Mon, 09 Jan 2017 08:58:34 +0000 By NATION REPORTER THE United Party for National Development (UPND) has remained a regional political organisation as has been demonstrated by the appointment of Garry Nkombo and Jack Mwiimbu as Parliamentary Chief Whip and Leader of the Opposition respectively, sidelining members of Parliament from North-Western, Western and part of Central Provinces, Shiwangándu Member of Parliament Steven Kampyongo has charged. Mr Kampyongo, who is Home Affairs Minister, said UPND secretary general Stephen Katuka should not waste his time commenting on President Edgar Lungu’s statement on his eligibility to contest the presidency in the 2021 general elections but should be working on cleansing his party of the tribal tag. Mr Kampyongo has revealed that MPs from North-Western, Western and Central Provinces were complaining that they had been denied any of the two positions in Parliament, wondering why only Tongas were considered in the House. Mr Kampyongo said while the Patriotic […]
