By Daily Revelation Correspondent
Betrayal doesn’t exist with the first ever Citizens First (CF) members of parliament, says party leader Harry Kalaba.
And Kalaba has urged Zambians to learn to rally behind stable political parties in the elections, as opposed to a situation where they vote for unstable parties which end up surrendering their members of parliament to the ruling party.
In the just ended August 13 general elections, Faith Munthali defeated UPND’s Robert Chabinga in Mafinga (Muchinga Province) and Robert Musonda defeated former PF secretary general Davies Mwila in Chipili (Luapula Province).
The CF emerged from the election with two MPs and 31 councillors from the election, trailing behind the ruling UPND and NRPUP, while their leader Harry Kalaba emerged in distant third behind President Hakainde Hichilema and Brian Mundubile, out of the 14 presidential contenders.
Speaking after meeting the MPs in Lusaka today, Kalaba said his members would be going to Parliament to represent the marginalised in society who had been left out in the cold.
”So they know their responsibilities and betrayal doesn’t exist as they go to Parliament. I have told them that even in poverty there is dignity, and that people chose them on the CF ticket. I have told them to go and represent the interests of the people,” Kalaba said. “They will have to speak to the powers that be to serve people’s interests.”
He said it had taken his party two and half years following its formation to birth two members of parliament and 31 councillors. Kalaba said the councillors were coming from across the whole country, including in Chadiza (Eastern Province), Kasempa (North-Western Province) and the Copperbelt.
And Kalaba urged Zambians to understand the history and stability of parties they backed.
”It’s frustrating to get MPs elected and hand over those MPs to the government,” said Kalaba.
