SP CALLS FOR CITIZEN’S ARREST OF UPND-ALIGNED TEACHERS

…who’ve been imported from throughout Luapula province “to manipulate the election outcome”

Kawambwa… Thursday, October 24, 2024

The opposition Socialist Party (SP) has referred to as for a citizen’s arrest of UPND-aligned lecturers drawn from exterior Kawambwa, allegedly employed to tamper with the need of the individuals as presiding Officers for the Sunday by-election.

SP Vice Secretary for the Elections Committee Pastor Fred Chanda mentioned it was unlucky that UPND is below stress in a extremely charged election as each Kawambwa MP Nickson Chilangwa and Pambashe MP Ronald Chitotela are in jail.

He said that the presence of Six (6) ministers and about Eight (8) District Commissioners in Kawambwa was an try and tamper with the democratic course of.

Pastor Chanda, who obtained a full listing of alleged perpetrators from dependable senior UPND members, challenged the next talked about people to come back clear and defend themselves in opposition to the allegations: Chomba Mable, whose husband is the UPND District Chairperson for Mwansabombwe, AFRICA Mwansa, who’s a Headteacher from Mbereshi in Mwansabombwe, and has been on the centre of confusion all through the by-elections held in Mwansabombwe, with a number of complaints written to ECZ regarding him, and Julius Chewe, and Albert Mushipi, who’re are also lecturers in Mwansabombwe.

Others embody Tina Chishala, a Headteacher at Kabalenge in Mwansabombwe district, Cindy Lubosi, Harriet Lamba Chola, Blessing Mwantila, Moses Mutale, Shadreck Kang’ombe, Tinner Chishala, Kerity Chilaka, Jimwaya Lusekolo, Norren Kabutu, and Benken Sebente Kwila.

And Regina Chitomubo, who has been imported from Nchelenge district of Luapula province. While Zebron Kamekela from Kawambwa and the Headteacher of Citrus School of Mwansabombwe have been promised a promotion.

“These are known individuals who have been allegedly hired to tamper with the will of the people as presiding Officers for the Sunday by-election. We have previously reported some of them to ECZ as they are compromised but to no avail,” Chanda said.

“We call on all the friends and comrades of Hon Nickson Chilangwa and Hon Ronald Chitotela to arrest individuals with an agenda to manipulate the outcome of this election. We call on the people of Kawambwa to honour the legacy of our brothers in prison by protecting the vote.”

Pastor Chanda mentioned he would report these unfair practices to the related electoral authorities to make sure a good and clear election course of.

He additionally urged worldwide oversight our bodies and international missions accredited to Zambia to take an curiosity within the administration of by-elections forward of the 2026 common election.