By SANFROSSA MANYINDAINTOLERANCE and disrespect some members face in their respective political parties is making them defect to the ruling Patriotic Front (PF), Shiwang’andu Member of Parliament (MP) Stephen Kampyongo has said.Mr Kampyongo said those that were ditching their parties had realised that they needed to go where they would feel valued and move forward.He said politicians were free to move from one party to another for different reasons.Recently, the UPND suffered a major setback when long-time senior member Charles Kakoma defected to the PF and a few days later UPND Mbabala MP, Ephraim Belemu, followed suite.Mr Kampyongo, who is also Home Affairs Minister, was speaking when he featured on Radio Phoenix programme dubbed ‘Night Live’ on Wednesday evening.“The game of politics is similar to that of football. The players aspire to reach greater heights and are free to move to the teams they feel will help them reach the desired heights.Mr Kampyongo said that […]
Kampyongo cites ills in opposition parties
