TONSE Alliance National Coordinator Chris Zumani Zimba has disclosed that the alliance will use FDD as its Special Purpose Vehicle for the Chawama parliamentary by-election set for January 15, 2026. The by-election was necessitated after Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti declared the Chawama seat vacant following the continued absence of the former member of parliament, Tasila Lungu. In a recent interview, Tonse Alliance acting Chairman Given Lubinda indicated that the alliance would decide whether to participate in the by-election. And on Thursday evening, a communique circulated online confirming their participation. In an interview, Friday, Zimba confirmed that the communique was the official position of the alliance, saying, “That communique is the formal position of the alliance which was...




