United Party for National Development (UPND) is worse than Patriotic Front (PF), Former Member of Parliament for Solwezi Central Lucky Mulusa has charged.
Responding to a question from a Moderator on the first series of Hot Seat programme hosted on Zambian Eye Facebook Group, Friday afternoon, Mulusa said he would consider to serve in President Michael Sata’s government if the invitation is based on his skills to perform for a national duty.
Mulusa said unfortunate the current invitations by PF to have opposition Members of Parliament serve in Government were based on the ruling party increasing numbers in Parliament.
“If President Sata invites me on the basis of my skill to perform national duty, I would consider,” Mulusa said. “The current invitations are based on increasing numbers and I am not available for that.”
Mulusa who was addressing a Zambian Eye Facebook Group of over 20, 000 members said he had lost confidence in the opposition UPND, the party which he had a soft spot.
“Before nullification of my seat, I had a soft spot for UPND. But now their true colours have emerged,” Mulusa charged. “UPND is worse than PF! At least PF will tell you in your face that they will kill you! But UPND will come to your house pretending to be brothers and when it suits them, they will stab you when you are looking the other way!”
Asked which party between the two opposition – MMD and UPND was more popular in Solwezi Central, Mulusa said MMD was popular. He said the UPND was busy poaching MMD Members.
“UPND talks big but keeps on calling MMD members to join them. All the candidates on the line up are a few days/ weeks/months out of MMD. MMD is stronger,” he said. “But there is also the the candidate factor. No longer will people especially in Solwezi Central vote on party lines – but on candidate suitability. Solwezi Central has always had credible leaders – Mulemba, Sondashi, Tetamashimba and now, Lucky Mulusa.”
On the recently announced Alliances, Mulusa said: “Father Frank Bwalya surprised me when he fielded in Katuba on the back of promises that we will field one candidate. He missed an opportunity to walk the talk. Yes I said I was not going to re-contest. But everybody said they needed my voice back in Parliament. I then realized that I was no longer master of my destine. So I gave in to the dictates of the people to whom I am a mere servant.”
Mulusa said Zambia needs a complete overhaul of political players.
“In the private sector and civil society, competence is the determining factor for for career progression. In politics, clever illiterates reign supreme yet it is the field that determines economic and political landscape! We need to introduce similar values as in the private sector, then politics will contribute meaningfully. At the moment, some people become politicians by accident and are totally lost, but they have to make decisions nevertheless.”
Zambian Eye launched Hot Seat on Friday, January 31, 2013 to enable its members on Social Media platforms interact with Leaders, Politicians, Academicians, Musicians, Sports Personalities and all those who have a following in Society.
The Guests on HOT SEAT are online at advised times to discuss issues of national interest and other topical issues.The next will feature MMD Founder Akashambatwa Lewanika on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at 4pm Zambian Time.
Mr. Malusa.Tell the people the truth.The langauge you are talking is not good for our ears you cant say pf is better than upnd.please stop this immediately.
the most oppositiön party being talked about being bad by the President of pf,mmd and the smaller parties,is Upnd,meaning it’s the only party qualified to form gvt. in 2016.No wonder all party leaders mouthes are shouting towards H.H and in vain coz we the people have already endorse him as our leader from 2016 up to 2026.
Mulusa my man, i dont stay in solwezi but my greatest prayer is that you win that seat against UPND. Offcourse PF is no where there unless otherwise. Seriously you a material for parliament with the ability to turn things round. I dont just understand why UPND decided to compete against MMD there but if i were HH i could have let go for the sake of demostrating unit of purpose otherwise he risks missing it again in 2016. Zambian politics is tribal which is a fact we cant run away from and at this juncture he really needed to harness the relationship with MMD and Nevers so that he can safely ride on their back. You need to show that you are giving, loosing in order to gain without such an arrangement we risk finding ourselves again in the wrong hands because of tribal politics.
So you think it is only UPND that should not compete with other political parties and not vice-versa? UPND asked MMD to let go of one of its seats which was nullified in eastern province (maybe Mwale) and they refused and are fielding their candidate. North-west is where UPND was founded and it was its stronghold until MMD started ripping off UPND there. Have you forgotten or you were still young? Moreover MMD is a party that not even Lucky Mulusa can launder, I feel pity for him. Better join a winning team UPND or PF who will treat him like Mike Mulongoti and George Mpombo. Actually the PF which has state machinery would rather have the UPND Mulusa win than Lucky as Lucky gives them too much headache and also as a way of showing other would be targets for enticing to defect that you don’t deny and challenge the ruling party.
Lucky, just join the PF. It is clear now to you that the Cobra’s venom he spat in your eyes has really scared you and you are willing to work in the PF Govt now. They have finished you and you are trying to use the same old and overused tactic which many have used and later only to regret of attacking the UPND to gain favour from PF. Ask professor Clive Chirwa, Brian Hapunda etc. It only works when they still need you for a short time. Unfortunately you missed the chance the PF had given you and now they don’t care about you any more as they managed to nullify your seat within the law. They are actually instead scared of your namesake Mulusa in UPND.
