ZRP PULLS OUT OF UKA

ZRP PULLS OUT OF UKA

The President
ZRP
Lusaka

26 September 2024

The Chairman
United Kwacha Alliance
New heritage Party secretariat
Woodlands
Lusaka.

Dear Sir,

RE: RESIGNATION FROM THE UNITED KWACHA ALLIANCE (UKA) – ZRP

Following the expulsion of the three alliance partners from UKA, which action was not procedural one also saw the resignation of the Secretary General, we have introspected over the development and found it no longer desirable to continue our membership in the Alliance. 

From the time we joined, we have found ourselves as mere silent partners without any involvement in either decision making, or political activities of the Alliance.

UKA prides itself as an alternative to the undemocratic governance of the UPND led government, yet UKA itself is very undemocratic as can be seen from the treatment of the expelled three political parties. You have also failed to challenge the reasons given by Hon. Lacky Mulusa for his resignation.

Your application of double standards is extremely worrying for a political alliance that prides itself with hope to provide alternative governance to the UPND governance failures. Its sad that the Council of Presidents led by SC. Sakwiba Sikota and Chishala Kateka is failing to provide and practice good governance and fair treatment of Council of Presidents and Assembly of Presidents members.

It is shameful that you, the Chair and your Vice Ms. Kateka, Zambian people know as having immense experience have allowed yourselves to come out as spineless leaders, incapable of providing leadership of a buoyant organization so many people found hope in. How could you allow political upstarts such as Jackson Silavwe and Saboi Imboela who do not even know where they are coming from, where they are, or where they should be going destroy UKA?

One would have expected the two of you to provide leadership and guidance to Silavwe and Saboi but instead you have assumed the shameful role of Yoyos!
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