SIX CABINET MINISTERS CAMP IN KAWAMBWA

SIX CABINET MINISTERS CAMP IN KAWAMBWA

….to campaign for the UPND candidate ahead of the 27th October, 2024 Kawambwa Council Chairperson by-election

Kawambwa… Wednesday October 23, 2024

The opposition Socialist Party has castigated the UPND government for allowing six cabinet Ministers using tax payers money to camp in Kawambwa ahead of the Kawambwa Council Chairperson by-election.

The opposition political party further alleges that about eight District Commissioners have equally left their work stations in their respective districts to camp in Kawambwa and campaign for the UPND candidate.

Socialist Party Mobilization Secretary Kelvin Kaunda says it is worrying that the UPND government has continued to waste money on things that do not have a direct impact on the people’s lives.

Mr Kaunda says these officials are using government vehicles and that they have removed the registration number plates on most of these State vehicles.

He named the ministers as Frank Tayali, Chipoka Mulenga, Peter Kapala, Elvis Nkandu, Njavwa Simutowe and Elias Mubanga.

“We have been reliably informed that about eight DCs have equally camped in Kawambwa to campaign for the UPND candidate. Some of these DCs have come from Samfya, Mansa, Chiengi, Mwansabombwe, Nchelenge, Mwense and other districts within Luapula Province. They have removed the number plates from the government vehicles, those are the same vehicles they are using. This is a total wastage of public funds by the UPND administration,” he said.

“This is not the first time they are doing this, one day they will be held accountable for wasting tax payers’ money. They lack priority, because if they cared for the people, those funds should have been channeled to needy areas as you know that there are a lot of problems in the country.”

Mr Kaunda also said the SP candidate Ivo Mpasa, is supported by the opposition political parties because they are against the injustice done to Pambashe PF MP Hon Ronald Chitotela, Kawambwa Central PF MP Hon Nickson Chilangwa, immediate past Kawambwa Council Chairperson Kalumba Chifumbe and three others.

“All the comrades of Hon Chitotela, Hon Chilangwa and Mr Chifumbe are supporting Mr Mpasa, the former Kawambwa DC who is now a Socialist Party candidate. We all do not support what happened to these comrades. So we are honoring them by supporting one candidate, who is Comrade Mpasa,” he stated.

On Saturday, 19th October 2024, two candidates successfully filed their nominations; Titus Musa of the United Party for National Development and Ivo Mpasa of the Socialist Party.

The by-election will be held on Sunday, 27th October, 2024.