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Calls for Kachingwe, Nyangu to leave MMD divisive - Namugala

Calls for Kachingwe, Nyangu to leave MMD divisive - Namugala
By Allan Mulenga
Wed 21 Nov. 2012, 14:10 CAT

CATHERINE Namugala says MMD has weakened itself further by calling for the resignation of national secretary Major Richard Kachingwe and his deputy Chembe Nyangu.

In an interview yesterday, Namugala, who is MMD chairperson for women affairs, said those calling for the duo's resignation had been sponsored to destroy the party.

The MMD wants to hound out Maj Kachingwe and Nyangu from the party on allegations that they were working closely with PF.

"The calling of Kachingwe and Nyangu to go is in bad faith. I am expecting the president of the party himself to speak about this because we need to know his position. What is his position on this?" she asked.

"For me as a member of the party who has been there for many years, I think it is very sad that MMD should end up like this; wanting to divide itself and weakening itself even further."

Namugala, who is also Mafinga MMD member of parliament, claimed that the MMD would have gone into extinction had it not been for Maj Kachingwe and Nyangu.

"Kachingwe has been in and out of court. We were even evicted from regional offices, Kachingwe was there to pick up the pieces, found the secretariat, put everything together. Our motor vehicles were seized, Kachingwe was there being harassed. When there were threats to deregister the party, Kachingwe was there being ridiculed," she recalled.

"It is very unfortunate that anyone of us can demand that Kachingwe and Chembe Nyangu go. Kachingwe and Chembe Nyangu have contributed more than their fair share to the well being of this party up to this stage. Kachingwe and Chembe Nyangu have sacrificed a lot to keep MMD going. If it wasn't for those two gentlemen, there would be no MMD to talk about today."

Namugala urged party members to follow the laid down procedures when dealing with issues concerning the party.

"We should be thanking them for holding the party together. As human beings, if there is anything that they are doing wrong, any system has internal mechanism of dealing with those problems. But not to be going out to the press and calling for their removal. These two people were elected by the convention," said Namugala.

"MMD has procedures and it is most unfortunate that some of the people who are speaking loudest about the removal of these people are people who don't even know MMD. People who move from one party to the other are the ones who are in the forefront saying; 'remove this one and remove that one'."

Labels: CATHERINE NAMUGALA, CHEMBE NYANGU, MMD, RICHARD KACHINGWE

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