By Brian Matambo – Lusaka, Zambia

Ibrahim Mwamba, a member of the Tonse Alliance Council of Leaders, has sounded the alarm over rising divisions within the coalition, cautioning that factionalism risks eroding the values of unity and respect that defined the leadership of the late former President Edgar Chagwa Lungu.

Ibrahim Mwamba condemned reports of a political meeting allegedly convened at the residence of Sean Tembo, President of the Patriots for Economic Progress and spokesperson for the Tonse Alliance. He argued that the gathering, which was held without police clearance, violated the country’s laws on assembly and undermined the credibility of the alliance.

“We cannot allow people to assemble and plot in private houses without police permits,” Ibrahim Mwamba said. “These actions are destroying our political future and disillusioning young people who want to believe in unity and direction.”

Ibrahim Mwamba expressed disappointment that respected figures, including top lawyers and state counsels, “sunk so low” as to attend a meeting of this nature. According to him, such conduct stripped the Tonse Alliance of the discipline and moral authority it should uphold in the eyes of the public.

The timing of the meeting drew further scrutiny. Ironically, Sean Tembo hosted the gathering on the same day Tonse Alliance Secretary General Raphael Mangani Nakachinda was appearing in court. Observers described the move as a calculated attempt to exploit the moment and deepen divisions within the coalition. The venue and timing, they argue, were designed to project an image of parallel leadership and weaken confidence in the alliance’s established structures.

Ibrahim Mwamba urged the police to enforce the law impartially, adding that the alliance must not allow ambition and ego to derail its mission. “Only unity will allow us to be respected and taken seriously,” he said. “The confusion we are seeing now is weakening us and destroying what we claim to stand for.”

By invoking the memory of President Lungu, Ibrahim Mwamba framed the moment as a test of loyalty and maturity. He argued that Lungu’s legacy was one of stability and cohesion, warning that the divisions now surfacing risk betraying that inheritance.

For Ibrahim Mwamba, his intervention was not merely a defense of procedure but a generational call. As a younger leader within the alliance, he warned that the indiscipline and rivalry on display risk discouraging the very youths who should be inspired to carry the movement forward. His message was clear: if the Tonse Alliance fails to unite, it risks losing not just credibility, but also the trust of a generation that looks to it for hope and leadership.

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