Let me start by saying this is not about politics but speaking for the plight of the vulnerable. You can believe what you want but I speak for all Zambians regardless of their political affiliation.
Edwin Kuchunga Simusamba was my friend and I feel bad that I could not go to give him my last respect because UPND cadres would have not allowed me. I would have been beaten most certainly.
However, my heart mourns this gallant, intelligent and brave son of the soil. Simusamba was a brilliant guy and a better politician than HH such that if only he was the one with the chance to be President, many of us would be UPND and he would have won an election. Actually it is Simusamba who brought before HH.
Unfortunately Simusamba was poor, he did not have money like HH which is the only thing he brought to UPND.
Inspite of being so hardworking, Simusamba never got much out of politics. He has gone with almost nothing apart from his spirit which will remain in some of us. Simusamba made a name out of nothing. He never bought anyone and he never asked to be paid for what he did. He was a straight man.
Somehow I am happy that I was not at the funeral to hear the fake speeches people give when a person his gone because I know that my brother Simusamba was not looked after well by the Party. Simusamba was the D. Secretary General but worked more than many people in the party.
Being D.SG is a full-time job, how much was being paid to Simusamba.
As a D. SG Simusamba lived in a rented small house while HH was building a castle for himself. I challenge all those who new Simusamba to show to the public that Simusamba was taken care of nicely part from the kuma K500s which were sent to him at intervals.
Simusamba did not even have a good car to take him to the hospital while HH received many Hilux cars for the party, why not give him one.
Simusamba was sick for a long time how many times did his fellow senior members of the party including HH go to see him in the humble compound of Makeni?
Then you go to his hospital bed and take pictures and publicize a donation to UTH as if you have hearts. It is the spirit of Simusamba that donated those matresses not HH because he does not care, that is why he got so rich out of privatization while Zambians lost jobs and lived miserably there after.
Fine Simusamba is gone, but he has left children. Those children will not go anywhere to ask for benefits because their father dead for this Country by serving in UPND. HH and UPND have a moral obligation to look after those children. If you don’t know how, go to Kaunda and ask how he looked after Kampwepwe’s children after their father’s death.
HH and UPND have no excuse of money to look after those children because you have a lot of money coming in for the party. HH is no longer funding UPND because so much is coming in and he uses part of it to host big banquets for his political campaigns.
PLEASE HH SOFTEN YOUR HEART AND LOOK AFTER YOUR PARTY MEMBERS, ESPECIALLY THE CHILDREN OF SIMUSAMBA. DON’T COMPLAIN THAT EVERYONE IS COMING TO ME AS YOU DO, BECAUSE YOU GOT A BIGGER SHARE OUT OF THIS COUNTRY’S RESOURCES THROUGH PRIVATIZATION.
UPND cadres can defend HH but you know that HH does not help you, let him change his attitude, politics is about benefits otherwise let him quit and continue with his businesses if he can’t look after dedicated UPND members. The same thing goes to Edgar Lungu, don’t just enjoy alone, without people you can’t be there as President.
By Chilufya Tayali
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