…They Are Using a Dead Man As Political Campaign Material.
The Editor Zambia
The Tonse-Pamodzi Alliance leaders have run out of ideas. They are now showing TV interviews of the dead man at their campaign rallies to gain political support, shame! 
Mundubile and Makebi Zulu are speaking through the dead and expect Zambians to support them.
They should be punished through the ballot.
Political campaigns are ultimately judged by the quality of the ideas presented to the electorate. But these two raw politicians are opportunists who want to capitalise on the dead.
They have literally failed to explain their policies to Zambians. They don’t inspire confidence.
When a campaign abandons the required fundamentals and instead resorts to replaying the words of someone who is no longer alive, it inevitably raises questions about whether it has anything new to offer.
An old TV interview featuring the late President Edgar Chagwa Lungu was played on a giant screen during a Tonse-Pamodzi campaign rally in Chitambo, as part of the address by running mate Makebi Zulu. The incident reflects a troubling absence of fresh political messaging. Rather than outlining practical solutions to Zambia’s challenges, the Tonse-Pamodzi campaign appears to have relied on the voice of a man who is no longer here to participate in the democratic contest.
That approach is difficult to reconcile with the values that many Africans hold dear. Across the continent, respect for the deceased is deeply embedded in our customs and traditions. The dead are remembered with dignity, honoured for their contribution to society, and allowed to rest in peace. They are not ordinarily drawn into the rough and tumble of political campaigning to advance contemporary partisan interests.
Politics should be contested by those seeking public office today. Candidates should stand before the people, defend their records, explain their policies, and answer difficult questions directly.
That is how democracy functions. Depending on archived footage of a departed leader, risks conveying the impression that the campaign lacks confidence in its own vision and leadership.
The Zambian people deserve a contest of ideas, not a competition over who can invoke the memory of those who have passed away.
Elections should focus on the future, not on reviving past voices to compensate for an apparent shortage of present-day solutions.
Respect for the dead is not merely a cultural expectation; it is a mark of national maturity. Regardless of political affiliation, leaders should exercise restraint and preserve the dignity of those who are no longer able to speak for themselves or choose how their words are used.
If a political movement genuinely believes it has the answers to Zambia’s challenges, it should have no difficulty presenting those answers through its own leaders.
A campaign that relies on yesterday’s voices instead of today’s vision risks revealing more about its own desperation than about the future it claims to offer.
