By Kellys Kaunda
THE STATE “BUMPS” SANGWA OFF THE BALLOT PAPER
John Sangwa has thrown in the towel. He will not be running for President come August 13, 2026.
Imingalato have just claimed their first victim.
Fully weaponizing the Registrar of Societies and the office of the Inspector-General of Police, the state has made it impossible for John Sangwa to get his organization, the Movement for National Renewal, MNR, registered as a political party.
This hurts real bad. How a country with a generally decent political atmosphere ends up with leaders and public officials who simply choose to go rogue and willfully and contemptuously desecrate the rights of fellow citizens to freely organize themselves, is simply bewildering.
John Sangwa represents one of the most decent human beings and accomplished professionals this country would want for a national leader.
Zambia has a lot of such brothers as citizens. But very few would want to step out of their professional spaces and onto the political stage precisely for the same reasons John Sangwa has quickly exited.
The political space in this country is unecesssrily and unlawfully tightly controlled by some of the darkest human characters the world of evil has ever created.
They are so sadistic and psychopathic in their innermost souls, they will not hesitate to bump off a speeding automobile a fellow human being even if it were for pleasure alone.
They will never hesitate to pawn the principles of the Constitution even if the price was as cheap as one month rent of a house in Kanyama.
They may wear suits and sit behind huge desks in government offices, but in terms of the constitution of their hearts, they are at the same level with the dreaded Chibolya boys.
Tender-hearted souls like John Sangwa, who innocently believe everyone is decent enough to play by the rules, cannot stand such an environment.
But we can’t be discouraging such well-meaning citizens while we stand idly by and watch simple ordinary mortals play gods over all of us.
This is totally unacceptable. But you know what? I take comfort in the knowledge that it’s darkest before dawn.
A very angry man, Mr Kelly’s Kaunda, I am sure he is one of the one million gullible Disciples of the “Vanishing man” now left with “sand in his eyes”.
“Don’t put your Trust in a Human Being, he disappoints”
Spot on Simple Sitali! Only Mr Kelly’s Kaunda is seeing imingalato even where there are none. Sangwa simply overestimated himself.
Simpo not Simple. Apologies for that.
Sangwa has simply realised he can not recruit the support or the votes required to win.
How this translates to the State “bumping” him off or mingalato requires a truly twisted mind hell bent on playing the victim.
This desperate attempt to demonise the government and whip up public sympathy will not work.
Try telling the electorate how exactly you will better their lives. That is what wins votes. Playing the victim doesn’t. Please grow up.
I told him, his way is not the way, its tough, hope he still will be useful politically somehow
It just can’t be over.
The Vice President of the Movement for National Renewal, Madam Dolika Banda is still around. Let her take over the leadership of the movement and soldier on.
She should come up with a working executive, visible Office Bearers, with a functional Secretary General. Let her do the online name search as the so called Registrar is saying. Let them submit the provisional list of office bearers for the Police Inspector General to verify the Finger Prints. Finally let them submit the Constitution and Party Symbol to the so called Registrar of Societies.
These are the basic requirements when one is forming a political party.
What am failing to understand with Counsel John Sangwa ‘s reasoning is whether he wanted to form the movement without adhering to these requirements, wholly depending on the recent Court Ruling or whether he did all these but the Registrar of Societies and the P.I.G frustrated him.
The long statement Counsel John Sangwa gave is not clear..
A political party is a collection of individuals who believe in a cause..We bought into this noble cause..and we are still around. It can’t be over.
Madam Dolika Banda, discuss with Counsel John Sangwa and soldier on. We can’t allow Hakainde’s Zambia to frustrate this noble Project. We want our Zambia back. Constitutionalism, Strong Institutions of Government and a functional multi party democracy. Politics of Endorsements Coronations , one man Elections are for Chiefdoms in Villages.
P/s
I have now learnt that State Counsel John Sangwa found himself in the Mingalatoon’s Do Loop.
He did submit the application to the Registrar of Societies, the Party Symbol to the Electoral Commission of Zambia, and request for clearance to the Zambia Police..and even wrote to the President. And no one moved a Finger!
. The Registrar of Societies couldn’t register the Movement for National Renewal because he claimed he wanted the Police Clearance of office bearers.
. The Police Inspector General couldn’t give the MNR the Police Clearance of office bearers.
. Further the ZP could not give the MNR police permits to engage and mobilise the People because they claimed the MNR wasn’t a registered Organization, and referred State Counsel John Sangwa to the Registrar of Societies, who again referred him to the Zambia Police IG, who again referred him to the Registrar of Societies….THE MINGALATOON’S DO LOOP.
He wasn’t just ready. We said it right from chapter 1. Sangwa is just a flamboyant wisher and excellent whisper. He can’t stand the wind….resources? Simply not ready. Even ba Dolika there is too much wind to light the candle again…believe me.
From ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND NKHUKU KWACHA to NO EMPERORS IN THE LAND. What can Dolika Banda do better than HH? Do you even know this Dolika very well?
You left out Indigo Tyrol on this list. What has become of him of late, is he sick, dead or in prison?
We miss his daily tantrums!!
This Congolese is just here using a different name.They dont quit sir, they just use different names…
Ba Kellys, your rant is loaded with emotions, but if you look at this issue critically, you realise Mr. Sangwa was not serious right from the start or he is very naive.
It is unrealistic to expect a political party to be registered in one week. He left the registration process too late. Furthermore, his exit is a clear indication that he was not in it for the long haul. If he was really serious, he would have started preparing for 2031 instead of quiting. Which political party was formed and won the general election within a space of one year?
Mr. Sangwa has not been done in by imingalato. He is a victim of poor planning.