Fri, 19 May 2017 10:32:39 +0000 By BENNIE MUNDANDO I LEFT the UPND because I was openly told that no Bemba will be allowed to take over the party under any circumstances because it was a preserve for a specific tribe and I have never regretted that decision, former spokesperson to Hakainde Hichilema, Edward Mumbi has disclosed. Recounting his encounters with senior UPND leaders who pushed him out of the party, Mr. Mumbi said his ending with the UPND was not rosy as he was blatantly told that Bembas who were allegedly muscling themselves for senior party positions would be prevented from doing so because they were aliens. He said the current leadership crisis in the UPND where there was no one bold enough to take the mantle after the incarceration of Mr. Hichilema was testimony that there was a small clique of people propagating tribal politics which made decisions on behalf of the party. […]
