VARIOUS netizens have expressed that they will be voting back President Hakainde Hichilema and the UPND, despite various economic hardships such as load shedding. This follows a Facebook post on the News Diggers! page which stated, “We don’t know where you’ll get electricity from by August, Mr President, but those hundreds of thousands that joined ECZ queues into the night yesterday aren’t your voters”. The post attracted a lot of debate, ranging from members of parliament and UPND members to those who agreed with the post. A number of comments suggested that they would still vote for President Hichilema, even without having access to electricity, because the UPND had delivered on other electoral promises such as free education, meal allowances...

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