UKA REMAINS COMMITTED TO A UNIFIED OPPOSITION THAT WILL DEFEAT PRESIDENT HICHILEMA AND UPND.
Lusaka- April 24, 2025.
We have noted through media reports that the Citizens First (CF) Party led by President Harry Kalaba has withdrawn from our alliance, the United Kwacha Alliance (UKA).
We wish President Harry Kalaba and CF well in their political endeavors.
As UKA we reiterate our resolve to the following;
1. Committed to work together with the larger opposition political parties beyond UKA.
It is for this reason that the UKA Chairperson, SC Sakwiba Sikota is also Chairing the meetings of the larger opposition political parties beyond our alliance in the interim.
2. Committed to help deliver a unified opposition Presidential Candidate and Running Mate for the 2026 General Elections to liberate the Zambian people from UPND’S misrule.
3. Committed to fielding unified opposition candidates at both Parliamentary and Local Government to increase chances of victory in bye-elections.
For example, the forthcoming bye-election in Lumezi Constituency.
4. Committed to putting the bigger agenda of the larger opposition political grouping first rather than singular aspirations of a singular political party.
In so doing, the UKA leadership is alive to the truth that a time may come to collapse the existing alliances and come up with one grand alliance.
UKA is alive to this possible reality and commits itself to achieving it with like minded opposition parties, civil society organizations and governance stakeholders for the sake of the Zambian people.
It is for this reason that UKA for the past two months has been meeting with the larger opposition grouping to achieve this.
The journey to opposition unity will not be smooth sailing, some political parties may fall by the way side but it is the price we need to pay to defeat President Hichilema and UPND for the good of all Zambians.
Issued By:
Sakwiba Sikota SC
Chairperson
United Kwacha Alliance-UKA
We can wish you for the best big bro and UKA but you must explain what you will do differently from UPND to inspire the Zambian electorate which seems to be comfortable with UPND.Your friend Kalaba may be un happy with you or he has lost hope in the alliance.The TONSE is also in ecstacy.We are watching closely.
No longer alliance as one by one all the parties
Are leaving.
It is quite amusing for Sakwiba Sikota to claim that UKA is a cohesive entity, considering that UKA is merely a coalition of political parties lacking grassroots foundations. The agenda of UKA seems to focus on disparaging the Republican President through scornful remarks.
Furthermore, UKA appears adept at disseminating unfounded claims and propaganda. The members of UKA have struggled to effectively organize their own political parties and are led by stagnant leadership who lack a clear vision and political agenda.
The writing is on the wall bwana. With the recent exist of “the lungu led faction (cause Lungu was not given the Presidential candidate ticket under the Alliance), the Kalaba led CF party and the recently reported call by Saboi. This project and alliance is crumbling. No amount of palatudes will revive this alliance. Two parties can not make such a strong and viable opposition. Neither have we heard of what this now dying alliance will offer.