I’VE NEVER SEEN A GOV’T THAT PRAISES ITSELF LIKE UPND – M’MEMBE
17th February 2026
SOCIALIST Party leader Dr Fred M’membe says he has never seen a government that praises itself more than the UPND government.
Dr M’membe says the self-praise exhibited by the UPND government is an indication that it has not achieved anything, stating that good works speak for themselves.
Speaking when he featured on Radio Luswepo, Saturday, Dr M’membe said citizens were laughing at the UPND government because of their self-praise. “I have never seen people who like to praise themselves like the UPND government.
I have never seen such self-praise. You don’t need to praise yourself if you have worked, good works speak for themselves. If you start praising yourself, just know that you haven’t done anything [and] people cannot see…
Newsdiggers

There is need for praising because the political environment has been poisoned by toxic and malicious propaganda generated by thieves who stole during the previous regime.
Lies must be countered.
By the simple truth.
Free education has transformed lives. That is not empty praise. It is a simple fact.
And no one is stopping Membe or any other expired politicians from generating ideas that will better the lives of Zambians. Create good ideas and people will praise you. It’s that simple. Don’t however hate your friend when he is praised.
When is this old, bitter politician going to grow up kanshi? We are less than six months to the elections and all we get from him are tirades of bitterness, tribalism, jealousy and pettiness. Maybe that’s his style of campaigning. Well, we are equal to the task. We will give him a Sean Tembo electoral dosage this August.
You were unwilling to pay taxes. You declared bankruptcy to evade repaying loans obtained for your businesses from money lenders. Your business failed due to your lack of business acumen; you are incapable of managing any significant enterprise, much less a country. Your employees have suffered in their attempts to receive their pension funds, sir. How can you begin to commend yourself? You possess nothing of substance to present apart from the insults we hear daily. Furthermore, Socialism will never succeed in Zambia.They should tell you the truth that you are not in a good position to be our president.Continue writing newspapers sir
And I have never seen a CHIKALA like you,