towards the campaign in July last year.
Mr Mweetwa who is UPND Choma MP claimed that Rev Sikwela’s campaign cost KR500, 000 (K500 million) and that he had contributed some money.
But Rev Sikwela said in an interview yesterday that the demand was misplaced and that he had also contributed money towards the running of UPND.
“Actually, I am very shocked to hear that I am being told to pay back money spent during my by-election campaign. I am surprised people want me to payback when I also made several forms of assistance including finances towards UPND.
“This is my first time to hear of such demands and I think, this is not the best way to handle issues,” Rev Sikwela said.
Rev Sikwela resigned on Friday last week citing tribalism and hostility in the opposition UPND.
He said he had decided to leave UPND because of the hostility he received from the party when he announced that he wanted to work with the Government in developing his constituency.
FODEP executive director MacDonald Chipenzi has described demands for a pay back as merely political statement.
Mr Chipenzi said in a separate interview yesterday that it was not mandatory for Rev Sikwela to payback the money.
“It’s a well known fact that the money being claimed was given out of free will and was meant to sell UPND in Livingstone. I think, it’s not right to claim such money,” Mr Chipenzi said.
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CASSIDY
January 7, 2013 at 11:17 am
Politics of the stomach.nisebana wikutwe.
sakala mutale
January 7, 2013 at 11:38 am
ba cassidy nkalani chabe if you have no constructive opinion to give
mulenga
January 7, 2013 at 11:39 am
point,did he borrow for them to ask him to pay back,backward kind of thinking childish is the word
CNP-4U
January 7, 2013 at 11:46 am
he’s such a randy horny useless bally..atase..pay what you owe..!
Tony
January 7, 2013 at 1:01 pm
I agree with cassidy ni sebana wikute.
Isoka
January 7, 2013 at 1:01 pm
The so called ba shimapepo can you be advising the govt from your church rather than joining politics mwakulasebana
Ba medza
January 7, 2013 at 1:44 pm
Takwaba ukubwesha! Just write it as a bad debt. That’s my game you call politics!!!!
Chrispine
January 7, 2013 at 2:27 pm
issues of by-elections should be addressed in the new constitution if the country were to save money from the unnecessarily spending of country’s resources
Democrat
January 7, 2013 at 2:38 pm
Was it a credit or contribution? I cant believe that such claims are coming from an academic mouth of mr mweetwa. Mr mweetwa, pliz u must utter things befitng your education.
JOE
January 7, 2013 at 2:48 pm
ba UPND are just proving to be thugs,holigans and bitter ATI Pay back ha ha haha ha joke of the day,are any of these guys educated??Tongas ni NO
kakolwe
January 7, 2013 at 3:22 pm
Mweetwa, you forgot to mention that He should also REFUND the beatings of mourners during campaigns. Now you are letting everybody doubt your education. Be quick to listen, slow to utter words. Ukubilima, you utter RUBBISH!
Tonga Bull
January 7, 2013 at 3:26 pm
Rev Sikwela resigned on Friday last week citing tribalism and hostility in the opposition UPND.
Tell us which tribalism now? foolish reveland just agree that u accepted money from somewhere so dat u can be rich at the expense poor pipo Wabalya banyoko
Umupandapwiti
January 7, 2013 at 3:33 pm
He should just pay if he has dignity. UPND helped him get into parliament and all he could do is betray it, some so called reverends, awekwena. They are no better than Judus who betrayed Jesus.
Umwaume
January 7, 2013 at 3:47 pm
Watch out for the by election Clement Andeleki will stand on PF ticket. This is a planned move 5 months ago.
Janet c
January 7, 2013 at 5:00 pm
Sikwela is a very big prostitute – ili hule Sikwela – ili hule in marotal and political affairs. He should be stripped of his reverend-hood!! Why does the media still refer to this randy bastard as a ‘Reverend’??? Is an adulterous reverend the face of Zambia as a christian nation???? I suppose so – we need to remove this christian nation foolishness because clearly zambians have failed lamentably to live up to their christianity – surely a Reverend in court for adultery – he should resign on moral grounds and should be stopped from standing in politics – he is a disgrace to the nation – reverend of ubu chende.
alica
January 8, 2013 at 8:31 am
ba righteous janet
Janet c
January 7, 2013 at 5:02 pm
…and who would want to sleep with Sikwela anyway with the way he looks??? His hair resembles a badger
half petticoat
January 9, 2013 at 3:06 pm
badger, lol!
season 24 of 24
January 7, 2013 at 6:32 pm
ifyabupubafye ata
jn
January 7, 2013 at 10:24 pm
DISGRACED SIKWELA U R A SHAME TO THE CHURCH,YO FAMILY,COMMUNITY-BEEN BOUGHT FOR SURE
Tribalist
January 8, 2013 at 5:59 am
Mr Mwetwa the next thing you are going to do is to tell your wife to pay you back all the things that you have been buying her when you devorce. I was thinking that you a such an educated person kansi you are just a big f**l. There alot of f**ls in your party, ” birds of same feathers.”
SINYANGWE
January 8, 2013 at 9:05 am
Since i knew politics i have never heard about what mr Mweetwa claim for.Anyboad ‘ve de right 2 join any politica party of his or her choice.I think upnd ‘ve lost de direction childesh,bitterness hostility,&tribalism,change our brothers & sisters.
da vinci
January 8, 2013 at 1:31 pm
Some people are so naïve. If sikwela was given money it was for a purpose – a political purpose. There is no such thing as just a contribution. Chipenzi is also very dull because he does not know under what conditions the contributions were made!
BEN
January 8, 2013 at 2:42 pm
No contract was signed
half petticoat
January 9, 2013 at 3:11 pm
It is called a SUNK COST in Accounting.
Chipwiti
January 9, 2013 at 8:42 am
Dirty Game,politics at its best.
half petticoat
January 9, 2013 at 3:10 pm
Mr. Matwi, if you give a gal Have-Some-More or Wilson’s sweets when you are chaffing her, Do you have to ask her to return the biscuits when u break up?
torture
January 9, 2013 at 10:54 pm
cornelius if i were u i wld keep quite coz very soon u will be picked by the police for the money u collected from pipo in choma by purporting that u re qualified lawyer when infanct not.since when did a contribution become a debt ?u re sitting on a time bomb go pay back the money then come and throw the first stone on the rev.kulibonesha taa!