THE UPND HAVE DESTROYED THE COUNTRY – KALABA

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THE UPND HAVE DESTROYED THE COUNTRY – KALABA

… Says Zambians have been subjected to untold suffering and misery.

KABWE, TUESDAY, MAY6, 2025 (SMART EAGLES)

Citizens’ First president Harry Kalaba says the UPND should pave way for serious leadership in 2026 because their four years in power has yielded nothing.

Speaking in Kabwe today when he featured on KNC radio program, Mr. Kalaba said the UPND government has clearly failed and have destroyed the country by subjecting Zambians to untold suffering and misery.

He said it is sad that today Zambians can’t afford to have a decent meal and some are finding solace in funerals.

“The UPND have failed, they have destroyed the country. Zambians are suffering and they don’t know where their next meal will come from. Some people are finding solace in funerals in order for them to have a meal, what type of a country is this,” Mr. Kalaba said.

“UPND should stop wasting our time and pave way for serious leadership in 2026. They have been in power for four years and it has been fours of doing nothing. President Michael Sata in two years transformed this country. He built the new Kenneth Kaunda International airport, Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International airport, brought the Link Zambia 2000 among other significant projects that uplifted the country but for UPND there is nothing to point at,” the CF leader said.

And Mr.Kalaba said change in 2026 is inevitable and the UPND should brace themselves for humiliating defeat adding that his vast experience in the civil service make him the best man for the top job.

“I will be President. I have experience in the civil service, I served as Cabinet Minister for eight years and so I am more than able and the right man for job. People should stop these falsehoods of saying I am too young to lead this country, those who claim to be old have failed to run this country,”

9 COMMENTS

  1. When pipo have nothing to say, they talk like what Kalaba is talking about. No clue on how to transform the country and you end up giving the example of building the KK International Airport as if that is repesentative of national development in itself. All PF Infrastructure was built from a weak economy, with obvious intention to plunder, no wonder problems became unbearable and finally pipo decided to boot them out. Look at the UPND. They know first things come first, build the foundation upon which growth will take place. Work on the debt, work on Agriculture, revive the mines and other sectors, pump in education, pump on Constituency support and social support. Work to reduce fuel costs. Once these get to fruition, then the economy will take off automatically. So what is Kalaba talking about saying Upnd has done nothing in 4 years? Can you plant a Mango tree in the morning and then in the afternoon you come back with a busket to collect mangos from the young tree?
    Kalaba is lost at sea. He derives pomp out of just talking while wearing designer suits. Leave HH the visionary leader alone if you cant join to help him in growing the economy.

  2. Mr kalaba try to have one or two members of
    Parliament from your party first before thinking
    Of becoming president.

  3. Even in politics we should try to speak the truth as much as possible. Simon Mwansa Kapwepe International Airport was not built during President Sata two years. Link Zambia 2000 was a good prouncement by the late President Sata but that changed as soon as there was new leadership. We cannot also say UPND has done nothing.. The thousands of pupils who have benefitted from free education are a testimony of the achievements of the UPND..This kind of achievement is more massive than the building of the Keneth Kaunda International Airport

  4. Camukanka,you are right.Kalaba was supposed to use his time to explain and put out alternatives to what you have just outlined.These opposition parties are very afraid to make promises because they have no clue how to achieve anything.They cannot answer telephone calls from voters and convince many of us.All they want is just to get into that State House through name -calling and misinformation to begin job-on training with the country

  5. Actually, Kalaba is a letdown. he overrates himself too much as if he was the first person to be Minister of Foreign Affairs.
    Kalaba’s thinking capacity seems to be limited and cannot think beyond what he sees. Strategic thinking is about setting your objectives and building strategies, implementing the strategies, monitoring the implementation process to achieve the objectives. This is exactly what this government is doing but one needs to understand this to appreciate the process. these strategies have been cascaded from the 8th NDP and being implemented by the various agencies and ministries. Free education, increased CDF as a way of devolving to the districts, fight against corruption, improved FISP administration to increase food security, alternatives energy sources as a way of mitigating against load shedding, improved operations of the REA among many others are things this Government is doing to the livelihood of the citizens.
    In fact, if PF was thinking the way this government is doing, we would not have load shedding today because they would have invested in alternative sources of energy.
    Look at what is happening at NCZ and capital fertilizers. very soon Zambia will be a net exporter of fertilizer in addition to reducing the cost of fertilizer on the market.
    Yes, the PF did their part but that is all about governance. They built the airports which have improved the Tourism sector but that is not to say because they did that then they were better.
    I expect Mr. Kalaba to sober up, reflect and come up with a message that will resonate with the people not the lies he is peddling. He was in Kabwe, what did he say about Mulungushi Textiles that will soon be opening and employ a lot of Youths in Kabwe. I advise Kalaba to articulate issues and show exactly what he will do different to what the UPND is doing. For your own information Mr. Kalaba, do you know that the cost of Meal mealie has started dropping? and it is bound to drop even more because of the bumper harvest. Again simple, supply and demand. There will be more supply of maize because of the bumper harvest, and this will lead to reduced cost of meal mealie. You will soon run out of messages Mr. Kalaba if this is your strategy.

  6. I really don’t know what Kalaba means when he says he has Vast experience in the Civil service. Wikipedia has no mention of Kalaba having worked in the Civil service, meaning he must have held very junior positions embarrassing to brag about. According to the National Assembly Profile Kalabas qualifications are as follows: certificate in human Resources, Certificate in Speech writing , Diploma in public Management and a degree in philosophy ( whatever trade this is) from EMI Uganda. Kalaba was never at Director or permanent secretary level in the Civil service.What then can be vast experience from being roundly lead and constantly given orders?. Further , political positions are really nothing to boast about as they are at the pleasure of the Presidency. I well remember my dear brother Stephen Manjata ,who couldn’t read his speeches properly, being a minister in Chiluba government.Its intrinsic value is in exposure and does little to suggest we are clever. Let’s always be factual and not mislead the public.

  7. If it came from someone who hasn’t been involved in any way possible with the previous government/s, then I believe it could hold loads of weight. Yapping and flipflop culture. But at the end, each and everyone got dreams.

  8. Many world bodies around are praising the government for the achievements it has attained within the space of 4 years, but boys like Harry kalaba are busy offering nothing but hypocrisy, kalaba don’t speak for us if you’re suffering speak for yourself us we are comfortable and we wish we can go for more years with this government

  9. Mr. Kalaba…are those people who you suggest find solace eating a meal at funerals eating those Airports that you say Sata spent money on? Who is enloying them?
    UPND destroyed the country? It got those Eurobonds? Lied to us about a non existent sinking funds while their in-laws were buying Government bonds in their name? It misappropriated that money? It appointed Ministers consultants of Ministries its was running and pocketed not 5 million kwacha but dollars?
    You can mislead on small things, but dont insult us with ludacras and unfound statements, when you are incapable of hatching up a rational plan to deal with any of the woes Zambians face but throw money (that you dont even have) at problems.

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