Campaigns for Thursday’s parliamentary by-election have heated up with President Michael President Michael Sata joining in the fray to boost the ruling party’s chances in the poll.
President Sata is hoping there will be no repeat of the last round of by-elections that saw the PF beaten in the Chipata Central seat despite having campaigned heavily.
According to the schedule for his Katete trip President was this afternoon expected to hold rallies at Chimutende and at Omelo Mumba Grounds in Riverside compound.
Sata is accompanied by Home Affairs Minister Edgar Lungu.
The Mkaika seat fell vacant after incumbent David Phiri defected from the opposition MMD to the RULING PF.
The candidates contesting the Mkaika Constitency by-election are are Nigel Mpakateni of NAREP, David Phiri PF, Peter Phiri from MMD and Nelson Mwale of UNIP.
The post Sata Campaigns in Mkaika appeared first on Zambia Reports.