About Kabwata constituency,
The constituency is in the capital, Lusaka and has five (5) wards namely Kamwala, Kabwata, Libala, Chilenje and Kamulanga.
The constituency has 131 polling stations with 108,729 registered voters.
The majority of the Voters here are the elites.
In 2001 contraversial election, Kabwata voted for the opposition UPND candidate then Given Lubinda. It is one of the two constituencies UPND won with Kanyama in Lusaka District.
Kabwata still retained Lubinda in 2006 when he stood on PF ticket when their breakaway party (ULP) with Sakwiba Sikota went into a pact with Michael Sata’s PF.
Lubinda after being reelected, he dumped his Sikota with his ULP and joined PF. He retained the seat in 2011 and 2016.
In 2021, Lubinda did not contest the seat and the PF adopted Denny Yenga who was rejected by the people of Kabwata.
Kabwata again just like in 2001 went for UPND and this time the party formed government with it’s candidate Levy Mkandawire.
Unfortunate, Levy Mkandawire died in a fatal accident in front of his house in Woodlands when a vehicle lost control and rammed into him as he was trying to open a gate.
The ECZ has set this Thursday, February 3 as a date for the by-election in Kabwata.
The main contenders are the UPND’s Andrew Tayengwa (little known about him), PF this time will run with Clement Tembo (Coordinator of presidential Empowerment Fund under Edgar Lungu. Nothing to write home about what he did.) and Socialist Party’s Triphen Ng’andu (Uncle T).
Photo: Socialist Party Leader Fred M’membe (in cap) campaigning at Kabwata market