If PF was still in power, more than 10 people would have been killed by now — Hichilema
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says if the Patriotic Front—PF was still in power by now, during the campaign period, more than 10 people would have been killed.
Speaking in Luwingu, President Hichilema said under the PF, people were beaten.
He told the people of Luwingu not to vote for the Tonse Alliance, alleging that it was the PF under a different name
“These Tonse boys are the ones who were in the PF. One was the minister here in Northern Province, the other one was minister in Eastern Province and the other one was Home Affairs. They are the ones who used to beat people,” he said.
President Hichilema alleged that the PF was “dead and buried” in 2021 and urged people to leave the party in the past until Jesus comes.
“When someone is dead and buried, do they come back to life?” he asked
President Hichilema also questioned Tonse Alliance’s promise to increase the Constituency Development Fund—CDF, asking why the PF failed to increase it when it was in power.
“They are saying that when they come into power they will increase CDF. Why did they fail to increase it when they were in power?” he asked.
Meanwhile, in Lupososhi, President Hichilema implored newly recruited volunteer nurses and teachers to vote for the United Party for National Development—UPND in the August 13 general elections.
He said some of the newly recruited nurses and teachers voted for the PF in the last elections.
President Hichilema urged them to vote for the UPND so that government can continue employing more teachers and nurses.
He also accused the previous government of allegedly failing to take children to school, saying this was among the reasons his administration introduced free education.
President Hichilema further promised to work on roads, among them the Nsombo and Luwingu roads.
©TV Yatu | Noel Iyombwa | August 8, 2026.