Will ex-vice president Kavindele challenge Banda? :: Mmegi Online

NDOLA: Fired by late president Levy Mwanawasa for intransigency, former vice president Enoch Kavindele has emerged from political wilderness, saying he will stand as vice president of the ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD).

But political analysts believe this is a ruse as Kavindele is among MMD big wigs planning to challenge President Rupiah Banda who most party supporters, especially on the volatile Zambian Copperbelt, still regard as a 'UNIPist' - meaning he is former president Kenneth Kaunda's surrogate - who should not be allowed to hijack the MMD.

Dr Kaunda's United National Independence Party (UNIP) was the country's sole political party and ruled the country for nearly 32 years until the 1991 multiparty elections when "KK" was defeated by former Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) and MMD president Frederick Chiluba.

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Will ex-vice president Kavindele challenge Banda?

NDOLA: Fired by late president Levy Mwanawasa for intransigency, former vice president Enoch Kavindele has emerged from political wilderness, saying he will stand as vice president of the ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD).

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