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Kafue council chair quits MMD, joins PF

Kafue council chair quits MMD, joins PF
By Edwin Mbulo
Fri 24 June 2011, 12:10 CAT

KAFUE district council chairman Obvious Mwaliteta has resigned from the MMD to join the PF. Mwaliteta, who is also Mungu ward councillor, resigned on Wednesday in Kafue together with Kambela ward UNIP councillor Charles Mandika. Mwaliteta endorsed chieftainess Nkomeshya’s recent statement on underdevelopment because it also affected chieftainess Chiawa’s chiefdom.

He said Zambia compound, which was on the banks of the Kafue River, did not have running water and many people had lost their lives in the quest for clean water.

“Matero in Lusaka has water after president Levy Mwanawasa directed that it gets water, what about Zambezi compound? In Chiawa there is no bridge but now since we are going to elections you will hear about a bridge,” Mwaliteta said.
He said the earth moving equipment meant for Kafue had even been moved to Luangwa.

Mwaliteta wondered why the MMD was practicing selective disciplinary measures when Chiengi MMD officials had been making demands regarding former MMD national secretary Katele Kalumba’s candidature in the area.

“I commend the Soli people for the decision they have taken. The MMD is too old and can be saved from death. I want to thank the people of Kafue for officially rejecting Bradford Machila and I want to officially announce my resignation from the MMD. I am now a member of PF,” Mwaliteta said.

And Mandika said he had been campaigning for the PF in the last elections despite running on the UNIP ticket.

“Ï have been a councillor under UNIP for two terms and now I have decided to resign and join the PF,” Mandika
And receiving the two councilors at Bayi Motel, PF vice president Guy Scott said the MMD was becoming a shell of UNIP.

“All of us are refugees of the MMD in some way. Unfortunately, UNIP which we had killed in 1991 is coming back. We have a lot of vigilantes,” Scott said.
He said 20 years of his life had been wasted as the people he fought to get out of the government were back in leadership.

“I came back from Europe to join the MMD. Now I see President Rupiah Banda who was rejected by Munali as member of parliament, I now see William Banda who was deported run a funeral,” Scott said.

He advised Zambians to be careful with the money being dished out by the MMD and ensure that the PF had strong polling agents who could detect rigging.

“Western Province indunas don’t want the MMD when the province was its stronghold. In Rufunsa people bafuna want change and they have learnt how to say ‘don’t kubeba’. I commend you Mr Mayor council chairman let us learn from our mistakes,” said Scott.

Labels: GUY SCOTT, KAFUE, PF

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