@HHichilema It’s good that you have noted down the cost of living sir you still are the leader that many Zambians want and once we give you your last term make sure to deliver more
Stop weaponizing zesco’s failures into political mileage, give us your ideas on how you can run this country, without dragging government institutions more over we faced load shading during your tenure in 2019 when we didn’t even experience any drought 🫵😏 @Mundubilebrian
Zambians, remember the 3 hours of electricity in day that you were subjected to.
Your businesses collapsed. Your food in fridges got rotten because you got only 3 hours of power in 24 hours.
Don't go back to this torture. Vote Brian Mundubile for President of Zambia
HH is not perfect, but it is in Zambia’s interest to retain him
By Diggers Editor
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema and the United Party for National Development are not perfect. They have made mistakes, failed to meet some public expectations and, in certain areas, performed far below the standard they set for themselves while in opposition.
There is no honest way of assessing the UPND’s first five years without acknowledging this reality. The frustration among many citizens is not imaginary. It is rooted in the promises that the party made before assuming office. The UPND presented itself as a government that would lower the cost of living, create employment, reduce the price of fuel, stabilise the exchange rate, end load-shedding and generally make life easier for ordinary citizens.
Some of those promises have been fulfilled or partially achieved. Others remain outstanding. In some cases, the government underestimated the size of the problems it would encounter. In others, it simply overpromised.
The cost of living remains one of the strongest complaints against the UPND. But this matter must be properly understood. Almost every political party that seeks power promises to lower the cost of living. In its literal sense, however, reducing the general price level is rarely practical. Prices ordinarily rise over time. What responsible governments can do is slow down the rate at which prices increase, improve productivity, create employment and raise household incomes.
When people earn enough to pay rent, buy mealie-meal, settle school expenses, access healthcare and still save something at the end of the month, the cost of living has effectively been brought within their reach. Therefore, the true test is not merely whether the price of bread has returned to what it was five years ago. It is whether citizens’ earnings are growing faster than the cost of their basic needs.
This is where the UPND must direct its attention should it receive another mandate. Economic stability means very little to a citizen who cannot afford food. Debt restructuring means very little to an unemployed graduate. Improved foreign reserves mean very little to a small trader whose business has been destroyed by prolonged power cuts. The government must translate the improvements recorded in economic statistics into household income, jobs and affordable services.
At the same time, it would be dishonest to assess President Hichilema as though he inherited a normal and functioning economy. He did not. The UPND inherited a country in economic distress. Zambia had defaulted on its external debt. Government arrears had accumulated. Investor confidence had deteriorated. Public resources were being consumed by debt obligations, while the country had limited access to international financing. The debt mountain appeared almost impossible to climb.
That position has changed substantially. By May 2026, the International Monetary Fund reported that Zambia’s debt restructuring agreements covered approximately 94 per cent of the restructuring perimeter. The IMF also said Zambia had made substantial progress in restoring macroeconomic stability, with international reserves rising to US$6.4 billion, representing about 4.4 months of import cover. Inflation had declined to 6.8 per cent in April 2026, returning to the Bank of Zambia’s target range.
The clearest illustration of the burden that this government continues to carry can be found in the Treasury expenditure for June 2026. In that month, the government released K49.1 billion to finance public services, debt obligations, social protection and infrastructure. Out of this amount, an extraordinary K34.9 billion went towards servicing debt and dismantling domestic arrears. That included K7.4 billion for
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@Chombs10@TeamMakeSure I equally wonder 🤝😂cause hmmmm awe even if we want to vote on the line of cost of living is high awe awe I just don’t see the man has the right alternative
Our democracy is strongest when we compete with ideas instead of intimidation. Let us protect the peace we have worked so hard to preserve and continue resolving our differences through the ballot.
How do we hate and loose respect for each other when our common goal should be the betterment of our country? There is life after these elections and calling each other bafikala is not helping anyone. It is ok to have different opinions but it is not ok to slander each other.
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UPND or NRPUP we are one Zambia one National… there is no need to insult each other coz one feels BM8 or HH is a better candidate… have a civil debate and learn from each other