There is no wind of change blowing in Zambia – Kasabi
By Margaret Malenga(The Mast)
WESTERN Province UPND presidential campaign team chairman Max Kasabi says comparing events in Botswana to Zambia’s future is misguided.
He says the two are separate sovereign nations with different governance systems.
In noting the comparisons being drawn between Botswana’s recent election results and Zambia’s upcoming 2026 elections, Kasabi said there is no momentum for change in Zambia that would lead to a shift in government.
“There is no wind of change blowing in Zambia to bring about change of government as alleged by the usual clique of doomsayers who thrive on spreading falsehoods to mislead the nation and tarnish President Hakainde Hichilema’s image,” he said.
“Whilst we don’t discuss what happens in neighbouring countries, we are alive to innuendos of comparison flying around about the recent election results in Botswana and the 2026 elections in Zambia. However, we want to state categorically here and place it on record that Botswana and Zambia are two different sovereign states with two different governance systems. And so to liken what happened in Botswana to what will happen in Zambia in 2026 is highly misplaced and misguided.”
Kasabi predicted that Zambians will vote for President Hichilema.
“In 2021 Zambians voted overwhelmingly for President Hichilema and in 2026 Zambians will again vote for President Hichilema as he has done more in three years what others failed to do in many more years of being in power. It’s therefore unfortunate and misleading for the republican President’s known critics who criticise anything and everything government says and does regardless of the obvious benefits to the Zambian people to deliberately mislead the nation by alleging that there is wind of change in Zambia when in fact not,” said Kasabi. “Most of all citizens know fully well that the President’s critics are prophets of doom who are bitter and have nothing to offer, while President Hichilema’s administration is doing everything possible to improve the citizens welfare, including tackling the electricity crisis and cost of living. In view of the foregoing we call upon all Zambians to ignore and dismiss the falsehoods being peddled by disgruntled elements to tarnish the President’s image with the contempt they deserve.”