{"id":82218,"date":"2026-04-06T19:11:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T19:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/defections-to-upnd-show-confidence-in-government-agenda-2"},"modified":"2026-04-06T19:29:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T19:29:00","slug":"defections-to-upnd-show-confidence-in-government-agenda-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/defections-to-upnd-show-confidence-in-government-agenda-2","title":{"rendered":"Defections to UPND Show Confidence in Government Agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>Vice President W.K. Mutale-Nalumango has disclosed that a growing number of individuals, including councilors and Council Chairpersons from opposition ranks, are defecting to the UPND, citing increased confidence in the government\u2019s development agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking following her engagements across districts in Luapula Province, Dr. Mutale-Nalumango said she had consistently received groups of people opting to join the ruling party, many of whom previously served under the former governing party.<\/p>\n<p>She explained that the decision by these individuals to align themselves with the UPND was a clear indication of their recognition of the developmental policies being implemented under President Hakainde Hichilema.<\/p>\n<p>The Vice President further noted that citizens from various backgrounds were increasingly appreciating and understanding the government\u2019s vision, which is anchored on national progress and unity.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Mutale-Nalumango emphasized that the continued influx of new members into the party reflects a broader national consensus in support of the country\u2019s development trajectory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Zambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. Vice President W.K. Mutale-Nalumango has disclosed that a growing number of individuals, including councilors and Council Chairpersons from opposition ranks, are defecting to the UPND, citing increased confidence in the government\u2019s development agenda. Speaking following her engagements across districts in Luapula Province, Dr. Mutale-Nalumango said she had consistently received groups of people [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":82217,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[233],"class_list":["post-82218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-zambia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Defections to UPND Show Confidence in Government Agenda - Zambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Vice President W.K. 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