CITIZENS ARE SILENT, THEY WANT TO PUNISH UPND IN AUGUST – KALABA
9th June 2026
CITIZENS First president Harry Kalaba says people are not expressing their displeasure with UPND because they want to shock and punish the party in the August polls.
Kalaba claims the UPND has lost popularity as citizens are “extremely” dissatisfied with them.
Meanwhile, Kalaba has praised President Hakainde Hichilema’s resilience, noting that despite losing multiple elections between 2006 and 2016, he persevered until he finally won in 2021.
Speaking when he featured on Monday’s edition of the News Diggers! Mind Your Business podcast, Kalaba, when asked whether he believed the August polls would be a two-horse race, said it would be an open contest due to the “solemnness” in the country. “This election is open, it’s an open election.
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He is confirming that there is peace than the past years since independence, and also he is agreeing that HH is winning because he has got no challenger in this race,come 13th August Zambians it’s forward chabe
How do you know there is displeasure Sir? Even if there were displeasure, are the one to bring pleasure? Neither you nor any other opposition contender is convincing me to vote for you. I will not vote to punish, I will vote where I see there is something for me.
If people really wanted change, it would be evident in the campaign atmosphere. The calmness is an indication that people are not ready for change. So there is nothing to excite them. The opposition has failed to fire up the voters.
In 2021, the oppressive political environment made it very difficult for the voters to freely express their feelings. The opposition were given no chance to campaign unlike now when they are freely engaging the voters. But inspite of this, they still managed to show PF the door.
UPND is better option than the rest as the rest
Can not perform a fraction of new dawn achievements.
Kalaba you are in dream land. If you’re a serious contender it’s time you explained what you will do better than hh. Not what you’re wasting time on. Zambians know that all of you ba opposition stand for nothing, but get power only. None of you ba opposition have a plan for Zambia. We are not going to give away our country to visionless leaders again. Teti tabesha tata!
In the very rural parts of Western province, people think “Kalaba” is some type of fish
We are quiet,we are waiting peacefully to vote,those that are standing must be the ones making intelligent noise,to convince us to vote for them.What noise do you want us to make as we wait to vote?What will be the noise for? Others were used to politicians handing out things during this period in the past,manje wala….as it should be.No more hand outs.
Best answer haaaaa
You know HK, don’t waste your time and money. You can help the needy in society. Amapolitics teyenu.
HH has set very high standards and no one of you can fit in his shoes.
You must agree that Zambians must give him another term to complete what he has started.
You also agree that you are better off learning from him. You will also agree with me that HH will be a fundamental brain box for future consultations. Don’t just ask to have positions which you can not handle.
You were part of the ECL Team, part of PF, and you all must never set foot into the corridors of power because you showed your weaknesses in the Ten years you were in power. That is enough. You can not lead at all.