UNITED PARTY FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL WARNS KAFUE MP AND 8 OTHERS OVER BILL 7 VOTE
26th February, 2026
United Party for National Development (UPND) Deputy Secretary General Gertrude Imenda has issued a stern warning to party Members of Parliament who failed to vote for Bill 7 during its reading.
The warning follows what she described as a “shocking” development in which nine UPND MPs did not cast their votes on the bill. Imenda made it clear that disciplinary action awaits those who defied the party directive.
“You can’t sponsor your child to a prestigious university and then, when it’s time to write exams, your child decides to stay away,” she said. “Let them leave if they feel they are too big to support the party.”
Meanwhile, the Second Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia, Hon. Moyo, dismissed claims that some members failed to vote due to faulty electronic gadgets. The Speaker clarified that parliamentary voting devices are serviced regularly and confirmed that none malfunctioned during the session.
Among the MPs cited are former ministers Elijah Muchima and Elias Mubanga, as well as Newton Samakai, Mirriam Chonya, Kasautu Michelo, and Gary Nkombo.
Further developments are expected as the party deliberates on the next course of action.
©️Kafue Times
Please…..stop these draconian ideas. Let MPs speak for the people. Your tone and statement doesnt project a democratic position of the country. Youre making a mountain out of mole.
If you even wanted to bring out that point. Do it quietly. Some issues are better resolved by a quiet discrete meeting. Why have we developed a culture of putting everything on the media? That is washing dirty laundry to the public….not everything that happens in a marriage is discussed in the living room…that is why we have “ku chi pinda”
That’s true, these are issues that can easily be ironed out, that’s why we a Party Secretariat. After all they have very few months to go before the dissolution of Parliament. Those issues will come during adoptions.
Then people should also know that it’s very easy to mess up yourself in politics. We saw it happening to people like Greyford Monde, Richwell Siamunene, Charles Kakoma, Richard Kapita, Robby Chizyuka, Canisius Banda and many others. No one should think that he/she is bigger than the Party, the Party is bigger than them, they all reached where they are today because of UPND.
Nonsense. Sometimes both Imendas make statements which do not make sense at.
If it was good for PF MPs to vote for Bill 7, it is equally goood for UPND MPs not to vote for the bill or abstain. They must listen to their conscience or constituency and not toe the party line blindly. We need MPs who can think independently rather than be stampeded into making a foolish decision.
Stop this witch hunt if you know what is good for you. Instead, engage them and find out why they acted like they did instead of threatening them.