{"id":82431,"date":"2026-04-17T22:46:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T22:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/mwewa-wont-contest-if-upnd-doesnt-adopt-him"},"modified":"2026-04-17T22:50:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T22:50:27","slug":"mwewa-wont-contest-if-upnd-doesnt-adopt-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/mwewa-wont-contest-if-upnd-doesnt-adopt-him","title":{"rendered":"Mwewa Won&#8217;t Contest If UPND Doesn&#8217;t Adopt Him"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>Lusaka City aspiring mayor Simon Chitambala Mwewa has charged that the system at the Lusaka City Council (LCC) is rotten accusing some individuals of prioritizing selfish interests over public service.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Mwewa claimed that the council is now a shadow of what it used to be during his father\u2019s tenure as mayor, describing the current state of affairs as stinking and alleging that leaders at the authority are mainly concerned with financial gains.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking when he featured on Phoenix FM\u2019s Breakfast Show on Friday, the renowned vlogger said he is ready to take a firm stance on restoring order in the city, even if it affects his popularity among voters.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that he would not tolerate lawlessness in an attempt to win votes, stressing his commitment to making Lusaka clean and well-managed.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Mwewa further disclosed that he intends to contest in the August 13 General Elections on the UPND ticket, stating that if the ruling party does not adopt him, he will not stand as an independent candidate but will instead support the party\u2019s chosen candidate.<\/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. Lusaka City aspiring mayor Simon Chitambala Mwewa has charged that the system at the Lusaka City Council (LCC) is rotten accusing some individuals of prioritizing selfish interests over public service. Mr. Mwewa claimed that the council is now a shadow of what it used to be during his father\u2019s tenure as mayor, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":82430,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[233],"class_list":["post-82431","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>Mwewa Won&#039;t Contest If UPND Doesn&#039;t Adopt Him - Zambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lusaka City aspiring mayor Simon Chitambala Mwewa has charged that the system at the Lusaka City Council (LCC) is rotten ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/mwewa-wont-contest-if-upnd-doesnt-adopt-him\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mwewa Won&#039;t Contest If UPND Doesn&#039;t Adopt Him\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lusaka City aspiring mayor Simon Chitambala Mwewa has charged that the system at the Lusaka City Council (LCC) is rotten ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/mwewa-wont-contest-if-upnd-doesnt-adopt-him\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Zambia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-17T22:46:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-17T22:50:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zambia\/sites\/35\/2026\/04\/sm_1776466200.671619.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/mwewa-wont-contest-if-upnd-doesnt-adopt-him#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/mwewa-wont-contest-if-upnd-doesnt-adopt-him\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Mwewa Won&#8217;t Contest If UPND Doesn&#8217;t Adopt Him\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-17T22:46:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-17T22:50:27+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/mwewa-wont-contest-if-upnd-doesnt-adopt-him\"},\"wordCount\":202,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/mwewa-wont-contest-if-upnd-doesnt-adopt-him#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/zambia\/sites\/35\/2026\/04\/sm_1776466200.671619.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Zambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/mwewa-wont-contest-if-upnd-doesnt-adopt-him#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/mwewa-wont-contest-if-upnd-doesnt-adopt-him\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/mwewa-wont-contest-if-upnd-doesnt-adopt-him\",\"name\":\"Mwewa Won't Contest If UPND Doesn't Adopt Him - 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