HICHILEMA IS NOT WALKING THE TALK
Ever since Mr Hakainde Hichilema and the UPND took power in 2021, the country has been in an election mode. It’s like they wanted power so badly to manufacture by-elections, a huge cost to the nation.
It’s clear that, for Mr Hichilema and his corrupt league, elections are like war, and they have to win at all cost even if it means violating our Constitutional order, democracy, good governance and the rule of law. All they want is to win, and cheat themselves that they are still popular.
They are resolved to throw away the traditional Zambian way of civilized, peaceful, mature and stable politics. In all the by-elections we have participated in, we have noticed the anger, panic and desperation of the UPND. No wonder they have resorted to violence, abuse of power and state machinery, buying or paying people for votes, leveraging on the hunger situation countrywide to win votes, among many other inhumane acts, to just comfort and lie to themselves that they are popular. But with all the misery they have brought, where can they be popular, and which Zambian can continue to vote for hardship – insala nangula ubucushi?
But like all out going regimes, they have opted to cheat themselves into believing that by flying around in helicopters daily, addressing hired crowds, flashing meaningless placards, and cutting ribbons on unfinished toilets, the voters will forget their unfulfilled promises and misery they have inflicted on the country. They are so desperate that they are loading the presidential diary with all sorts of laughable lies to make themselves look relevant to the public but Zambians are not fools, they have already seen through them.
Meanwhile, what they’re forgetting is that ubwafya ubukalamba ubuli muno chalo ni nsala ne mikalile ukushupa. Insala naingila. Ifintu tafile balansa muma yanda. And Zambians are seeking practical solutions to their problems. Not these daily antics we are seeing of hopping from one place to another, without tangible results except the usual cheap talk, lies, and continuous promises.
Surprisingly, even when they haven’t delivered they simply care less about their integrity, credibility and trustworthiness. They are pushing on as the unrepentant liars and manipulators, they have proven to be. Tabakwata insoni. Akansoni kali fwa! Kale basebana!
We know – without a shadow of doubt – the dwindling political fortunes they desire to lift are not going to happen. The political atmosphere is not conducive or going to respond positively to any of these desperate interventions.
Zambians already know who they don’t want to vote for in the next elections. Their determination to remove this regime, transcends all barriers or dark forces intentions on continuing under the current order. Tapali eko baleya.
It’s too late for Mr Hichilema and the UPND. Kwamana!
Fred M’membe
President of the Socialist Party