DOLIKA BANDA COMPLICATING CHANCES FOR HICHILEMA’S PATH TO CLEAR WIN FOR SECOND TERM
Judging by the unwelcome attention that the United Party for National Development (UPND) character assassination machinery has focused on Dolika Banda, they have taken seriously her ability to further damage the increasingly tarnished image of President Hakainde Hichilema.
Grizzled Minister of Infrastructure Charles Milupi, known more as UPND Alliance Chairman than for leading any credible party, attacked Dolika Banda for simply announcing she wants to stand for President, without what he calls “political experience”.
Old Charles Milupi, what is political experience and from which school do you gain the same, if not by jumping into the fray to challenge a political leader who has failed as obviously as Hichilema has done?
Therefore, Charles Milupi’s statement qualifies to be called utter rubbish. Dolika Banda has garnered a lot more political and other credentials, without soiling herself in the manner some of the current crop of politicians have done. The fact that she has been out doing real development work, at home and abroad, does not disqualify her in any way.
And by the way, Dolika Banda is not oblivious to the magnitude of the challenge she faces after announcing she will stand in 2026. What has got Milupi quaking is the fact that her quiet dignity is already a breath of fresh air, when cast against the lying government culture witnessed in the last
four years.
Additionally, Dolika Banda has become a threat the the already tattered reputation of the UPND and Republican President, Hichilema, because of the specific reasons she stated in her official statement as having caused her resignation from the position of Chairperson of the Board of ZCCM-IH. She said something about ” refusing to be used as a pawn for political interference” in the affairs of that critical institution. It is a signal that she has something very specific to say about the quality of economic management of Hichilema’s government.
Therefore, the Zambian Whistleblower is not surprised by preemptive attempts to “expose” the potential political vehicles she is planning to join or work with for mobilising support. You can almost guess the kind of party-shopping or disruptive antics the ruling party will soon begin to moment, to prevent her from gaining a foothold in the political arena.
Dolika Banda must be prepared for it all and, thankfully, the UPND is fast running out of surprises, propaganda or otherwise.
They should be more worried about their failure to translate all their boasts about 90% delivery on promises, into tangible improvements in economic living conditions for the majority of poor Zambians, who are so disgusted they have simply stopped complaining loudly about constant darkness called load shedding.
So, yes UPND have cause to be worried about Dolika Banda for the light she can shine on the failures of President Hakainde Hichilema.
Goodnight
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It’s laughable that a normal person can call achieving more that 70% of the promises as failure.
Let me educate the writer about the promises fulfilled so far, and this is despite the multitude of challenges the country has been facing.
1. Free education from primary to secondary school ✓
2. Meal allowance for university students, and even increased the number of beneficiaries in terms of number of students and institutions ✓
3. Resuscitation of the nearly dead mining sector with over $9 billion attracted and invested in the country just in past 4 year which is larger than any any administration in past, before the new dawn ✓
4. Debt restructuring, which by the way was said to be impossible to do by the previous administration ✓
5. Reviving the economy, and building stronger economic base and fundamentals. By the way, this is the economy which was in recession and shrinking by 2.8% in 2012, but has been put back to positive growth of average 4.5% GDP growth ✓
6. Getting rid of carderism and restoration of rule of law ✓
7. 20% NAPSA partial withdraw ✓
8. Payment of retires, some of whom stayed for several decades without getting their hard earned benefits ✓
9. Increase of CDF from a meager K1.6 million in 2021 to K36.1 million in 2025, which an astronomical 2250% increase ✓
10. Improved the investment climate in the country, which has attracted more the $12 billion in actualized project investments, of which over $9 billion is in the mining sector alone. ✓
11. Revived manufacturing sector, whereby the country is now the net exporter of fertilizer, and seed from a net importer just 4 years ago ✓
12. Reviving NCZ and Mulungushi textiles which used to be a campaign song every election for past administrations ✓
These things I have mentioned above and more have been achieved so far.
The only things remaining are load shedding and cost of living which are being worked right now. As for load shedding, by end of the year or early next year load shedding will be a thing of the past whether drought or not because of the investments made in the alternative energy generation plants so far and still going, so this load shedding song will not make sense by next.
While the issue of cost of living will follow suit as the economy continues to grow steadily as things don’t work in isolation.
Dolika Banda is indeed a Threat to Hakainde Hichilema and his UPND. In the Mining Sector, she knows a lot about the inner workings of Hakainde’s Government.
How KCM Plc was surrendered to Agrawal ‘s Vedanta.
On Mopani Copper Mines, the process shortlisted four Companies, but at the 11th hour, IRH or is it Delta Mining, came on board and got the Mine without paying anything..
The Holy masquerades will be laid bare, and the country will know who we are dealing with and what they are doing with our resources.
She also brings to the fore an Easterner , a Power house, which has been missing since the demise of General Christon Tembo, Rupiah Banda and indeed Dr Edgar Chagwa Lungu.
Muhabi Lungu, Andyford Banda , Sean Tembo can’t be compared to Madam Dolika Banda. The woman is super league.
That’s why they say in Politics a Day is very long.
After spending 4 years with schemes to obliterate the Patriotic Front, a new force appears..and the Mingalatoon will go back to the drawing board.
But we don’t want her to be labeled a Tribalist. Whenever Tribalists sense a Threat, they label that Threat Tribalist…or to become a Tag for Fake Corruption, Sedition, Tribal Hate Speech or whatever the Mingalatoon will think of..The country has had enough of these useless schemes.
The eyes of the world will be on Zambia if the Woman all of a sudden becomes a Victim of Repression by the Mingalatoon.
Yes on some people’s Ballots will be Cash for work, Imita Ufole, And CDF programs…
On my Ballot will be
Hakainde’s Executive Misrule
Nellie Mutti ‘s Parliament
Mumba Malila’s Judiciary
The Axis
And come 13th August 2026, the Axis will fall.
Welcome aboard madam Dolika Banda.
But who is really a threat to HH? It’s like every week an individual is found and pronounced to be the threat to HH.These are the signs of getting stuck for sure.Even in football it happens.You think your team is good and can win the match yet you didn’t prepare adequately.
Not at all, she has her right, but she’s like non political entity
The post sounds like a presentation of a branding strategy, without a business plan, by a startup company.
In Zambia also, that why we ended up with an absolutely useless president like Lungu! Anyone with an Arse can aspire to be president like Dolika Banda. Which investor can Dolika bring to Zambia sure? We need to serious and put right people otherwise our country will remain backward. HH is one person that can even aspire to be president of the United States of Africa and still win it because he is widely highly regarded through out Africa! Good luck Dolika but don’t cry when dogs bite you!