MMD KICKS OFF CAMPAIGNS
By Chris Habeenzu
On Monday August 01st 2011 the MMD kicked off its campaign for the 2011 polls at Hotel Intercontinental. Cadres as one would always expect at a political rally chanted slogans all praising Party President Rupiah Banda. One want to ask as to why the MMD President would go and launch his political campaign at the most prestigious venue like the Intercontinental hotel. What would an ordinary Zambian a Zambian who can not afford square meal think about such a party. Not taking away anything from the MMD or what how and where they wanted to launch their political campaign from, it would have been prudent enough to either launch it at a public and ordinary place or something.
Anyway that aside the messages and initiation of the campaign one would wonder whether our politicians have this country at heart. All the would be electorate have heard is character assassination which has not impressed an ordinary villager in Monze or worst still in far flung rural area who still thinks UNIP is ruling.
The Zambian Voters' register has this year attracted more a million new voters mostly young ones who are so anxious to vote but will their first time vote mean anything and translate into something that will pay them back?
Taking the electorate for granted should always be viewed as an unforgivable offense. Fooling more than five million people who are expected to vote this year will surely be unforgivable sin. Politicians need to be wary of their campaign messages and what actions they are taking now.