The Editor Zambia
Tonse-Pamodzi Alliance leader
Brian Mundubile’s pledge to make the youths of Chisamba “rich” within two years is another total lie.
Mundubile’s wild promises should be treated with the caution as they are empty slogans designed to excite crowds rather than serious policy statements backed by clear economic planning. 
No responsible leader can guarantee wealth for an entire generation within such a short period. Economic transformation is built on investment, education, enterprise, productivity, and sustained growth. It is not achieved through grand declarations from a campaign platform.
Such a promise rests on a chain of assumptions. It assumes every young person will be willing to work. It assumes every youth will acquire skills that are actually demanded by employers. It assumes businesses will expand rapidly enough to absorb them. It even assumes that those who have little interest in work today will suddenly become industrious tomorrow.
Politics cannot repeal economic reality.
If the promise is not based on productivity, then Zambians are entitled to ask a simple question: What exactly is the model? Is this a return to the politics of patronage? Is it a suggestion that wealth will once again come through political connections rather than genuine economic opportunities?
Mundubile has repeatedly indicated that he would govern in the style of former President Edgar Chagwa Lungu. That inevitably raises legitimate questions about whether the country would return to practices that were widely criticised during that period.
Would this mean a revival of politically connected groups collecting revenue from bus stations and markets? Would public resources once again become the preserve of favoured cadres instead of serving all citizens equally? These are fair questions arising from the political model Mr Mundubile himself has chosen to invoke.
Young people deserve honesty, not fantasy. They need quality education, practical skills, access to finance, a stable economy, and an environment where businesses can create sustainable jobs. Those are the foundations of lasting prosperity.
Campaigns should inspire hope, but hope must be anchored in credible policy. Promising instant riches may win applause at a rally, yet it risks creating expectations that no government could realistically fulfil.
The youths of Chisamba deserve practical pathways to success, not promises that sound too good to be true.
