Viewers across the country saw a President apparently willing to engage, dialogue, and find common ground. But according to insiders who witnessed the private meeting, the tone shifted immediately once journalists were ushered out. What followed was not negotiation, but a declaration.
Speaking on Millennium Radio, PF presidential aspirant Makebi Zulu warned that the current process risks producing a constitution designed by the government instead of the people whose lives it governs.
The regional body SADC has formally acknowledged the Patriotic Front’s alarm over rising threats to Zambia’s democracy, signaling the clearest indication yet that the regional bloc is watching the situation with sharpened attention.
Honourable Makebi Zulu criticised the government for attempts to centralise executive power through initiatives like Bill 7. According to him, the proposed amendments reveal a deliberate effort to weaken institutional independence, undermine checks and balances and grant the ruling elite expanded authority without accountability.
John Sangwa has issued a calm but unmistakably powerful call to action, urging Zambians across the country to step forward and take ownership of the nation’s future through the Movement for National Renewal (MNR)
PF presidential hopeful Honourable Zulu used his appearance on MAFKEN Radio in Mufulira to deliver one of the clearest policy critiques yet of the UPND administration’s handling of mining, agriculture and electricity supply.
Makebi Zulu calls for opposition unity, strong ideology and national renewal ahead of Zambia’s 2026 election.
Earlier this year Government tabled Bill 7 of 2025, a sweeping constitutional proposal that would alter constituency boundaries, increase parliamentary seats to 211, introduce proportional representation, change rules for candidates who resign or die, adjust tenure for MPs and councils, and redefine the electoral landscape. Analysts saw it immediately for what it was, a political project wrapped in legal language.
Hon. Makebi Zulu has revealed that before declaring his intention to contest the Patriotic Front presidency, he first sought the permission and blessing of the family of the late President Edgar Chagwa Lungu.
Hon Makebi Zulu’s return to Zambia marks the start of a strategic political chapter inspired by Michael Sata and Edgar Lungu. Through nationwide consultations, he is redefining the Patriotic Front around unity, inclusion, and the promise of leaving no one behind.