We are winning to liberate Zambia from tribalism, underdevelopment – CF
The opposition Citizens First (CF) says the party has now started winning elections, towards their aim to liberate Zambia from rampant under development and tribalism.
CF deputy secretary general general Dr Kasese Bota, said CF had shown that they were capable of winning elections, after defeating the ruling UPND and other opposition parties in the Mufili ward elections in Lupososhi ward during yesterday’s by-elections.
“The streak of loses has ended, that’s why when people tell us we are mobilising and getting zeros, we are not just getting zeros we leave our presence,” Dr Bota said.
She thanked the people of Mufili who she said as having confidence in CF leader Harry Kalaba, stressing it was very difficult to win a ward by-election especially when contesting against a ruling party.
“We are now winning to deliver Zambians from rampant under development and the tribalism which is going unchecked. The evidence of tribalism is there and you fail to say anything even to censure the person involved,” Dr Bota said.
She challenged President Hakainde Hichilema to fire RATSA chief executive officer Amon Mweemba if he did not send him to focus on employing those from Southern Province over the internal job recruitment at the agency.
“We expect the leadership to fire the RATSA director if they did not instruct him to do what he did … to push one tribe over the others,” Dr Bota said. “Leadership has no tribe, it has no region, it has only Zambia.”
She further demanded for an audit of all the government institutions to establish and correct the levels of tribalism.
Dr Bota said it had never happened before where all the ambassadors in key diplomatic postings all hailed from the one region.
She said she remembers when she was serving as Ambassador other names such as Palan Mulonda from Central and Dr Ngosa Simbyakula, Southern, Wilbur Simuusa, Southern, Mutiti Ndiyoi Western, Winnie Chibesakunda (Southern) and Muyeba Chikonde from Luapula all served in key embassies.
“If there was tribalism in PF, it should be denounced, just as the UPND tribalism should be denounced. And one cannot use the tribalism in PF to justify the current tribalism when President HH had told us he was going to unite the country.
How do you unite the country when the CEO of RATSA is clearly discounting those from Chipata or Eastern Province and northern parts of Zambia in preference for someone from Southern Province, and you are a President and are quiet about it?” Dr Bota said.
“The so called Bemba tribalism in PF, and the writing down of our names by some so called political analysts with little to analyze is unfortunate. Those Bemba names they put are covering at a minimum 7 provinces among provinces. You can’t say
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Ba Kalaba you were very much part of the tribalism of the PF. You are tainted goods. After all you went back to fraternise with “aba kasaka ka ndalama” after denouncing him as corrupt. Can two walk together unless they agree?
With just one ka first councilor win…
Congratulations Citizens First Party. You have finally broken the Jinx.
Build on the success in Mporokoso..It’s the small steps which will make an Inch, a yard and a Mile.
You have proved that even in rural Zambia, there are other issues which are much more important to the electorate than the CDF, Imita Ufole and Cash for work programs .
Identify these issues, and galvanize them into a CF manifesto.
Wish you well.
Wish you well but niptatli, a Kalaba ku wina, I fgive him 5% of votes. His main people being those donning SDA uniform wind beer bottles? Yayi ku PF or you call it CF, sitingabweleleko.
Congratulations, let’s see your leadership composition now.
This tribalism ticket won’t win you votes, infact you are decampaigning yourself. Zambians don’t like tribalism refrain from it. This is why you get zeros in most elections. Zambians want to hear what you will do better than hh. Not ifyama tribalism ifyo.
Iciloto kuwama kuli ba Kalaba!