United Party for National Development (UPND) deputy spokesperson Elvis Nkandu says he is confident the ruling party will secure a second term in the August 2026 general elections, citing what he described as the fulfilment of 80 percent of its 2021 campaign promises. Zambians are expected to go to the polls in August, with the UPND seeking a fresh mandate after coming into power in 2021, when it defeated the Patriotic Front (PF). Nkandu, who also serves as Minister of Youth, Sport and Arts, said voters should assess the ruling party based on the commitments it made when it formed government.
“We need to be judged on the promises we made to our people. A lot of the promises that were made in 2021 have been fulfilled. That is how you judge whether a political party has performed or not,” Mr.
Nkandu said.Mr. Nkandu stated that government had achieved about 80 percent of its pledges.“We said we were going to enhance the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), and we have done that. We said we were going to introduce free education, and it has been done.
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We said we were going to pay retirees, and it has been done,” he said.He acknowledged that not all promises had been fully implemented but emphasized that significant progress had been made.“I am not saying we have done everything 100 percent. We need to continue working hard so that even what we have not yet done can be completed. But I believe that 80 percent of what we promised our people has been fulfilled, and that is a distinction,” Mr.
Nkandu said.The UPND deputy spokesperson further said government had grown the economy from a negative growth rate of 2.5 percent to about five percent and appealed to Zambians to give the ruling party more time to consolidate its efforts.“My appeal to the people of Zambia is to give us time. We know where we are taking this country. There is a lot that we have done,” he said.Mr.
Nkandu added that government was working round the clock to reduce the cost of living and improve the welfare of citizens. Nkandu said. Nkandu stated that government had achieved about 80 percent of its pledges.
“We said we were going to enhance the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), and we have done that. We said we were going to pay retirees, and it has been done,” he said. He acknowledged that not all promises had been fully implemented but emphasized that significant progress had been made.“I am not saying we have done everything 100 percent.
He acknowledged that not all promises had been fully implemented but emphasized that significant progress had been made. “I am not saying we have done everything 100 percent.
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