Vote out unproductive MPs, Dr Mwelwa urges Zambians
By Tony Nkhoma
VOTE out all Members of Parliament who have not delivered, politician and academician Dr Lawrence Mwelwa has urged Zambians.
In an interview with The Mast, Dr Mwelwa said Zambia should have a complete change of MPs in the National Assembly after the 2026 general elections because the majority have betrayed Zambians.
“Zambia needs a Parliament of patriots, thinkers, and guardians of the republic. We need MPs who will not tremble before the executive but will interrogate its decisions, amend its budgets, and reject bad laws,” he said.
Dr Mwelwa said the greatest battle for Zambia’s future in the 2026 general elections would not be fought at State House, but on the floor of the National Assembly.
He said Zambia could no longer be saved by a Parliament of praise singers, whose loyalty was to a political party and not the people who voted for them.
“The enemies of development know this, and that is why they will resist, by every means necessary, the rise of an objective Parliament. They fear a Parliament that can call for audited campaign accounts. They fear a Parliament that can summon a minister to explain a shady mining concession. They fear a Parliament that can block unconstitutional bills and demand accountability for every kwacha spent,” Dr Mwelwa said.
He urged citizens to reject MPs who spend five years in silence, never debating, never defending, and never delivering on anything.
“It’s time and a call to fill the National Assembly with men and women who can turn it into the cockpit of democracy, the true engine of transformation. We must not wait for permission to engage the electorate. We must not wait for the party to decide when it is convenient for us to speak. The people are waiting. They want an alternative,” he said.
Dr Mwelwa said Zambians should elect MPs who would stand on the side of justice, not on the side of a party elite that had forgotten about them.
He urged Zambians to elect MPs who cannot be bought, bullied, or silenced by those in leadership.
“Let the enemies of progress tremble, for the age of rubber-stamp Parliaments is coming to an end. The people of Zambia will no longer be spectators in their own democracy. They will be participants, and through their vote, they will reclaim Parliament as the people’s house,” Dr Mwelwa said.
