ANALYSIS OF SOME OF 2026 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
There are seven forces in the 2026 General Elections. Without preference in order, these include:
Hichilema force
Kalaba force
M’membe force
KBF force
Makebi Zulu force
Mundubile force
Katotobwe force
Without contempt against other parties and individuals who have wasted their K100,000 donated to Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) the above are the most significant forces in the elections.
1.Hichilema force
Having won 2021 elections with a landslide victory, obtaining votes from everywhere in Zambia, HH goes into the 2026 elections without the same popularity he had previously. He promised Utopia but delivered nonsense. His government is the most hypocritical. He has delivered exactly the opposite of what he said he will do before being elected. Hichilema’s broken records are everywhere and everyone knows them. Perhaps, what keeps him afloat is the power of incumbency. Without a compromised Judiciary, Registrar of Societies, ECZ and many other government institutions, HH would fail to win the 2026 elections. He pretends not to be involved in destruction of political parties and democracy in Zambia but only fools don’t know that he is actively the one instructing all government institutions – through his operatives – to destroy parties and strangle democracy in Zambia. What buys HH time is incumbency but eventually, fate will catch up with him. He will be exactly where he is scared to be- out of power. A number of crooks and all sorts of political prostitutes have moved to UPND from various opposition parties not out of principle but convenience. They are either candidates of jail or opportunists seeking self benefits. They will discard HH like a used condom immediately after loss of power. Their migration to UPND is not a sign of HH’s popularity. Only fools think these defections translate into popularity. But when HH loses he will spend a lot of time in jail including all those he is using to do wrong and criminal things.
2.Kalaba force
Harry Kalaba runs what appears to be a civilized party without many negative dents. However, Citizens First remain a kindergarten political party whose existence is mainly on Whatsapp. What doesn’t help is Kalaba’s ego. Usually, when a person has ego, they do not see it on themselves. Kalaba has ego and pride. He feels he is very popular. He actually thinks he has hit the level of popularity of Michael Sata while in opposition prior to 2011 elections. But when you look very well, Kalaba is not even that popular despite spending so much time in opposition. When he loses the elections, Kalaba will continue to fight. His calculations are that if HH wins now, by 2031, other parties would have died and his CF will be the main opposition and eventually win. That is why unity is an insult to Kalaba. He would rather HH wins the election than unite with any other opposition…
3.M’membe force
Fred M’membe runs a party with alien programs to the Zambian set-up. Despite having a solid manifesto, Socialist Party has failed to make significant impact in the political landscape. The SP is sound on paper but blank on the ground. M’membe may punch holes into HH’s governance but he has no charisma to attract people. His partnership with Dorika Banda doesn’t help actually. Dorika Banda is more like a political nomad who started out a lone political journey , joined John Sangwa who later left the political scene and this, left ba Dorika stranded – only to be dusted up by M’membe. Clearly, there are no principles in this marriage of convenience. Do they threaten HH? No. They will actually divide opposition votes further. Once M’membe loses these elections, he will be too old to continue fighting. This may be the end of SP.
4.KBF force
KBF is a political lone ranger. He runs a party that is good at slogans but nothing else. He has isolated himself from so many things affecting the opposition. He believes he shouldn’t be bothered when a fellow opposition is under attack by government because it doesn’t disturb his party. So unity with KBF is far-fetched. He would rather all opposition die so that only Zambia Must Prosper (ZMP) should remain as the main opposition party. When he loses the coming elections, KBF will continue being KBF with supporters who are mostly his family members. No threat to HH whatsoever.
5.Makebi Zulu force
He carries an Edgar Lungu aura which he has failed to ultilize very well to his advantage. He is restricted to Lusaka and Facebook. No where do they know Makebi beyond mu Lusaka. He is surrounded by mainly idiots who survive on handouts and are busy in a competition of relevance to him. They manufacture all sorts of sweet tales to him and Milk him in the process. For example, Makebi has appointed an opportunist Isaac Nsoneka as his Media Director whatever. This person is aspiring to be an MP fighting his own battles in the Constituency. Clearly you can see how unserious Makebi and his group are. Impact to the 2026 elections? It will be very insignificant.
6.Mundubile force
Mundubile is surrounded by jackals. He has the majority voters who will vote against HH. But here is a man surrounded by the very crooks and thugs who terrorized Zambians under PF. When some people look at Kennedy Kamba for example, they automatically remember caderism and decide to support another opposition or remain neutral. Mundubile also lacks punchline. He has the upper edge but has not fully ultilized the momentum. His media is weak. His delivery of messages is weak. His packaging of political messages is weak. Therefore, he is only attractive to staunch haters of HH. He is not able to convince some of those who support HH but are willing to try something new and better. After Mundubile loses power, Tonse will everporate within days. People in Tonse are mostly political opportunists who have no principles.
7.Katotobwe force
Chanda Katotobwe is principled. He has joined hands with Sean Tembo who is equally principled. This is the most principled dual. When they lose power, this force stands a good chance to emerge as a party that can grow and eventually win elections in future especially if humility continues to be a hallmark. However, their partnership is rather too late.
The Candidates endorse NO ONE in these elections. Those who hold different views from ours should write theirs on their own platforms.
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