By Dr Mwelwa
Politics, like ancient warfare, rewards not the loudest soldiers but the most strategic commanders. The Vice President’s remarks in Kabompo — that non-performing UPND MPs will not be re-adopted in 2026 — may sound like discipline, but in truth, it reveals a dangerous lack of foresight.
The generals of old never announced which units they would disband before a decisive battle. You do not tell your troops that some will be discarded before you march into a constitutional war. Bill No. 7 is before you — a Bill whose shadows grow darker each day — and yet your party publicly weakens its own ranks.
Is this timing coincidental or tactical? Those with eyes must see. When the enemy wants to take your fortress, they first divide your guard. Some will praise you, others will flatter you, and while you are drunk on their approval, they sneak through the gate with a Constitution rewritten to serve their ambitions, not yours.
The UPND must beware of tissue relationships — used when convenient, discarded when the purpose is served. Why should you rush to support a constitutional amendment whose fruits you have not even tasted, whose motives remain clouded, and whose consequences may haunt your very seats in Parliament? Wisdom says: “Do not polish the chains that may soon bind you.”
UPND MPs must remember — loyalty is not blindness. True loyalty questions what end your obedience serves. When your own leadership begins to discuss re-adoption months before nominations, it is not grooming discipline — it is planting fear. Power fears independence of thought. And once fear takes root, wisdom withers.
Ancient tacticians taught that one must never enter battle divided, for divided hearts make easy prey. Why discuss who will be adopted when the Constitution — the living covenant of the nation — is being cornered for amendment? If your party truly values accountability, let it begin with truth, not threats.
Remember: the lion that joins the hunters’ feast must ensure it is not the meal. Parliament today stands at a crossroads — to be a guardian of democracy or an accomplice to its undoing. Before you lend your hand to a Bill you barely understand, pause. Ask: whose voice am I echoing — the people’s or the powerful’s?
History does not forgive those who betray principle for position. The UPND must not be remembered as the party that preached change but delivered control. Those who ignore the warnings of wisdom soon learn them through wounds. “A wise army fights with vision, not emotion.”
Zambia watches. The Constitution is not a tool of convenience; it is the people’s shield. Guard it with courage, or you will awaken one morning to find that you defended power — not principle.
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The VP was merely telling them about what the chiefs told her , so there’s nothing odd about that. Focus on supporting your spouse…