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MMD driving into extinction - Kabimba

MMD driving into extinction - Kabimba
By Kombe Chimpinde
Fri 28 Oct. 2011, 13:00 CAT

The MMD party cannot survive after its defeat from power because it thrived on corruption, says Wynter Kabimba.

Reacting to MMD national secretary Major Richard Kachingwe's statement that the MMD were failing to operate freely because of continued harassment of its members by the new PF government, Kabimba, who is the ruling PF party's secretary general said the opposition MMD must just admit that it was driving into extinction.

"We are not harassing MMD officials, member or leader in any way. What Major Kachingwe should accept is that MMD is driving into extinction that is the truth of the matter," Kabimba, who is also the PF spokesperson, said.

Major Kachingwe yesterday stated that the MMD members and party were failing to operate freely due to continued intimidation by various government agencies.

"The party has no leader. The party is being auctioned to the highest bidder on the market politically. The party members are demotivated, the members are leaving to join PF. Those that can't see any hope in that so called MMD-UPND pact and that is the truth of the matter," Kabimba said.

Kabimba said that the PF had nothing to do with the self-created problems of MMD that have seen the party's property being confiscated and auctioned on various grounds.

Kabimba said the MMD must take responsibility for all their deeds while they served in government.

"MMD under Rupiah Banda had never been a political party. It was just a marriage of convenience for those chaps that were engaged in corruption. What was common among them was corruption and not party mobilisation and we are as PF are not responsible for that. They were sharing public resources, now cannot hold because they have nothing to share in a corrupt manner. They have nothing to share," Kabimba said.

"Now they have nothing to share, nachipwa."

Kabimba said the PF would not reverse its decision to probe how various systems of government were being run by the previews regime, saying that ensuring a transparent and prudent management of government systems was why Zambians had voted for it.

"How can a probe into the various system of government to see how they were run be harassment? We have a duty to tell the people of Zambia, how MMD ran this country. That is not harassment. That is our duty. We are not interested in harassing anybody. So they should just accept that it is bye-bye for MMD from the political landscape of Zambia. Kwamana!," Kabimba stressed.

"Even in Chongwe, nobody is intimidating them. They are just used to campaigning using state resources, which they do not have now. They are used to bribing people. They have no money now to bribe people and they are embarrassed to contest that seat."

And Kabimba said the working pact between the MMD and UPND, which have since resolved to support each other in the Magoye and Nakonde by-elections slated for November 20, was a waste of time, as it would not go anywhere.

"Even in the past election, held on 20th of September, they were in an alliance we still beat them to the game. Hakainde was campaigning for Rupiah Banda, we still beat them. So what will that alliance do or help them win the by-elections?" he said.

"You remember at that time when we were telling them that they were working together with MMD, what was UPND saying? They were refusing, and said ‘it is just propaganda against UPND'. So this is a political party that you can not rely on."

Kabimba also disclosed that the party secretariat had received 27 applications of individuals wishing to be adopted on the PF ticket in the Nakonde by-election.

He said a total of 10 applications were received from those wishing to vie for the Magoye seat

"We (PF) are fielding in all the three constituencies and in all the local government elections of the country. We have a central committee meeting on Saturday to pick the candidates. During 2011 elections, we only had one candidate who had applied to stand in Magoye. This time around we have more than 10 candidates. That just shows you the goodwill of the party," Kabimba said.

He said that no application for Chongwe had been received other than that of former member of parliament of the area, Sylvia Masebo.

Labels: MMD, POLITICS, WYNTER KABIMBA

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