MAINDА SIMAATA QUITS ACTIVE POLITICS, CITING TOXIC AND DANGEROUS POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT

MAINDА SIMAATA QUITS ACTIVE POLITICS, CITING TOXIC AND DANGEROUS POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT Details in the Statement……. Fellow citizens, family, friends, and followers, I wish to announce to you my retirement from active Zambian politics with immediate effect. As many of you are aware, I recently ran for election as an Independent MP for Kabwata Constituency, and […]

MAINDА SIMAATA QUITS ACTIVE POLITICS, CITING TOXIC AND DANGEROUS POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT

Details in the Statement…….

Fellow citizens, family, friends, and followers, I wish to announce to you my retirement from active Zambian politics with immediate effect.

As many of you are aware, I recently ran for election as an Independent MP for Kabwata Constituency, and I lost. However, that temporary setback is not the reason for my early retirement from Zambian politics.

The thing is this: I am not prepared to lose my life over politics and leave my family behind. Unlike elections, there is no bouncing back from loss of life.

Therefore, given my analysis of the current hostile political environment which, in my view, has become too toxic, too intolerant, and even dangerous for politicians such as myself, I have chosen to step aside.

Zambia and its people are my first love, and even in retirement, there is always a part of me that will look behind and hope that all things work out for the best.

I thank you all that have walked this journey with me.

God bless you all, and God bless mother Zambia.

Retired Hon. Mainda Simataa

Former Kabwata aspiring MP
Former Kamwala Ward Councillor
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