HH IS NOT LOSING 2026…he is doing a fantastic job – Kavindele
By Ernest Chanda
I AM supporting HH because he is doing a fantastic job, says former vice-president Enoch Kavindele.
In an interview, Kavindele said President Hakainde Hichilema has spent a lot of time correcting Lungu’s mistakes
“With hindsight I should have supported HH in 2016 to win the elections and Zambia today would have been paradise. HH is not losing the 2026 elections because his policy of taking development to all parts of Zambia is highly appreciated by all, especially those areas that were ignored by the previous administration. It is true that I went round the country flying with Edgar in order to assist him win the elections,” he told The Mast. “To me at the time I didn’t know much about the man. However, in 2021 I couldn’t assist him or join his election campaign because I had now learnt the type of person he was through the writings of his political advisor Mr Zumani Zimba. He said this man was corrupt, he was a playboy and was wasting a lot of public resources. That came from his own political advisor. In order to assist Lungu I had been approached by the late RB – Rupiah Banda to assist this man in campaigns. And also president Lungu himself sent some very senior military man from the North Western Province to come and ask me to please assist. And this is based on the experience I have in the elections. I campaigned for president KK in 1968 when I was 18 [years old]. I campaigned for Chiluba, Mwanawasa, RB. All those I campaigned for them. So my reputation as a communicator is very well known. When Lungu won I did not even get the courtesy of an acknowledgment, thanking me for the 90 days that I had to sleep in some places where mosquitoes were feasting on me.”
Kavindele concluded that Lungu failed in the last elections because of having raw advisors such as Zimba.
He regretted that he supported Lungu in 2016 instead of President Hichilema.
“Now with revelations coming from the AG (Auditor General) I can see that this man performed poorly because of having raw – inexperienced political advisors. Mr Kaizar Zulu and this chap Zimba. So for those they just thought that politics was about enjoying, getting benefits, whatever. But I never got any benefits from government. Zimba and others benefitted from my sweat because I have contributed a lot to the politics of this country. He is therefore a wrong chap to start insulting me because there is nothing he has done for this country,” said Kavindele. “In those days there was no CDF but I contributed my personal resources to building schools in Chingola. And all those projects are there and some of the people who saw this are still there in Chingola. I do have a lot of respect for the presidency, yes, but after Zumani revealed Lungu’s activities I realised that I made a mistake by campaigning for Lungu. On the other hand I am supporting HH because he is doing a fantastic job. And were it not for the drought, I think Zambia would have had a bumper crop. But HH could not stop the drought because that is now somebody else’s responsibility – our Creator. HH has spent a lot of time correcting Lungu’s mistakes. When a country borrows money and you fail to pay you’re sending a terribly wrong signal. And that’s what the PF did.”
KALABA FOR PRESIDENT after HH
Of course, you would want to be eating well under UPND. Hence your wish for HH to rule beyond 2026.
Mr Kavindele, how can UPND lose when the biggest opposition party is going to be excluded from the ballot?
Your regional vote is a minority one, cannot win you an election under free democratic conditions.
Carry on, big man. So far HH really has a mind to work — and he’s not pretending to work
kalaba can’t the president after HH. he made a very big mistake to go back and join the people he described as the most corrupt bunch in Central Africa. Today he is even the publicity secretary of the corrupt gang called UKA M
When will zambians see the benefits of the new
Dawn economic achievement?
Or is it just telling zambians that we can see
Light at the end of tunnel?
Chingola was the cleanest town in Zambia those days of great KK because of Kavindele ‘s contributions, he built schools and supported many students at College and universities. Built schools -eg Lulamba, bought 10 ambulances for hospitals on the Copper belt, he even bought a New brand Toyota Cressida for late Gray Zulu during time of president Chiluba. Where was this kapikinini Zumani Zimba?
Muleipusha abakalamba balemyeba ifyo bamo abakulu bachitile Chalo.
All who are noisy in PF can they point at what they have done for Zambians =Zero✓
PF cadres have even failed to put up a communal toilet not even dust bin in the community as individual contribution where one would say ba Zayelo donated this, Zumani built this or ba Kalaba left us with this clinic out of their personal pocket. Nibakabolala, building for their personal gains no kwocha indalama.
Some people will die with hatred and bakapoleka no lupato.
Whether you say he can’t win, but he contributed to your well being in some ways. What legacy will you be remembered for by many Zambians?
Musankwa please buy reading glasses and read history of Zambia you will find great leaders like the – Thom Mutini, Kamunga, Kavindele, etc what they did for Zambia.
Ba Kavindele is just showing the country that he a tuchawa person. That’s why he never succeeded in politics because he lacks an independent mind! He’s a big praise singer because of hes broke! He can’t even think of his great grand children that are starving, malnourished and stunted due to hunger caused by Upnd maladministration! Very sad!