You’re safe, UPND assures long-serving MPs

You’re safe, UPND assures long-serving MPs

By Mast Reporter

REPORTS suggesting that the United Party for National (UPND) is calling on long-serving members of Parliament (MPs) to step aside for new aspirants are false, the ruling party has said.

Secretary general Batuke Imenda yesterday dismissed the media reports attributed to the party’s deputy secretary general Getrude Imenda and circulated by a radio station.

Imenda said in a statement released by UPND media director Mark Simuuwe the adoption of parliamentary candidates was not determined by the party’s secretariat.

“Instead, the process involves broad consultations across all party structures, beginning at the ward, constituency, district, provincial levels, and culminating in the National Management Committee (NMC), which is the highest decision-making body on matters of policy and adoption,” he said.

“The secretariat has no mandate to decide who stands and who does not. These matters are comprehensively handled by the NMC after due process and recommendations from the lower party organs. To date, the NMC has not issued any official position regarding the mode of adoption or who should be adopted for the 2026 general elections.”

Imenda said the statement attributed to Getrude Imenda did not represent the official position of the party.

“People should set aside such reports as there has been no resolution or directive from the NMC on this matter,” he stated.

Imenda reaffirmed the UPND’s commitment to a fair, transparent and democratic adoption process guided by the party’s constitution and the collective will of its members.