Tonse-Pamodzi Alliance presidential candidate Brian Mundubile
says the country’s is witnessing an unusual and subdued
election season mood due to lack of money.
Speaking on BM8 Unfiltered, Mundubile said said many people
including candidates are contending with low disposable incomes
hence the subdued election mood.
“Many people today have no money to spend, including the
candidates.
“Most candidates actually have no money to spend because there
is simply no money in the economy,” he argued.
He said if one compares the current mood to previous years it
is clear that the hype is very low.
“If you compare 2021 or 2016 around this time, the activity
levels were much higher.
“People were excited in the streets, dancing and campaigning.
The mood now is very different,” Mundubile said.
Speaking about campaign songs, Mundubile said: “I know of one
young man, a nephew of mine, who likes the new BM8 and MZ8
Bengile song.
“He may not be free to play that song on the street for fear of
being arrested.
“I rarely dance, but when that song plays, I find myself
dancing.”
Meanwhile, Mundubile has called for national unity and merit
based leadership.
NATIONAL UNITY AND MERIT-BASED LEADERSHIP MUST GUIDE ZAMBIA’S
FUTURE.
Today, I had the privilege of meeting a delegation of our
party’s aspiring candidates and mobilization team from Southern
Province at my residence in Lusaka.
I consider this meeting historic because it marks the beginning
of a national movement dedicated to healing divisions and
bringing Zambians together regardless of political affiliation,
tribe, region or religion.
During our discussions, I reaffirmed my unwavering commitment
to restoring national unity as the foundation for Zambia’s
development. In my view, Zambia’s greatest challenge today is
the growing division among our people. Before we can achieve
meaningful progress and development, we must first restore
unity and rebuild the bonds that have always defined us as one
nation.
I called upon all aspiring candidates and citizens to become
ambassadors of unity and to promote the values that once made
Zambia a beacon of peace and harmony under the principle of One
Zambia, One Nation.
Zambia belongs to all of us and to future generations.
Political competition should never be allowed to divide our
people or undermine our national identity.
I also reaffirmed that the Tonse-Pamodzi Alliance is determined
to break long-standing political barriers and reject the notion
that certain regions belong exclusively to particular political
parties. Every Zambian has the right to support the political
party and leader of their choice without fear, intimidation or
discrimination.
Leadership in Zambia must be based on merit, competence and the
ability to deliver results. The people of Zambia deserve
leaders who are selected on the basis of performance, integrity
and capacity to serve. Decisions about leadership should never
be determined by tribe, region or religion, but by who can best
deliver development and improve the lives of our people.
The restoration of national unity will be among the foremost
priorities of an NRPUP government and a central pillar of our
party manifesto. I also urge all political leaders to reject
divisive rhetoric and focus instead on ideas, policies and
solutions that advance the interests of our nation.
We are one people. We must live by our motto, One Zambia, One
Nation. Political differences must never make us enemies. Our
future depends on our ability to work together, respect one
another and build a united Zambia for generations to come.
Brian Mundubile
NRPUP Presidential Candidate
Mundubile.You mean there’s no money to sponsor violence
Voters are not motivate by the poor calibre of opposition leaders.It will be a complete whitewash by HH.
It is hypocrisy of the highest order for former PF adherents to talk of uniting the nation. They worked very hard to divide the nation under Mr. Lungu and the wounds inflicted cannot be healed by a symbolic visit by a group of people from Southern Province.
The campaigns are low key because there is no stolen money to literally burn on imbabula (charcoal brazier). No one can squander hard earned money. The money people were spending on campaigns in 2016 and 2021 was stolen money. The loopholes have been sealed. The brook has dried.
We want to hear substance not excitement.
Politics of money,just involves using stolen money,government money.Now you vote because if the message given not because someone bought beers for you.Well done HH.
No more lawlessness and tatameni
Money is being spent wisely by government and not to excite people with handouts. This government has shown responsibility in managing public resources.
There are twenty million Zambians, among them the aged, the youth and these need medication, food on the table and education.
Your agenda is not clear Brian and you don’t expect Zambians who know your background to vote for you because you are going to dish out handouts to a few individuals to make noise.
You are partners with MZ, advise him to allow ECL to be buried before electios and you can then have a clear conscious to campaign.
As it is, you are displaying hardened hearts that care only for the presidency.
If you could show maturity and do the right thing, maybe you could get some votes from a few delinquents who can not see through you and your backers.
There are a lot lurking in the shadows and they all smell vengeance. HH is doing very well and you just have to support him to turn things around- the trajectory is positive so far and Zambians will not take a chance with you guys.
The country is already united and there is peace which you threw out through the window.
Unite with HH and UPND to build Zambia and not to destroy it.
The Euro Bond money is a thing of the past. That caused problems and panic for the poor while people in pf managed to buy helicopters among others.
No more wastage of public resources. No more flashing out public resources anyhow. Money is now being sent for developmental projects in constituencies. Money is now for free education and feeding of learners
Honourable Brian Mundubile, your assertion that the subdued mood of the campaigns is due to candidates lacking money is not true. The reality is that your PF party and its regime, while in power, were controlled by criminals, hooligans, and corrupt individuals who freely dished out stolen and ill-gotten money, sponsoring brutality and violence during election campaigns.
Money is not easy to come by, and it should be spent wisely. Where a government has performed well, its deeds and actions will speak for themselves. The previous PF regime of Brian Mundubile and Makebi Zulu, during the tenure of the late President Edgar Chagwa Lungu, was characterised by thuggery, hooliganism, violence, intimidation, tribal politics, and corruption. Stealing and embezzlement of public funds became commonplace, and many people became accustomed to kickbacks and handouts. Good leaders should emphasise morality, hard work, and innovation. The culture of free handouts creates dependency and weakens people’s initiative.
The politics of using young people under the influence of cheap alcohol and enticing them with handouts to promote violence and intimidation during election campaigns is gradually fading away. Such practices have no place in a civilised society, where campaigns should be issue-based rather than driven by propaganda, malice, and character assassination.
Equally, citizens are wise enough to recognise hypocritical leaders who seek sympathy by exploiting the death of others and delays in burial processes to create false narratives. These are the same individuals who, from the beginning, were pretenders greedy wolves in sheep’s clothing. They are the same people who promoted lawlessness and tribal hate speech. Today, they speak about issues they failed to address or implement when they were in power. What a shame. These are people who appear to lack conscience and accountability for their past actions.