I WAS BETRAYED -MUCHELEKA

I WAS BETRAYED -MUCHELEKA…My own relatives stabbed me in the back, says UPND deputy Secretary GeneralBy SIMON MUNTEMBAI LOST the Lubasenshi Parliamentary seat in the last general elections despite being popular because I was heavily de-campaigned by my own relatives, including Chiefs who hated UPND, Mr Patrick Mucheleka has lamented.And Mr Mucheleka, the UPND deputy Secretary General, has taken a swipe at those criticising President Hakainde Hichilema’s appointments in Government describing them as “hypocrites” who did not know what they were saying.In an interview, Mr Mucheleka said he was disowned by his own relatives and chiefs for belonging to UPND. He said his relatives and chiefs mounted a robust campaign to ensure that he lost and that UPND never got a single seat in the region. “I stood in Lubasenshi, but was heavily de-campaigned by my own relatives, including chiefs. I was disowned by my own uncle, Paramount Chief Chitimukulu.“They mounted a robust campaign to ensure I lose, and for sure I lost. They even accused […]