UNIP ENDORSES BISHOP DR. TREVOR MWAMBA AS PRESIDENT AHEAD OF GENERAL CONFERENCE

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The United National Independence Party (UNIP) has formally endorsed Bishop Dr. Trevor Selwyn Mwamba as its president, following a resolution by Members of the Central Committee (MCCs). The endorsement comes ahead of the party’s General Conference scheduled for 17–19 April 2026, marking the end of a five-year internal squabble over leadership and resource distribution.

UNIP Vice President Mike Kaira confirmed the resolution during a meeting at Zani Muone Motel in Lusaka, declaring Mwamba the legitimate leader of Zambia’s oldest political party.

Born in 1958, Mwamba is an Anglican bishop who was consecrated in Botswana in 2005 and later resigned in 2012. He first won the UNIP presidency in April 2021, defeating Tilyenji Kaunda and Njekwa Anamela, with Kaira as his deputy.

Kaira said UNIP is now united and ready to provide effective economic checks and balances on the ruling United Party for National Development (UPND).

He recalled UNIP’s historic Leadership Code, which prevented corruption among leaders, and argued that corruption has worsened under successive governments since UNIP lost power in 1991.

“UNIP is coming this time around to fight corruption head-on now that we are united,” Kaira stressed.

Flanked by Acting Secretary General Francis Mwape, Kaira highlighted UNIP’s legacy of building hospitals, schools, and roads that supported free education.

He said Zambia’s growing population has outstripped the infrastructure built by UNIP’s founding leaders and pledged to revive the party’s developmental spirit.

Kaira also praised UNIP’s tradition of tribal balancing and inclusive governance, contrasting it with current frameworks.

He urged young leaders in UNIP to abandon a “sleeping giant” approach and rise to meet Zambia’s unfulfilled electoral promises.