ZAMBIANS ARE ANGRY, READY FOR CHANGE – DOLIKA
FORMER President Rupiah Banda’s niece, Dolika Banda, says Zambians are ready for change because they are angry and frustrated.
Meanwhile, Banda says Zambia’s democracy is currently at risk because the opposition is in total disarray, adding that she believes she is a credible opposition leader.
Speaking during a live stream with Linda Banks, Banda said the time you enter the political space does not matter if people are truly ready for change.
“We know the date of the election, for me it’s like an exam, right? We all know that the exam is coming on the 10th of July, and we are now in April or we are in February, even, Valentine’s Day and all of those celebrations. I know there are external factors involved; some of us are last-minute study people. Some of us are one-year in advance, you have studied”.
“My belief is this: if Zambia is ready for a change, and I believe Zambia is ready, not for a change of individuals necessarily, but for a change of the way we do things. For a change of the way we do our voting, a change of the way we do our finances, a change of the transparency issues, a change of behaviours with impunity,” she said.
“Our people are angry, they are frustrated, they are ready for change. And so if the people are truly ready for change, it doesn’t matter when you enter the fray, it does not matter when you enter the fray. I wouldn’t be doing this if I did not believe that there is an opportunity. And when we say people, remember we have a population of 22 million, and so it will be that some people are [ready], some people are not”.
Banda added that Zambia’s democracy was currently at risk because the opposition was in total disarray.
“And remember our opposition is in total disarray right now, total disarray. So democracy is at risk for this country at the moment. And I’m talking about the institution of democracy. I’m not talking about individuals; I don’t dwell on individuals, I talk about institutions and issues. If somebody doesn’t try to bring some semblance of order and honestly, our opposition, I try to look by the way and say who can I vote for?… And it’s not a true democracy when you don’t have a credible opposition, an opposing view. We have alliances right now,” she said.
When asked if she felt she was a credible opposition, Banda responded in the affirmative.
“I think so, yes I do. It’s like you can’t swim and you jump into a swimming pool with no armbands; you are going to drown, right?” responded Banda.
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Which Zambians????
Yes,!!!!!We are angry but who gets our vote??????
It’s very funny for you to behave this way. So because Zambians are angry and in your dreams they want to vote for you. You really believe that it’s you they want to vote for. Zambia is a mult party democracy where everyone has a right to join or form a political party and participate in politics. You don’t have to cause a grand stand stamped to enter politics. The way you announced your entry into politics and then made headlines of running as party president for some party which didn’t materialise removed the gloss on the image you thought you had. Looking for relevance before your time comes with consequences.
The presidential candidate without a party ticket to run on. She feels so untitled that she thinks she doesn’t have to do any work. Yes, they will come for your money and if you’re naive enough, you will fall for it.
Dolika, please stop lamenting and wishful thinking. Start by forming your own party and see how it goes. No one will give you Presidency on a silver plate. You will find out what it takes to run a political party.
What about ridiculous stance.
Madame, tell us what you plan to do. That narrative of Zambians being angry has been used by other expired misleaders and no one is catching the bait.
Wait and see. What makes you think that every Zambian wants change? Some of us believe that Rome was not built in a day and the president needs another term to fully implement his plan. Signs of economic improvement are there. For me it is forward with kwenyu. What has been achieved in 4 years is far more than what was done in 10 years. Besides, our confers were plundered and we had to start negotiating to reschedule the debt they left. Infact the economy performed far much better than expected. Viva kwenyu.
You may be right but who can take over? Tonse still stuck on lungu and therefore without a credible candidate? Dolika without a party ? Mmembe the crook who is supposed to be in prison for tax evasion? Kalaba another has been from yesteryear who has no fresh ideas? UKA who have remained with the three Asses (SSS) which is saboi, sikota and silavwe and none of them have any clue as to whether they are coming or going. So its going to be HH once again, not out of choice but because of no viable alternative.
Dolika….who are you….are you even relevant……you sound like another chikala called M’membe.
Bring it on madam! We are ready to define for you that anger you are ignorantly talking about. We still have the political baptistry where we baptized Sean Tembo with zeros. Unfortunately for him, no one gave him a towel after that baptism, so he is still dripping with zeros. You have just enrolled in the political baptism class and you are welcome. The DU president Ackim Njovu has also excitedly joined the class.
Power hungry