It is also surprising that you don’t really understand what democracy is all about. Democracy is about numbers they say. Every political party would want to have all Zambians on their side including politicians. That is why political parties go for campaigns. Once they can have all the people behind them, they can win elections and rule with a majority vote. I thought this was common sense. What crime is there to approach Lucky Mulusa to stand on UPND ticket? Were they trying to register your name as their candidate without you knowing (stealing) or they approached you to join the team? The former SG of Dr Sondashi’s party has extended the invitation to Dr Sondashi to join the UPND. What is wrong with that? Many of the members today who are in PF were formally MMD. What is wrong with that? Some senior members of MMD in the last government were formerly from UPND, many actually. If other MMD members of parliament were of credible standing in the eyes of the masses, the UPND would have approached all of them to them. Any way, we understand that nullification of one’s seat is very painful and may lead to a person losing his mind-set to rationalise things properly.
About UPND being worse than PF, at least the worst is MMD and you are a die-hard member of the worst party in Zambia because UPND is better than MMD considering the corruption legacy which you benefited from to win your seat.
Try talk to Kamba or Kambwili, maybe they can squeeze you in the PF youth wing so you rise through the ranks as you refused to join them when you had influence.
Mr. Mulusa my mbuya, stop blaming UPND for your own problems. They wanted you in their camp you refused so they opted for others. So you should just prepare to compete with them if you are as popular as you claim.
formere MP..wajama..UPND will get that seat..watch the space..
he is so hungry
Mr mulusa talking too much does not mean inteligence please slow down speed kills
Ba mulusa you are late you would have accepted the job before your seat was nullified.
I want to believe Mulusa thought UPND would let MMD contest Solwezi but he Engaged the press than taking the issue on the table for discussion. this is why people lose it in life…now that the incoming Party to form Government decided to filed a candidate, he has realistically see. it impossible to win the seat.MMD is no longer a crowd puller party,people have seen that the clock has stopped moving and the titanic keep on sinking…I mean who would want to drown when a palm for help is already stretched?continue to live in fantasy and count yourself out.
Malusa you are a dog looking for job from useless sata.We from the north west had a lot of respect for you as a man who has replaced Great Men like Hon Mulemba Sondashi etc but you are just masumba with no Balls How can you say that .Sata insulated Chiefs from the NW and people from NW that he doesn’t give jobs to people from NW because they have no brain and said that people from nw are like buttocks they Never be in front MAHANDA and you will be working with him God forbid you have lost it
Mr Mulusa take your madness somewhere.
Mulusa ! you are gone and buried ..I thought i loved you ..NOT any more .
What a wrong way mr mulusa u hv taken.pf is a finishd party sum1 of yo carribre can join.frm yo words even a youngone can knw tht u want to please sata so tht he can appoint 1 de in pf.in-case ure nt aware,pf hs jst remained wth1ye & sum days
Ba mulusa, just becuase they have opted to challenge your seat in Solwezi? I think you have to rethink your strategy. If they accepted the MMD suggestion that they back one candidate being you, then tehy would be saints. Shame, think again sir
At the time of voting on 20th September 2011 MMD was worse than PF. I shall not forget the blackout of results by ZNBC TV on that night. Praise God we had MUVI TV. For those who were out of MUVI TV coverage it was agony. Mr Mulusa was in MMD and did not see any wrong that voters saw.
ba mulusa u started well now u fwamboling,poor finishing bwana.
welcome to PF Mulusa. We know you have presidential ambitions of taking over MMD from Nevers Mumba and now you hope you can take over PF. Forget it my dear. You are over-rating yourself Mulusa after coming from South Africa and now facing reality in Zambian politics. You are no where near Humphrey Mulemba or Tentamashimba as the key guy for N/W prov. You are just a corrupt character and now blaming everyone.
Njala yamunyonkola. Mulooser apena.
Iyo kwena ayamba ukupena Mulusa. I had so much respect for this man. Like the saying goes, the true integrity of a man can only be seen when he has nothing.
Another useful idiot for the Post newspaper to use for bashing Hakainde Hichilelema. You bet Post reporters are already on the feet pursuing Mulusa for an interview.
If upnd is worser than PF, then you mulusa you are worser than Michael sata and mmembe. You have no shame to distribute your frustration out to innocent people. While you will never test parliament with that route you have chosen.
I want to think UPND behaved like a man after a married woman and when things go sour the man behaves like Tembo in PK Chishala’s song.
The problem with UPnD is that it can only boast of party structures in Southern Province.Through desperation,the Party is now just trying to convert MMD structures to UPnD especially the weak souls.In certain cases,their participation in by-elections,is simply to establish their presence in the areas they don’t have structures.UPnD has lamentably failed to groom their own cadres in many araers except in Southern province,where they can boast of Nkombo,Mwiimbu,Muntanga,Siakalima and the un polished raw politician Mweetwa.
Put your real name iwe ka Daniel Chanda! Raw politicians are the lumpens in your PF…..from your President to your fellow party cadre. No Structures on the ground and yet UPND won by elections in Western Province and Copperbelt rural. In Kapiri, Mpongwe and Livingstone PF resorted to bribery, rigging , criminality and thuggery to win! PF sucks!
Mr. Mulusa is a lost politician and without a backbone. There is absolutely no substance in what he is saying about UPND except he is begging .fo a job from king cobra.
Mulusa please beg DIRECTLY because like this you are expressing cowardice dullness. Please be factual !!.
Frustrated Mulusa. Passing blame to others. You lost your seat and we shall not miss you. You are not a team player and desparation has shown on your face.
MMD is in its aftanun,vanishing slowly
Great idea this facebook discusson. Big thumbs up ZE