UPND grabs Kalabo Council Chairperson seat

United Party for National Development (UPND) Candidate, Kaywa Muyambango has won the Kalabo Council Chairperson seat. Mr Muyambango scooped the seat after polling 30,284 votes out of 38,276 valid votes cast, representing a 79.12 percent win. He beat his closest challenger Ossen…

United Party for National Development (UPND) Candidate, Kaywa Muyambango has won the Kalabo Council Chairperson seat.

Mr Muyambango scooped the seat after polling 30,284 votes out of 38,276 valid votes cast, representing a 79.12 percent win.

He beat his closest challenger Ossen Banji, an Independent candidate who polled 7,512 votes.

In third place, Biemba Kazungo, contesting on the National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity (NRPUP) ticket, polled 480 ballots.

Kalabo District Returning Officer, Alisinda Nawa declared the Council Chairperson election results at the end of consolidation for Kalabo Central, Liuwa and Kalabo South constituency results.

“I therefore declare that the said Muyambango Kaywa to be duly elected as Chairperson of Kalabo District.

“I further declare that a total of 641 ballot papers have been rejected as invalid and that a total of 38,917 votes were cast,” Mr Nawa said.

He stated that the election results were ascertained in accordance with the law.

And delivering his victory speech, Mr Muyambango offered himself for local governance.

Kalabo district has three constituencies, 132 polling stations and a total number of 54,779 registered voters.

Of the total number of registered voters, 22,469 are males while 32,310 are females.

With 38,917 votes cast in the Kalabo Council Chairperson election, voter turnout has been recorded at 71.04 perce