Press Statement for Immediate Release,
Lusaka 09/11/21
KAMBWILI’S POLITICAL MISCALCULATION
On behalf of the National Democratic Congress [NDC] party president Josephs Ricky Akafumba, we wish to comment on the political miscalculation by PF aspiring presidential aspirant Chishimba Kambwili.
Fellow citizens, we wish to state that Kambwili rose to political prominence in 2006 upon his election as Member of Parliament for Roan Constituency. His fame rose when the PF won the 2011 Presidential and General Elections and was subsequently appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs. During the period 2011 to 2016 Kambwili served in various portfolios and became the voice of the PF. However, Kambwili was expelled from the PF for harbouring presidential ambitions and went on to join the NDC.
Fellow citizens, working with Kambwili was a very interesting political journey for most of us. We admired and respected him for his bravery and ability to condemn the numerous shortcomings of the PF under the leadership of Edgar Lungu. This courage enabled Kambwili to win the support of the general public with many considering him as a future republican president.
Sadly, for reasons only best known by Kambwili, he opted to crawl back to the bandwagon of vandals. Much to the dismay of the general public, Kambwili became a chief praise singer of this clique of thieves. Kambwili surprisingly embraced the Green Mambas at a time the country was grappling with ills such as corruption, political violence, Tax evasion, Embezzlement of public funds.
Fellow citizens, most of us in the NDC decided to cut off our friendship with the big man because he opted to rejoin the plunderers. As earlier mentioned, we like Kambwili as a person, but we don’t like his political association with plunderers.
Subsequently, we are asking Kambwili not to blame us for highlighting his shortcomings and political miscalculations.
Unfortunately, as long as Kambwili continues to cohabit with plunderers, we shall never sit back and watch. As a matter of fact, we don’t understand why he continues to threaten us with legal action simply for cautioning him to detach himself from vandals. Dr Kambwili, why?
Fellow citizens, as much as it is his constitutional right to support a political party of his choice, dining with vandals is a gross political miscalculation.
Regardless of the legal threats, Kambwili redeem yourself from these vandals.
On our part, we think that Kambwili has outlived his political usefulness and deserves to retire from active politics. Everything has a beginning and an ending. Kambwili ,a seemingly hired tribal loose canon, was rejected by the Zambian voters in August because of tribalism and supporting vandals. Kambwili, the handwriting is on the wall, please retire now because of your political miscalculation.
Kennedy Siyanda
NDC CHAIRPERSON IN-CHARGE OF INFORMATION