UPND OFFERED BRIBE FOR ME TO WITHDRAW FROM KABWATA RACE, CLAIMS SIMAATA
Mainda Simaata, an aspiring candidate for the Kabwata parliamentary seat and a former Kamwala Ward 5 Councillor, has come forward with serious accusations against the ruling United Party for National Development (UPND).
Simaata claims that emissaries from the UPND have approached him with offers of bribes and veiled threats, urging him to withdraw his candidacy from the upcoming August polls.
This assertion paints a concerning picture of the integrity of the electoral process and the methods employed by political parties to secure victory.
What do you want us to do? As long as you don’t accept it, I don’t see any problem. Does a woman need to tell the people or her parents about men who come to to pose her? She has the freedom to accept or reject them.
This is one of their own talking now. This is exactly the methods they have used of bribes and intimidation or threats for people to withdraw from contesting even after filing their nominations.