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Vote for the best candidates - Malanji

- By ROGERS KALERO

THE electorate must analyse all candidates and choose those that they are able to represent them effectivel­y in parliament, Patriotic Front (PF) Kwacha constituen­cy candidate Joe Malanji has said

Mr Malanji said some politician­s were using lies and propaganda to try and convince the electorate to vote for them in August 12 elections.

He was speaking in an interview after filing his nomination­s at Kwacha Primary School in Kitwe.

Mr Malanji said while most of the PF parliament­ary candidates had shown capacity to represent the electorate effectivel­y, some opposition candidates were seeking to become MPs for personal interests

"So my plea to the people of Kwacha and Zambia in general is that they should not be excited by campaign promises from some opposition politician­s, but must look at the capacity of some candidate to deliver developmen­t," Mr Malanji said.

Mr Malanji also said the economic challenges that the country was facing had not been brought up by the PF Government but arose from effects of the Covid-19 which had affected various economies of the World.

"It is sad that, in their desperatio­n to form government, the opposition politician­s were even promising Zambians that they will stop the Covid-19. These are lies which desperate people tell. They can even promise a bridge where there is no river or stream," he said.

And Socialist Party candidate, Grace Namunyola, said the battle for Kwacha constituen­cy has just started and that she was not intimidate­d despite being a youthful female candidate in the race dominated by men.

Ms Namunyola said she would work hard to convince the people of kwacha constituen­cy to vote for because she has brilliant ideas.

"Yes, I have successful­ly filed my nomination papers for Kwacha constituen­cy and this is where the battle for August 12 elections starts. The people of Kwacha will make a decision which candidate and political party to vote for," Ms Namunyola said.

Others who filed in the nomination papers but opted not to say anything were Newton Chabala from the National Democratic Congress and Charles Mulenga from the UPND, while Stephen Mushanda did not turn up.

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