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Ruling UPND Presidental candidate Hakainde Hichilema casts his vote at Kabulonga Boys school

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The video captures the historic moment of Hakainde Hichilema casting his vote as the presidential candidate for the United Party for National Development (UPND) at Kabulonga Boys School in Zambia. Surrounded by supporters and media personnel, Mr. Hichilema expresses a deep sense of excitement and solemnity regarding this critical democratic exercise. He emphasizes that while he is an ordinary citizen serving his people, this election represents a pivotal choice between regression and progress for the nation. The atmosphere at the polling station reflects both the tension of high stakes and the collective hope for stability, with Hichilema urging citizens to prioritize their country's future over personal political affiliations or ethnic divisions. In his message delivered during the process, Mr. Hichilema highlights the government's achievements in restoring peace after a period described as "bloody" violence in previous elections and securing economic stability by protecting foreign reserves. He argues that these measures have created an environment conducive to attracting investments and fostering development, contrasting this with the risks of returning to conflict or mismanagement which could deplete national resources like currency reserves. Furthermore, he points to significant social successes, such as bringing 2.6 million children back into school from out-of-school populations, framing free education not just as a policy but as a moral obligation to secure a better future for current and unborn generations of Zambians. A major theme in his address is the urgent need for national unity, particularly concerning relations with South Africa where he notes that some citizens feel marginalized or harassed despite shared history and struggles against apartheid. He passionately calls on fellow Africans living abroad and within Zambia to reject xenophobic sentiments and instead focus on collaborative efforts to fight poverty through joint investments and skills development projects. Hichilema asserts that personal interests must always be subordinated to the national interest, urging all Zambians regardless of their background or political views to come together to build a prosperous economy rather than engaging in divisive rhetoric that threatens social cohesion. Ultimately, the video concludes with Mr. Hichilema reinforcing his core philosophy that leadership is about delivering tangible results and creating wealth for the people through hard work and unity. He dismisses superficial differences such as physical appearance or accent, stating that what truly matters to voters are choices that lead to improved lives and security. As he completes his voting procedure with a smile and gratitude towards those around him, the overarching message remains clear: this election is not about winning arguments but about making a decisive choice for peace, stability, and continued progress for Zambia moving forward without looking back into past crises or divisions.
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Yes. All right. with the president. So, how do we move? Are you okay? No, >> he's voting. Don't just capture us on voting. What name did you say? Is your mother number 8:15. Row number four, column four. B 15 number five. That is No, but I'm excited. There we go. The Republican president casting his vote and obviously one of those pride showing a leading democracy in Let's move a bit back, guys. Let's move back. Let's move back. Let's move back. Let's move back. Let's move back. There's enough. Obviously there's memories that can go down. Nothing. 23. >> Number one. Row number 17. Or Okay. There we go. The Republican president casting his vote and he's made mention. I have just voted those sentiments and there we go. He's uh put it in. >> There he is. Just trying to make sure that his bottle paper is well pushed in. He's all zero in national. Republican president right there. He's made sure that the president council chair as well as councelor Thomas. >> Oh, you got to Thank you. >> Number three number two, row seven. Yeah, love it. >> Thank you. Here's another h. >> How are you feeling? Mr. >> Very good. Very good. Positive. >> Family photo over here. Okay. 1 2 3. Look over here for me, please. Thank you. One, two, three. One, two, three. Lovely. Thank you so much. Thank you very much. So people wait. Okay. >> Sorry. Sorry. When she comes, should we wait here or we go there? >> If she's gone, she come outside. Is she finished? First date is finished. >> Thank you very much. >> Open up, please. >> Open up, please. Open up. Nice. Just move. Move back. Move back. So we'll go back. >> No, we are being driven this way. How are you? What is Come this side. support then support social support even under challenges such as challenges such as 10 and I hope my fellow citizens receive that in opposition now we have been fighting to leave but there's a lot more to be done a lot more to be done because the country requested for many now after doing the heavy lifting such as what restoring the medicine now we want the step check so that we can take care of Mr. Well, first this election is a reflection of a peace and a vision of peace security that this government has. If you understand this country in the last three elections in 2021, it was bloody. It was really scary. But we brought calmness. That calmness is a direct environment for borderline more importantly for attracting investments so that we economy to create a world. That's the message. That's what this election is all about. It's a distinction between retrogression, violence and peace, security, stability, full development. That's what it is to the voters. They have to make a choice between progress with us to build on the gains that we made to protect those. You have heard people shouting we are voting people take the reserves. Those outside want to come and eat our reserves which are extremely important to stabilizing the currency. I'm sure you're aware that the quatcher is one of the best performing currencies in the world not just in Africa in the world. Have you ever seen an election where you're getting into the water like there the local currencies are deficient? The ordinary situation is that as