Mundubile’s administration to be unique from ECL and Sata’s, Kambwili assures voters
FORMER Information Minister Chishimba Kambwili says it is misleading to suggest that a government led by NRPUP presidential candidate Brian Mundubile would be a replica of the administrations of former Presidents Edgar Lungu or Michael Sata.
Speaking during a radio interview, Kambwili argued that every President has the constitutional authority to appoint a Cabinet and assemble a team that reflects their own vision, policies and governing priorities.
He said if elected in the August 13 general election, Mundubile would govern based on his party’s manifesto and policy agenda, rather than those of previous administrations.
“The power in this country is vested in the President to create a team that is going to help him. This team is called the Cabinet.
“So, if there was President Edgar Lungu when the PF ruled, and then Brian Mundubile comes into power the way he is coming into office on August 13, Mundubile and his party have a manifesto and policies on how to serve Zambia,” Kambwili said.
He added: “He also has people to help him drive the agenda that he wants to drive for his country. It is totally different from President Lungu’s administration. It is totally different from President Michael Sata’s administration.”
Kambwili further dismissed assertions that individuals who served under the previous Patriotic Front administration would inevitably perform poorly if returned into government.
He said such arguments ignore the fact that political parties often learn from their time in opposition and return to office with improved policies and governance strategies.
“To try and say that because they failed under President Lungu, if you elect those that were under him they will also fail, is a lie.
“Had they been doing this in Europe, those countries would not have developed. The reason those countries have developed is when a party is removed from office, they go back to the drawing board, learn from their mistakes and when they return, they govern exceptionally well,” he said.
Kambwili added that anyone insisting former office holders should never return to power is merely seeking to safeguard their own political position.
“So, for a person to insist that those who left office should therefore not come back, just know that that person is a liar. All he wants is to protect his stay in power,” he said.
©TV Yatu | David Kashiki | July 16, 2026.
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