‘SALT SANA’ IS POISON
…Abandoning ‘Bally will pay’ slogan sign of failure – Silumbe
By George Zulu
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has abandoned the “Bally will pay” political campaign slogan to ‘salt sana’ after realising that the first one failed to produce jobs and business opportunities for women and young people in Zambia, Leadership Movement president Dr Richard Silumbe has said.
In an interview with The Mast yesterday, Dr Silumbe said Hichilema was now running away from the youths he had promised jobs and business opportunities in places like the Copperbelt and Lusaka preferring to celebrate the international Youth Day in Solwezi District, North-western Province.
“The Bally will pay” political slogan has failed. It was a total deception from the start, and young people in Zambia have realised that it was a cheating slogan. Now, he has embarked on a new slogan called “salt sana” to save his face,” he said.
Dr Silumbe said instead of addressing a huge number of youths in Lusaka and the Copperbelt Province, where he got more votes in 2021, about their plight and other concerns, Hichilema had abandoned them in preference for Solwezi.
He said Zambians should realise that a populist approach to governance and economic development would not improve the lives of the people.
“Our youths want jobs. They want equal business opportunities and not that fake and deceptive slogan of ‘Bally will pay’. It is a disappointing slogan as it has left many youths in a quandary. Our youths cannot demand any respect as they have been made beggars. Our youths have no future under>>read more>> https://mastmediazm.com/2026/03/salt-sana-is-poison-silumbe/
Dr Silumbe, your article is not worth the substance the the title of the author is suggesting.
Your article is full of denial, a stance meant to deceive the public. You make me feel like you are just coming from comatose and you are not aware of where bally has taken this country in terms of fixing the economy and employment of Doctors, Teachers and Nurses.
He has put a lot of students into skills trainings, brought back meal allowances, increased CDF equally throughout all constituencies regardless of whether they are led by the opposition or not and still has a plan to get organized small scale mining in motion across the country.
With this kind of opposition coming from you, I would confidently say that Bally has no match among all opposition parties. He has set the bar too high for anyone to even think of dislodging him this time around, Save your monies for 2031 or beyond.
NI SALT SAANA THIS TIME AROUND, meaning success is cooking in the pot and Zambians want more salt after tasting the ‘food’ in form of successfully lifting the economy from negative growth to positive despite the debt mess and empty coffers PF left behind.
Look and sniff everywhere and you see and smell the sweet aroma coming from BALLY’S ‘KITCHEN’.
I strongly disagree with the article by Dr. Richard Silumbwe and the misinformation it attempts to spread.
The UPND government, under the leadership of President Hakainde Hichilema, has made deliberate and visible efforts to improve the livelihoods of young people and ordinary Zambians. Across the country, empowerment programmes are being implemented through community-driven CDF initiatives, including skills training, youth empowerment loans, and grants meant to help citizens start and grow businesses.
Instead of dismissing these efforts, what citizens including opposition political parties should be doing is helping ensure that these resources are used responsibly. Communities must actively monitor, mentor, and support the beneficiaries of CDF and other empowerment programmes so that the intended benefits reach more people and create real change.
At the same time, we must be honest with ourselves as a nation. Government programmes alone cannot transform lives if individuals are not willing to take responsibility. A mindset shift is urgently needed. Too many people have become overly dependent on handouts, and even within families there is growing pressure placed on a few breadwinners while others remain idle.
The uncomfortable truth is that many young people are not taking full advantage of the opportunities available to them. Hard work, discipline, and initiative must become the driving forces behind youth empowerment. No government can succeed if citizens refuse to participate in their own development.
Constructive criticism is important in a democracy, but it must be fair and balanced. Opposition leaders and commentators should also acknowledge the steps being taken to rebuild and strengthen the economy.
It is therefore misguided for Dr. Richard Silumbwe to criticise President Hakainde Hichilema for celebrating Youth Day in Solwezi. Youth Day is about recognising the potential of young people across the nation, and taking such celebrations closer to communities reflects leadership that is engaging with citizens on the ground.
Zambia will move forward not through constant negativity, but through partnership between government, communities, and citizens who are ready to work hard and seize the opportunities being created.
Silumbe is just one those mad PF cadres that have nothing to do. Only a crazy fella like Silumbe would be saying that rubbish.
Eat your poison and stupidity fella. That’s why you have that extended big emoty head full of water.
I have lost a million brain cells just trying to understand what it is exactly he is trying to say.