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The members feel Mr. Peni\u2019s appointment is a betrayal to the millions of UPND youths who sacrificed a lot for the party while in opposition.<\/p>\n<p>They now want President Hichilema to revoke the appointment failure to which they warned that levels of discontentment among youths will lead to the UPND losing power in 2026.<\/p>\n<p><b>Masheke Akashambatwa<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 This man spent years attacking HH and peddling tribal discussions. And do we even know why President Lungu fired him? You know, President Sata was his grandfather..<\/p>\n<p><b>Maxwell Mainza<\/b><\/p>\n<p>-The president is being misled, if he is not careful no one will campaign for him in next elections he is busy giving jobs to the people who never suffered for the party wen we have qualified people to take up these positions. This peni guy insulted him and the UPND day in and night &amp; here we\u2019re today he\u2019s being rewarded. So frustrating.<\/p>\n<p><b>Chali Mathews<\/b><\/p>\n<p>-HH is turning into a disappointment to us now\u2026.how can you appoint this man\u2026.he said bad things about UPND and campaigned for pf in 2016 and 2021\u2026.<\/p>\n<p><b>Florence Michelo<\/b><\/p>\n<p>-He needs to be dropped. He has blood in his hands. This means that there are Moles surrounding our President.<\/p>\n<p><b>Justin Kajimoto<\/b><\/p>\n<p>-Let\u2019s be serious as party this man is pf n used to say bad things on our president how come he has a position.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\">Zambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. Some UPND have taken to social media to openly criticize the appointment of Mwamba Peni, a well known PF supporter as Permanent Secretary in charge of Remunerations at Cabinet Office. 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