24/12/2025
PATRIOTIC FRONT (PF) DISMISSES DEFECTION AS PROPAGANDA
By Respite Kaoma
The Patriotic Front (PF) on the Copperbelt has dismissed as propaganda reports that its structures in Mpongwe District have collapsed following the defection of its Constituency Chairman, Emmanuel Kasambo, and others to the ruling United Party for National Development (UPND).
Speaking in an interview with mafken news, Copperbelt PF Vice Youth Information Publicity Secretary, Dickson Malikumu, says the party structures are intact despite the defection.
He claims that, the defection is a mere propaganda by the UPND.
He alleges that, President Hakainde Hichilema is being lied to by Copperbelt UPND Chairman Elisha Matambo and the former PF Mpongwe Constituency Chairman Mr. Emmanuel Kasambo.
Mr. Malikumu who is also a resident of Mpongwe adds that Mr. Kasambo's move is driven by personal interests, aiming to protect his business interests.
He alleges that, Mr. Kasambo wants to make his businesses survive like he did it with the PF, and now he is doing the same with the UPND.
Mafken TV News