I’LL RECONTEST KANKOYO - MUSHIMBA

IWILL return soon and re-contest the Kankoyo parliamentary seat in Mufulira after recording significant recovery from the time I underwent several medical procedures, Brian Mushimba has said.

He was speaking in an interview from America.

Dr Mushimba was last year involved in a road traffic accident and had been undergoing several medical procedures to repair his arm.

He was later diagnosed with Covid-19, which he was recovering from.

He promised to foster unity in the constituency and continue with the development agenda initiated by President Edgar Lungu through.

Dr Mushimba, who is Higher Education Minister, indicated that his priority was to influence unity at the district and constituency levels.

"I believe that we need unity in our district so that our party, the PF remains strong and this is the first task I will undertake once Covid-19 is completely flushed out of my system and I get back to Kankoyo, the place dear to my heart" Dr Mushimba said.

He reaffirmed his intention to run for MP for a second term saying he wanted to continue developing Kankoyo constituency.

He said he was grateful to President Lungu for giving him chance to recover and for all his support during the difficult time he had been unwell.

And Dr Mushimba has said the UPND should not resort to hate-speech or propaganda, but must clearly explain how they would fix the economic challenges in the country.

He said any leader aspiring to form government must exhibit humility and use palatable language during public rallies to inspire others as opposed to being bitter.

''It’s not propaganda, insults or using unpalatable language against other people during rallies that will fix the country's economy. It’s not an issue of saying Bally will fix it. It is explaining how you will fix it.

''The problem with our colleagues in the opposition, especially the UPND is that they are so emotional and always resort to hate-speech and unpalatable language. These people have nothing to offer, but want to form government for their own selfish motives,'' he said.