KABWE, KAINGU WIN KANTANSHI AND MWANDI SEATS
Former DMMU National Coordinator Chanda Kabwe has won the Kantanshi parliamentary seat on the Resolute Party ticket, polling 10,473 votes against incumbent UPND candidate Anthony Mumba, who received 8,391 votes.
In Mwandi Constituency, Independent candidate Iris Kaingu has won the Mwandi Constituency parliamentary seat, defeating the ruling UPND candidate, Sibeso Sefulo.
Returning Officer Nowa Nowa has declared Kaingu as duly elected MP for Mwandi after polling 6,595 votes compared to Sefulo who obtained 6,110.
Kaingu, who had previously joined the UPND, was left out of the party’s adoption process after the party opted to back Sefulo, who has now lost the election.
Kaingu is the daughter of former Mwandi Member of Parliament and former Education Minister Michael Kaingu, who represented the constituency for two terms.
During the campaign period, Kaingu faced criticism from some UPND supporters after deciding to contest the election as an independent candidate.
Despite reported attempts to persuade her to reconsider, Kaingu maintained that her decision reflected what she described as the will of the people.
UPND did well not to adopt her as their parliamentary candidate. It is important to take a principled stand than choosing convenience.
Ms. Kaingu is an attention seeker. Just watch her when parliament opens. I pray we won’t have another tragic comedy like we had with the likes of Mr. Binwell Mpundu and Munir Zulu.
So we now have a Donkey and a Call Girl in parliament. Wow
Amazing how we, as Zambians, can be so stupid with our vote.