How will I work alone if my MPs and councillors won’t be retained – Hichilema
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has questioned how he would effectively govern the country if his Members of Parliament and councillors from the ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) fail to retain their seats in the 2026 general elections.
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Speaking during a meeting with Lusaka Province UPND officials at Mulungushi International Conference Centre, Kenneth Kaunda Wing, yesterday, President Hichilema expressed concern over growing sentiments suggesting that only the President would win while other party candidates would fall short.
“The story I’m hearing is that the President will win elections but Members of Parliament and councillors will not, so how will the President work alone?” questioned President Hichilema.
The Head of State noted that independent candidates or opposition-leaning representatives often fail to align with government directives, making it difficult to implement development agendas.
“If you give me independent candidates in Parliament, when I give them direction they are not complying. How is the President going to run the government? The President needs councillors, needs council chairpersons, mayors, MPs and Ministers,” said the Head of State.
President Hichilema emphasised that the collective success of UPND’s leadership, from councillors to ministers, is crucial for delivering services and achieving development goals.
The President urged party structures to strengthen cohesion, ensure accountability and work together ahead of the 2026 polls to guarantee that government initiatives reach all corners of the country.
By George Musonda
Kalemba, October 13, 2025
Some one is giving himself false hopes. It’s not just your Mps and Councilors who are going, you are also going Sir.
It’s curtains in 2026.
Tears will flow like the Zambezi River.