THE UPND HAVE MESSED UP THE COUNTRY – KALABA
… Says four years in power the UPND and President Hichilema have nothing tangible to point at.
LUSAKA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER, 02, 2025 (SMART EAGLES)
Citizens’ First party – CF president Harry Kalaba has called on all Zambians who are eligible voters to register in numbers and vote overwhelming in next year’s general elections.
Speaking when he featured on Kwithu FM radio in Lusaka this morning, Mr. Kalaba said the UPND has messed up the country and need to be shown the exit door next year.
Mr. Kalaba said in four years the UPND has nothing tangible to point compared to the massive development done by the previous regimes.
He said in two years the late Michael Sata managed to develop the country by embarking on massive infrastructure development such as schools, hospitals, roads and international airports.
“The UPND and President Hichilema are only good at rhetoric; they keep on making promises when they have failed to fulfill the previous ones. At the Kulamba traditional ceremony President Hichilema made another promise to increase the monthly salaries for chiefs, something he failed to do in four years, I can tell you that, that won’t happen,” Mr. Kalaba said.
“As CF if given the mandate to rule next year, actions will speak for us because the UPND have messed up the country and needs to be voted out. In four years, they have nothing to point. Late Michael Sata, two years in office, he managed to build the Kenneth Kaunda International airport, The Simon Mwansa International airport, Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International airport, embarked on the Link Zambia 2000 and upgraded the Maina Soko Military hospital but our friends in the UPND all they know is making promises and they want another five years,” the CF leader said.
And Mr. Kalaba said it practically impossible for President Hichilema to genuinely fight corruption when he has failed to declare his assets.
“I was minister and the records are there at parliament that every year I used to declare my assets willingly. President Hichilema can’t fight corruption without declaring his assets and why he hasn’t done that, only him knows but for me I will declare my assets once given the opportunity to rule this country next year and I assure Zambians that their problems will end once the UPND is kicked out of power,” he said.
Meanwhile, Mr. Kalaba said the CF government will prioritize job creation for youths without asking for experience adding that any company that will employ youths especially school leavers will be given incentives.
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Yes, in two years PF went on a loan contracting binge. No one knows what happened to the Eurobonds and UPND government has to pay back the huge loans contracted by PF.
Clearly Mr. Kalaba also made alot of money in allowances as foreign minster since he was always airborne with his boss Mr. Lungu. Afterwards, the only business venture he could think of was starting a new political party.
Well Mr. Kalaba, if you want your business venture to make you some huge profits, you better tell us what you will do for us when we elect you president.
Late Michael Sata, two years in office, he managed to build the Kenneth Kaunda International airport, The Simon Mwansa International airport, Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International airport, embarked on the Link Zambia 2000 and upgraded the Maina Soko Military hospital.
Mr. Kalaba in the first place the money used to build all those structures did not come Sata’s pocket. This type of chilombe Lombe is what collapsed our economy and now Zambia must pay creditors.
The problem with you is that you are good at critising what UPND has done. Tell us your manifesto. So far, I have no idea what your party stands for and the bottom line is that you have become an irritant and noise to our ears like a hungry mosquito.
He is the only one who can’t see what HH has done in four years. This kind of politicking is outdated and a poor way of campaigning
Everyone knows the huge debts that his pf left behind and how the euro bonds were vandalised and how the commanders were empowered
When I listen to people like Mr. Kalaba make such comments, I understand why they messed up the country big time, because such a level of thinking is below even a grade 10 pupil. Surely, every right-thinking person knows that it is very easy to spend money, because a child can manage to buy very expensive things if they are given money, and that was the case of PF, who found money in the economy to spend, but it is very difficult to earn. PF found a very healthy economy with every sector growing, but left the economy in the ICU with their reckless borrowing for non-productive use. And point of correction, the late president MCS did not build the airports mentioned, but just rehabilitated them and renamed them; they were already in existence before PF came to power, please tell the truth.
I was thought Kalaba is intelligent little did I know that he is more foolish than I thought the man is…He is a bit confused and will never be the right man for the job
And what was the status of the economy ba Kalaba?
What was KCM and Mopani producing ba Kalaba? What is the status of ring road; Kitwe ndola road, Lusaka ndola road?
Can you please tell us the status of indeni?
What was the debt level in 2014 and 2021? What was the exchange rate in 2014 vs 2021 and lastly what were the prices of mealie meal. By the way, you were part of it, so you may answer very well.
What exactly do you mean by Citizens First? Tell us the philosophy behind that and how you will treat resident, experts etc. In my view, the process of naming your party was not well thought through, a serious reflection of your intellectual capacity.
An example of your legacy, with all due respect, is the footprint you left in the foreign service.
A tribal lineage and that is what is your last nail in your political coffin.
CDaka, correct you know, Mr Kalaba is talking opposite the truth of the matter.UPND embarked on solving the people ‘s challenges head on.
* CDF has been increased to a huge amount and has helped in various ways, name them desks for schools, schools buildings and houses for teachers, health posts,police, bridges, training of youths in skills, keeping girls in schools, too many to mention.
* Social cash transfers and money for up keep for vulnerable people both in town and rural, drought relief funds, and many more relief measures.
*Education – free education , meal allowances, restoring students’ dignity in university and colleges.And many more things to mention in education.
* Agriculture, inputs given to farmer’s on time resulting in high production of grain especially maize.
* Health quality has been improved throughout the country.
* Mining more mines have been opened and more youths and women are now engaged in mining business.
* Chiefs affairs have been attended to including improving housing for chiefs by building them decent houses.
* The old people have been given relief foods to aliviate hunger more especially in the rural areas hit by the droughts in that other bad rain season.
* Employment of youths in various ministries of government in huge numbers.
There are just too many to mention on the good work our lovely government has done for the people.
We the people are very thankful.Ba Kalaba is just enjoying politics in the free environment HH has created.People are enjoying their freedoms.Some roads have been worked on while others are on work in progress and they will be finished soon.
What is his name?
KALABA IS A TIME WASTER WORTH FOR THE RUBBISH BIN. HE KNOWS THAT THE INFRASTRUCTURE HE IS TALKING ABOUT WAS CONDUITS FOR CORRUPTION BY HIS PARTY PF? HE IS STILL GREEN INSIDE OUT.
IF THEY DID WELL, WHAT DID HE DO TO PAY OFF RETIREES WHO WERE SPENDING NIGHTS AT CABINET OFFICE?
WHY DID HE NOT WORK ON NDOLA MUFULIRA ROAD IN 10 YEARS OF PF, KASUMBALESA ROAD, NDOLA LUSAKA DUAL CARRIAGE ROAD? AS PF WHERE DID YOU TAKE THE MONEY FOR THE LUSAKA ROAD? FTJ UNIVERSITY IN LUAPULA WHERE YOU COME FROM?
IF YOU CAN NOT ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS FORGET GETING ANY VOTES YOURS IS ZERO VOTE.