Chiefs reconcile political contestants

MUCHINGA Chiefs and Chief Cooma of Southern Province have called for reconciliation among aspiring candidates who have not been picked to contest in the upcoming elections and those who have been selected.

The chiefs are also scheduled to hold a meeting to reconcile aspiring candidates that applied to contest for various political offices in the 2021 general elections.

“We have planned for a meeting in which all those that aspired to contest for various political position will be called to reconcile because they are all our children,” Chief Mpepo said.

Chief Mpepo said chiefs would ensure that those had not been adopted and those that had been adopted reconcile to spearhead development in various chiefdoms across the province.

“We sat as chiefs in Muchinga Province to look at the adoptions by various political and ensure that they reconcile because they are all our children,” Chief Mpepo said.

UNIP in Lusaka has warned party secretary general, Mwiche Mulenga, to stop falsehoods against former party president, Tilyenji Kaunda and vice president Njekwa Anamela that there are interfering with party internal processes.

Lusaka provincial chairman, Allan Malawo, said Mr Mwiche in a desperate attempt to legitimize himself as secretary General from a ‘flawed’ electoral outcome, attempted to dissolve three provincial committees where he lost party elections.

He said Mr Kaunda and Mr Anamela had remained ‘loyal’ members of the party.

Mr Malawo said Mr Mwiche had been attempting to smear ‘mud’ through falsehoods against the former leaders just because they provided a smooth handover to the current party leadership.

“We have rejected his ac

And Chief Mpepo said there was need for unity in political parties ahead of August 12 general elections.

He said it was important for unsuccessful aspirants to accept the decision of the party and work with those that had been adopted.

“It is not possible that all the aspiring candidates can be adopted at once. it is important for those that have been left out to accept and continue working for the better of their areas,” Chief Mpepo said.

He advised those that aspired for various positions to tions and activity which are inimical to the building of harmony and unity in the party at a time of general elections like now. His personal agenda and opinions are not the policy decisions of the party, and we shall not allow him to mislead our membership,” he said.

Mr Malawo said the former leaders provided a smooth transition as an act of love for the party to enable it participate effectively in the upcoming general elections.

“Since then, Comrades Tilyenji and Njekwa have remained loyal to the party and consistent in their positions, unlike Mr Mwiche who is being unprincipled, deceptive and lacking in respect and morals,” he said.

Mr Malawo said unless Mr Mwiche’s reckless behavior was checked, he would make the party divided and without a sense of a unity of purpose.

He said it was sad that up to now the party had no new manifesto, no national procontinue working constituencies and not only re-appear in 2026.

Chief Mpepo said people have now become observant and will only support those that will continue doing community despite not being adopted.

And Chief Cooma has urged adopted candidates and those left out to work together for the good of the country.

The traditional leader said those that have been left out of adoptions should embrace those adopted because they had the common interest of serving the Zambian people.

He said in an interview that the those that have been left out should not hold grudges against the adopted candidate as doing so would be damaging not only to their political career but also to national development.

“We want to see those adopted and those that have not been adopted to work together because there can only be one adopted candidate out of so many aspiring candidates,” he said.

Chief Cooma urges the aspring candidate that have been left out to remain loyal to their respective political

We want to see those adopted and those that have not been adopted to work together because there can only be one adopted candidate out of so many aspiring candidates,” he said.

gramme apart from ill-advised attacks on former leaders whose work in rebuilding the party and sustaining it to this day was evident.

Mr Malawo said all claims and allegations by Mr Mwiche should be dismissed with contempt.

“We no longer have confidence in his leadership and call on all provinces to save the party from his mischief which we condemn in no uncertain terms,” he said.