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When Will UPND Leaders Grow Up?
Dear Editor,
WHEN I compare the words of the Vice-President, Dr Guy Scott, and those of United Party for National Development (UPND) deputy secretary general for political affairs Kuchunga Simusamba on the funeral of the nine UPND cadres who perished in a road accident last Sunday in Luangwa, it is not difficult to see why the opposition party is in dire need of direction.
In his statement, our esteemed leader, Dr Scott expressed grief at the breavement, while the Patriotic Front cancelled all its campaign activities because of the funeral.
By offering to resume campaign activities and events after the funeral, the PF exhibited leadership and wisdom.
UPND president Hakainde Hichilema dancing after filing his nomination papers at the Supreme Court in Lusaka on august 8,2011
They have also insulted the government for taking over funeral expenses, while making empty promises of winning the seat. They claimed, “it was unAfrican and unZambian” for the
government to “impose itself on the funeral”. Besides, they ignored to acknowledge what the government did at public funerals after the recent Chibombo and Chisamba road accidents.
Just imagine the parody and taunting the PF leaders would have been subjected to, if they did not do what they did in Luangwa from the same UPND people who are still complaining.
The party lacks leadership.
MUBANGA LUCHEMBE,
Lusaka.
Posted by Editor
on June 7, 2013. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
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sinazeze
June 7, 2013 at 2:57 pm
By imposing themselves on the funeral which was not there’s,it was a campaign gimmick.They were actually campaigning literally
ndanje kaks
June 8, 2013 at 8:21 am
If the opposite had happened you were still going to cry.
SISTER
June 7, 2013 at 2:58 pm
For sure. Very childish. ATASE!!!!!!!!!!!
isaac
June 7, 2013 at 3:01 pm
The truth is as long as the party called UPND has Hakainde at the helm as their leader, they will not acheive what they want as a political party. This man has shown high level of incompetence and novicity. The man has to be found always on the negative side may be for his political gain of some sort. I miss Mr Sata as an opposition not the oppositions of today. Shame on them!
BANTU JUSTICE
June 7, 2013 at 6:24 pm
Ba PF the problem is that you have no shame.Even when you are messing things up you can’t accept it.You have failed to fufill your promises of 90 days,mealie meal prices have been going up since you came to power, your thirst for absolute power even when you are incompetent is causing by elections and consequently deaths and that chimuzungu chopusa want to shed crocodile tears. To hell!!!
Frans
June 7, 2013 at 3:05 pm
HH and his minions should grow up.If you to hear the speech by Dr Banda yesterday it was full of hate.What we want us citizens of Zambia we want the UPND to campaign on issues not on what PF is doing wrongly.Guys let grow.If voted hwat change can they bring this country.
doubleble
June 7, 2013 at 3:23 pm
Hakainde A funeral is not a place 2 talk politics,we were mourning the loss of fellow zambians not upnd members.how can u start politisizing funerals
G
June 7, 2013 at 3:29 pm
HH president for Zambia……..
PF r fools. Hope they gave asssistance to the family who were affected not just campaigning…….!!
kakolwe
June 7, 2013 at 3:44 pm
NEVER!
THAT IS MY EMPHANTIC ANSWER TO THE STORY TITLE.
Hey, @Called Wise, so this is how you feel posting in capitals? Tired!
Wizzy
June 7, 2013 at 4:10 pm
What is important is that the government helped and if it works to their advantage, well and good . After all goes an adage” give and you will be given”. So what’s wrong if they are campaigning. Zambia lets grow in our heads. Haven’t you seen people selling at burial site. Who knows it can be an opportunity for them.
Mundia M
June 7, 2013 at 4:14 pm
Day dreaming is free of charge. HH is not winning any presidential election soon.
Kennedy
June 7, 2013 at 4:22 pm
HH stand for “Hopposing Heverything”.
Niceday
June 7, 2013 at 4:55 pm
What do you expect with chaps like G. As long as characters like G, ZWD and their hoard of internet trolls continue making them feel as if everybody enjoys their negativity and hatred then am afraid it will never happen.
casim
June 7, 2013 at 5:26 pm
Nonsense why do you opposing people like that….. have you forgotten so soon how the current president used to behave during the he was in opposition how did he behave. let the man celebrate atleast he looks smart than some of the presidents..
Osiris
June 7, 2013 at 6:34 pm
Even th name Mubanga machende(Luchembe) being bemba suggests UPND hater! Kip yo opinion,u r rspctd!