we get to an election, there's no concurrence deficiency because of risk perceptions. It means that the global investing community, African region, Zambians are confident that this environment is a great and they want to continue and that's what we have seen to continue progress not to move back. to go through their education. >> We encouraging people to turn up. If you want to sustain the gains in free education, for example, free education is at risk of being removed. Millows, you know what I'm talking students lost their mills. They must turn up. It's not just the fact that we have a child to use this food. You have a grandchild, you have a niece, you have a cousin, but even for the unborn children, our job is to protect, to secure a future for them. So, I encourage everybody for a moment leave what you're doing. Fellow citizen doesn't take too long. Please go out and vote and register a critical decision to allow your country to progress. We have seen retrigation in this country. We move one step forward, four steps backwards. Where we not in a dead crisis, not long 2006, the president took us out of there returned with vengeance by 2015, 2016. We don't want that kind of stuff. Four steps forward, four more steps forward, no backward. That's what this is about. So please stand up comed ordinary citing day like this I'm cit on any other day I'm ordinary I'm just a servant of people they chose to put me in public office to serve best interest is what we have I have told my cabin ministers MPs everybody national interest occupy the best. Our personal interests are subentient to national interest and when we do that everyone else's interest that's important to me. >> Your views say that's unfortunate. I believe when we were here, this country, this is like South Africa and many other people. But we say these are our brothers and sisters and we fought with you. We fought with South Africans. We put our lives on the chopping board. Some of our military people died. Civilians died together in South Africa. Why should we separate ourselves now? Now that you have a good work as South Africans, we must be back and back. What's happening here? and leadership my colleagues I'm I'm sure they take the steps to correct that mist now that serious if we did not have come against South Africans how would you how would you succeeded in fighting you wouldn't have succeeded I think that's a South African even South Africans like you are here nobody's harassing and remember a lot of the freedom party to a white children here. So what are you calling those people when they come to we're one genetic material one we need unity we need to fight poverty by investing together by doing sic projects together and then we can grow our economies and provide opportunities for example skills development in Salam in this together and investing in businesses that we've brought our original population. Most of which is young and proper. I'm strong about this issue is not correct. What's happening in South Africa is not correct. And I I I can look at you in the eyes and look at the camera. That has to stop now. Now there are issues of letter jobs. There's a way of handling it. You don't have to kill services. I'm confident. We have open no visas here in no visas. This is your country. You an investment to make it. I'll be the case on this. Thank you. >> Your excellency in an [clears throat] event that you make these things will change the con. Our priorities now been known by the believer. We promise free education in opposition. We have delivered. We promise that the restructuring will deliver. We promise restoration of the rural we have delivered. We promise law and order in the market in the basket. That's why you don't see noise around. That's why you don't see blood in the basket. That's our agenda to make the lives of people. We also to take care of the I have a principle in philosophical orientation. We have to work hard. We cannot share. We have to create wealth. Then we can be dispute. You see my book is done after elections. We cannot shr >> there's no need to sh each other guys. This is the environment security. These guys are harmless. These are journalists that do the job. >> One question. How is it important for Zambians to remain >> regardless of results out? >> Well, elections are a process of competition to say, >> isn't it? >> Yes. >> And I believe Zambians understand what they want their government to do and government that delivers for them. The government that takes out of school children who were out of school back to school 2.5 2.6 million madam are you aware we have taken children back to school 2.6 million children who were out of school in the previous we've now taken them back to school. Imagine what these kids would have become 5 10 years. Difficult to imagine isn't it? Which parent wants their child to be in that situation? None. That's what this is all about this election. It's not about you like somebody or you dislike someone. It's about police choices that the lead improved life for citizen. It's not about who is taller, who's shorter, who speaks better English, whose ears are bigger like mine. It does not matter. Thank you. Hello everyone. Fair enough. Just take over here. After that move him here. You know what? >> Protecting the reserves. >> Protecting >> and that's the This is supposed to be when I employ they accuse me that I was employing in a basis. It's because she was to my wife. I don't know why they thought that. >> No. And also so take one. >> Okay. >> Okay. Okay. Look here guys. >> Perfect. >> Thank you. He's up here. Thank you. >> I'm telling you all our children are in school. We are not paying. They are having if you go to schools me me personally I'm a teacher I've seen how these children are very attentive they concentrating in school they are eating just last week we received the packages for them our parents he's loving our parents we are grateful we loving elementary. all the way. >> Guys, can you open up the way here? Just give you a wine. Thank you. >> Oh yeah. Welcome to the people. They're coming. India, guys. 1. Hallelujah. Yes, please. Don't tell me. Thank you. If you want to go somewhere. our voters. She's one of our good team this one. >> We've been going around this one. >> Thank you. Do it. Do it. How are you? >> Take your time. Relax. Where is your friend? Check yourself. Thank you so much. Hallelujah. Yes. >> Hey, Stay on.