UPND should read the signs on the Copperbelt – Mundubile

By NATION REPORTER

THE people of the Copperbelt have openly rejected the UPND and the humiliation of Kwacha Member of Parliament Charles Mulenga during a church service was a direct rebuke of President Hakainde Hichilema, Brian Mundubile has said.
Mr Mundubile, the Mporokoso Member of Parliament says the rejection of Mr Mulenga should be considered as life’s most embarrassing moment for President Hichilema, who had to endure the denying of his own MP by congregants and the people in general.

He said the people in Kwacha East had loudly distanced themselves from their lawmaker in the presence of President Hichilema was beyond the rejection of the MP and reflected deep-seated public discontent with the UPND administration.
“Our interpretation of that embarrassment is very clear. The rejection was directed at President Hakainde Hichilema. If it was only about the MP, people would have respected him as an extension of the President. But they refused, and that rejection was squarely on the head of State,” Mr Mundubile said.
He argued that Mr Mulenga, who entered Parliament less than two years ago, could not have been the real target of public anger because he had made no promises and had no control over resources.
“CDF is managed by committees, not MPs. Mulenga has nothing to give. What people rejected was the President himself – for ignoring court orders during the Kwacha by-election, for failing to address the high cost of living, for fuel shortages and for endless load shedding,” Mr Mundubile charged.
He further said the rejection was symbolic of broader frustrations on the Copperbelt where communities continue to grapple with economic hardship.
“As I speak, there is no fuel on the Copperbelt. We only had power briefly because the President was around; immediately he left, load-shedding resumed. The cost of living is unbearable. Go to Chingola, go to Kitwe – the situation on the ground speaks for itself,” he said.
Mr Mundubile said the Copperbelt’s reaction should serve as a wake-up call for President Hichilema to urgently address bread-and-butter issues rather than dismissing the incident as a rejection of an individual MP.
“The people of the Copperbelt have spoken, and they have spoken