THE PF FIASCO: DEFIANT MILES SAMPA MAY NOT BE ACTING ALONE, ACCORDING TO IMPECCABLE SOURCES
By KBN TV
Patriotic Front Matero Member of Parliament (MP) Miles Sampa, who is also one of the party’s contenders for the top job at the forthcoming convention, made news headlines last week after the High Court granted him an injunction restraining the former ruling party from suspending him.
Sampa dragged the PF to court following his suspension for what the party deemed a defiant departure from their collectively held opinion on some national matters.
In suspending Sampa, the party accused their aspiring Presidential candidate of being aligned to the ruling UPND in his opinion on matters such as mining, where he made a public statement supporting those calling for Vedanta to take over operations at Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), a position strongly shared by the ruling party.
While many Zambians may think that the 2026 general elections are still far, we think that preparation work for the game of thrones has already started.
We feel that as someone aspiring to lead the nation, Sampa is open to public scrutiny like any other person putting themselves up for public service.
We are fully cognizant of the matters before the competent courts of law and we will avoid any temptation to talk about any such matters.
However, in the midst of all the party and legal gymnastics that have ensued, impeccable sources have revealed that on 2nd February, 2023, Mr. Sampa had a meeting with a very senior Police figure, who among other things, is in charge of Special Duties.
While it is legal for anyone to meet any other citizen for whatever business, those familiar with the Miles Sampa meeting with a top cop strategist for special duties, say the meeting has raised eyebrows and begs for answers.
As an opposition party Presidential contender and a potential leader of the Nation, Sampa must clear the speculation surrounding his meeting with the top cop, whose name we shall withhold for now.
We challenge Mr. Sampa to clear his name on allegations that he is not acting alone but working with named persons to distabilize the largest opposition political party in the country.
Over the last few days, we have seen a bitter exchange through different media platforms between some senior PF officials, warning Mr. Sampa not to throw stones as he lives in a proverbial glass house.
On the other hand, Mr. Sampa hit back through a post on his Facebook page warning that those attacking him won’t succeed this time around.
It is these public fights that are fueling calls for Sampa to come clean on allegations of being sponsored to keep the former ruling party in fire-fighting mood until 2026.
The PF Presidential aspiring candidate should also clear his name from allegations that he would push to enforce some party constitutional clauses to ensure some named contenders who include Chishimba Kambwili and Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba are disqualified.
While Sampa fights against his suspension from the party and rightly so, he should however, in public interest, clear his name from these allegations.