CALLED WISE
June 7, 2013 at 6:52 pm
@ kakolwe, HEY MY
ONCORHYNCHUS KETA,
THAT’S EXACTLY HOW I FEEL POSTING IN CAPITAL LETTERS.
ZAMBIAN PEOPLE ARE GROWN UP AND ARE ABLE TO KNOW WHETHER THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT IS TAKING THEM TO SHOPPING MALL OR TO A 2 METER-SQUARE STAND FULL OF ORDINARY DRIED MULEMBWE NA CHIBWABWA BECAUSE THEY PUT THEM IN POWER AND THEY ALSO KNOW HOW TO EJECT THEM.
THE CURRENT POLITICAL OPPOSITION PARTIES ARE NOT REALLY DOING MUCH IN CHECKS AND BALANCES.
IT’S (I.P.S.G.) INDIVIDUAL PUNCH SCORE-GAME WE ARE SEEING (INSULTS,HATRED,NAME CALLING…)
RubbISH
June 7, 2013 at 6:54 pm
Tribal ***** Luchembe. I see your articles in the Post & maybe that makes you think you are a good writer. You are not. You are just a useful idi.ot & PF bootlicker. There are a lot of people with conta-views who write better but the post does not publish because they only publish stories that support PF.
ENVELOPED
June 8, 2013 at 2:41 am
UPND IS A CLUB OF PEOPLE WHO IMITATE POLITICIANS IN SOME WAY BUT A FAR FROM POLITICAL REALITY.
THEY ONLY FOLLOW PLUMES OF SMOKE AND CAN’T 2 STEPS AHEAD OF THEMSELVES.
Up & Down for sure.
Leon Davies
June 8, 2013 at 2:41 am
Lucembe is right he makes more sense than you! HH has a long way to go.
Prof. Chilekesha
June 8, 2013 at 5:10 am
Mr Luchembe your tribalist comments will not take you anywhere. even when the PF turn zambia into a failed state will you still be supporting them. “the emperor’s new clothes syndrome”
ndanje kaks
June 8, 2013 at 8:25 am
I cant see any tribalistic statement in the article, can anyone else do?
truth
June 8, 2013 at 6:27 am
@kennedy r cracking me up.i remember moreen mwanawasa at her husbands country trotting funeral.
Denmark
June 8, 2013 at 7:29 am
the article lack ethos and logos.
osanamiza mwene Luangwa
June 8, 2013 at 8:50 am
What did the PF do at the funeral. Mukamba chabe they did not do anything cos all the food and funeral expenses were met by UPND. Why do you cheat people that they did something for the deceased in Luangwa, were you there ? Senior Chief Mburuma, and Chief Mphuka were there, Only Chief Mphuka requested UPND to compensate the families of those that died. What did your PF do, they only sent somebody to come and explain that it was necessary to carry out post mortems because the families need to claim compensation from the owner of the vehicle. WHAT ELSE TELL ME ?
FuManchu
June 8, 2013 at 5:36 pm
Too many lives have been lost through road accidents and I have not come across where government has given advice for victims to claim, there could be some hidden intent if one cared to find out who the owner of the vehicl………… I leave the rest for you to think about.
XXX
June 8, 2013 at 10:13 am
He will never grow up that is for sure!!!
casim
June 8, 2013 at 1:27 pm
he doesnt mind coz he is confortable already. lets hope you are a grown up person yourself.
CHIKWE
June 8, 2013 at 1:18 pm
The action and position taken by both the PF and UPND parties over the calamity in Luangwa, remind me of the time when Sata fell ill and was evacuated to South Africa. During that time, I remember vividly Guy Scott’s statement that PF was going to refund MMD government whatever expenses incurred on Sata…
One thing we can learn from this is that: parties in opposition fail to understand the roles and responsibilities of the state over its citizens, irrespective of political affiliation… it is not uncommon even for the party in power to tell people that development could only be seen if they voted for the ruling party… do you really need to go through Civic Education to understand this… Africa ichalo cha mfimfi (dark continent)…
FuManchu
June 8, 2013 at 5:39 pm
Remind us for we are of short memories!
farmer
June 8, 2013 at 1:22 pm
The fact is pf has failed to fulfil its campaign promises.
Elvis Mutambika
June 8, 2013 at 8:50 pm
The PF goverment is stupit and i mean very stupit ,there have failed us all Presindent Michael sata promised, things that he is only giving to his children and blind people that follow him. Iam very sure the time they will be out of parliament they will eat class or hunged.