Muhabi Lungu rips through 13th Aug polls on MILLENNIUM TV backs Brian Mundubile-Makebi Zulu, casts doubt on President Hichilema’s chances at the polls but the jury’s still out
By Staff Reporter 8th July 2026
Millennium TV Zambia
In a candid and electrifying interview on Millennium TV with Amb. Anthony Mukwita, Muhabi Lungu, a leading member of the Tonse Pamodzi Alliance and Leeds University scholar, drew sharp contrasts between President Hakainde Hichilema and opposition leading contender Hon. Brian Mundubile ahead of the 13th August polls.
Muhabi declared without hesitation: “*Mundubile will win the polls given the poverty endemic in Zambia. President HH will fail.”
His reasoning was anchored in the daily struggles of ordinary citizens — soaring fuel costs, skyrocketing mealie meal prices, and a high cost of living that has left millions gasping for relief.
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He praised Mundubile’s humility and resilience saying: “Brian is humble enough to know he doesn’t know everything, while President Hichilema thinks he knows everything, even above those more educated than him.
He wants to be worshiped, and that’s why his ministers are scared of him, I am not and wont kow tow to him.”
Muhabi recalled first meeting Mundubile at the funeral of former President Rupiah Banda, who died on March 11, 2022.
“He was polite and affable when he spoke to me. I thought I knew the man already. That confirmed my belief that Zambia needs leaders who connect with ordinary people, not those who demand to be feared or worshiped which I won’t do.”
He condemned arrogance in politics, warning: “Arrogance kills politicians in Africa. We have seen leaders fall because they thought they were untouchable, thy knew it all.”
Examples abound — from leaders in Zimbabwe, Sudan, and elsewhere who lost power when hubris blinded them to the cries of their people said Lungu.
Muhabi dismissed the notion that foreign reserves equate to prosperity: “There is no correlation between reserves and poverty reduction. Nations like Nigeria and Angola have vast reserves, yet their citizens still suffer. People cannot eat reserves. Prices at the pump and the cost of mealie meal are what matter, food prices have to drop.”
On governance, he argued that the UPND faces mounting challenges: accusations of tribalism, revenge politics, and economic mismanagement.
By contrast, Mundubile, as opposition leader, enjoys the advantage of credibility built on his record as Chief Whip, Provincial Minister, and Chartered Accountant. Muhabi insisted:
“We scanned everyone. Brian was the real deal — sober, experienced, and grounded, he has great ideas to reduce poverty and we are around to help him because has an ear and patience and humility.”
He rebuked President Hichilema’s dismissive tone toward Mundubile and his running mate Makebi Zulu: “It is rude to call your political opponents ‘little boys’. I like that they have not responded to President HH’s arrogance. That shows maturity.”
Muhabi cautioned against lies in regions that favour the ruling party: “Stop telling lies in regions that support you that there will be violence if President HH is not voted in or re elected. It can boomerang.”
He condemned tribalism and revenge politics, urging peace and unity: “We want a united Zambia of one tribe, not one that promotes division. We are One Zambia, One Nation, One Tribe.”
As the nation heads into what many describe as a two-horse race, Muhabi issued a final rallying cry: “Zambians must turn out huge to vote, as much as they turn out to rallies.
Only then can change come. Those in Brian’s strongholds must vote for Brian the same way those for President HH always do, what’s good for the goose must be good for the gander”
Lungu has been a fixture in Zambian politics from his student days to working first President Kenneth Kaunda and private sector as a consultant for the government of Zambia and donor countries such as Japan.
Yet he admitted with concern and fear for his own safety: “I may be targeted for my candidness, for my criticism of government but truth must be spoken.”
The interview, broadcast live on Millennium TV, underscored the stakes of Zambia’s democratic crossroads. With poverty biting hard and political tempers rising, the world watches as Zambia prepares to decide its future.
More than 70 percent and high cost of living are stark. The full interview is available on Millenium TV.
Muhabi Lungu has stacked all his cards behind Brian Munduibile as the next President of Zambia, but urges that Mundubile’s numbers at the vote day will be nothing if Mundubile’s people do not vote because President HH’s numbers turn up 90 percent,
Mundubile and Zulu’s voters must turn up the same way as their competition in southern province do says Lungu.
Source: Full Interview on Millenium TV, LUSAKA.
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