CHARLES Longwe has questioned why the UPND wants to take disciplinary action against him over his petition challenging President Hakainde Hichilema’s participation in the August polls, when he was not considered a member. On Sunday, UPND Elections Chairperson Likando Mufalali said the party would initiate disciplinary action against Longwe following the court’s dismissal of his petition challenging President Hichilema’s candidature in the 2026 general elections. The Constitutional Court dismissed, for lack of merit, a petition challenging President Hichilema’s candidature in the upcoming elections. Speaking in an interview, Monday, Longwe said operatives at the UPND Secretariat were below par, wondering how Mufalali was talking about disciplinary issues as an elections chairperson. “I would want to ask Likando and Mark Simuwe a...




