The only eligible candidate under Tonse Alliance is Chabinga – Kaunda
SOCIALIST Party (SP) national youth chairperson Kelvin Kaunda says Mafinga member of parliament Robert Chabinga is the only candidate who is eligible to lead the Tonse Alliance.
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Speaking when he appeared on Crown TV yesterday, Kaunda said this is the reason SP is hesitant to join the Alliance.
“This is the same thing that we are managing very consciously so. If we are to look at things from where we stand today, the only eligible candidate under Tonse Alliance is Chabinga,” he said.
“The Tonse Alliance says the PF president shall be the president of the Tonse Alliance. And if we are to follow the texts, forget about the manipulation around.”
He explained that Chabinga is the only legally recognised leader of the PF.
“When you go to the Registrar of Societies today, the ones being recognised as the president of PF is Chabinga. Yes, we have the acting president on the other side, but in terms of the legal record under the Registrar of Societies, we have Chabinga as the president,” he said.
“And if you have the opportunity and the benefit of reading the Tonse Alliance Constitution, it clearly states that the leader of the PF shall automatically become the presidential candidate of the alliance.”
He argued that SP cannot hurry to be part of the Alliance which is going to pick a leader it did not agree with.
Kaunda added that these issues must be resolved before Socialist Party can safely say that they are part of the alliance.
“So, we are not in any way averse to the idea of being part of the alliance. But there are certain things that must be clarified, there are certain records that must be cleaned up so that by the time we are joining the alliance, it must be clear that the PF is in the rightful hands,” added Kaunda…https://kalemba.news/politics/the-only-eligible-candidate-under-tonse-alliance-is-chabinga-kaunda/
By Sharon Zulu
Kalemba September 11, 2025
Please do not worry and have sleepless nights about this. Tonse Alliance is not a political party capable of having a Presidential candidate. It is for that reason that PF had to have National Congress Party of Reverend Peter Chanda as flag carrier in bye-elections. So, Socialist Party, you should be at liberty to join Tonse Alliance and fight for Socialist Party to field Fred M’membe as Presidential candidate.
So much kerfuffle (kafwafwa in Zambian language!) in the opposition camp!
What a poor Strategy from the Socialist Party!
Immediately you start recognizing the Illegalities surrounding Robert Chabinga, and start accepting him as President of the Patriotic Front, you draw a wedge between your selves and a lot of Zambians who are disgusted about the Mingalatoon’s Schemes to obliterate the Major Opposition Party in Zambia.
The Socialist Party should do a reality Check. It has failed to make in roads among the majority Zambians even with the state orchestrated confusion in the Patriotic Front. The truth is that it won’t be able to get even one Parliamentary Seat in the 2026 Presidential and General Elections..The party is surrounded by such immaturity daily vomiting careless statements.
Harry Kalaba’s Citizens First Party may get a seat in Mpika if Dr Mwaba Kasese-Botha, the former UN Ambassador,decides to stand. She remains popular in that area.
The Authentic Patriotic Front still remains the formidable force it has always been. The best Fred Mmembe can do is not to ruffle the feathers of followers of this Party through careless statements..Eyes on the ball, and who knows he might have a chance to be a running mate.
If the National Congress Party, an unknown entity, can from nowhere displace Socialist Party and Citizens First Party upon riding on the Patriotic Front weight, surely one can read the writing on Wall.
The dial hasn’t moved from the Patriotic Front to any other opposition Political Party.
It remains fixed on the Authentic Patriotic Front. And immediately the Mingalatoon’s grip on the Party snaps, the Walls of Babylon will come Tumbling down! The Mingalatoon will be hit by the Energy which has been suppressed for four years, and he will be dazed to even count his losses on 14th August, 2026.
So ba Fred Mmembe, tell your boys to behave. You will need the Patriotic Front soon .
Start ignoring the illegalities ….typo
Start ignoring the illegalities ….typo
The socialist party assertion is legally and constitutionally right. Whether Chabinga is not politically accepted by the other camp, but the legal binding documents remain in force and justify him as valid leader .Legal documentation is very important. As it is now the PF members are just squatting and are actually tenants to NCP of Peter Chanda. And Chanda who has legal documents,is the landlord to PF, which has no legal documents, and PF can’t participate in any election.
Ka kunkubiti is running this government right now. Everyone in UPND is scared of him. He even ignores 42 missed calls from his subordinates. After 2026, ka kunkubiti will be publishing memoirs of how he was head of government, just like how traitor Amos Chanda is doing now.
REJECT TRIBALISM, CORRUPTION AND OPPRESSION.
VOTE FOR CHANGE IN 2026.