UPND deputy secretary general Gertrude Imenda says ruling party’s defeat in the Luangwa by-election demonstrates that you have to expect anything in a democracy because the outcome will not always favour you. In an interview, Imenda said the ruling party wasn’t sure whether it picked a weak candidate, or maybe the electorate just didn’t buy into their developmental agenda messages. “In a democracy expect anything, the outcome cannot always be in your favour. There could be many reasons [why we lost], it’s a pity I was not in Luangwa I was on the Copperbelt. But what I can say is, first of all, people have to appreciate that we did our best as government, I think our performance as a...

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