16/08/2026
Dear Honarouble Henry Sakuwaha ,
My heart is heavy today, not just for you, but for all of us who believed that Manyinga deserved better.
I know how much of yourself you poured into this fight. The sleepless nights. The miles walked. The meetings in villages. The times you chose to speak truth when it would have been easier to be silent. The times you refused money from mafias because you said "People First. Manyinga First."
Today the results didn’t go our way. And it hurts. Deeply.
But Ba Henry, please hear me:
An election result is not a verdict on your worth.
It is not the end of your story.
It is not proof that the people don’t love you.
What you did cannot be counted on a ballot paper.
You gave the youth of Manyinga dignity. You gave them a voice.
You showed them that politics doesn’t have to be about selling voter’s cards.
That leadership can be about service.
That a man can stand with a STEERING WHEEL and say "Let’s drive our land forward" without fear.
The mafias may have taken a seat today. But they cannot take the fire you lit.
They cannot erase the hope you planted in every mother, every farmer, every young person who now believes change is possible.
Ba Henry, leaders are not made in victory alone.
Real leaders are revealed in moments like this.
When it’s dark. When it’s painful. When everyone is watching to see if you will quit.
Don’t quit.
Manyinga still needs you. Zambia still needs men with clean hands and a clean heart.
Rest. Grieve. But don’t disappear.
Heal your heart, then come back stronger.
Because the work is not finished. The potholes are still there.
And Manyinga still needs drivers.
We are proud of you.
We are with you. Not just today, but for the long road ahead.
A steering wheel doesn’t stop turning because of one bad road.
It adjusts. It finds another route. And it keeps driving.
Twalumba sana for standing for us.
This is not the end. This is just chapter one.
People First. Manyinga First. 💚🚗
Tuli naimwe - We are with you.
