{"id":72640,"date":"2025-04-26T23:49:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T23:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/paul-moonga-returns-to-upnd-praises-president-hichilemas-free-education-and-cdf-initiatives"},"modified":"2025-04-28T17:57:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T17:57:16","slug":"paul-moonga-returns-to-upnd-praises-president-hichilemas-free-education-and-cdf-initiatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/paul-moonga-returns-to-upnd-praises-president-hichilemas-free-education-and-cdf-initiatives","title":{"rendered":"PAUL MOONGA RETURNS TO UPND, PRAISES PRESIDENT HICHILEMA\u2019S FREE EDUCATION AND CDF INITIATIVES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>After what seems like a scenic tour through Zambia\u2019s major political parties, Former Patriotic Front (PF) and Socialist Party (SP) Central Committee Member, Paul Moonga, has rejoined the ruling United Party for National Development (UPND), marking yet another shift in his political journey.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a media briefing in Lusaka on Friday, Moonga said he decided to return to UPND because of President Hakainde Hichilema\u2019s impressive policies, including free education and the increased Constituency Development Fund (CDF).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have made this decision because I believe in President Hichilema\u2019s vision for Zambia. Initiatives like free education and the CDF increment are making a real impact on the ground,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Moonga\u2019s political map has seen several recalculations: once a staunch UPND member, he abandoned the party in April 2015 to join the then-ruling PF. After PF lost power in 2021, he shifted allegiance to the Socialist Party. Now, in 2025, he\u2019s circled back to UPND, calling it \u201chome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is too much bickering and witch-hunting in the opposition. 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After what seems like a scenic tour through Zambia\u2019s major political parties, Former Patriotic Front (PF) and Socialist Party (SP) Central Committee Member, Paul Moonga, has rejoined the ruling United Party for National Development (UPND), marking yet another shift in his political journey. 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