Wynter Kabimba

Former Justice Minister and at one time Sata's protégé Wynter Kabimba is planning to stand...

Scott had moved against Lungu for violating the ban on infighting ahead of Michael Sata's funeral due on 11 November and had replaced him with the Chipili MP Davies Mwila who is close to Scott and the former PF Secretary General Wynter Kabimba...

New voice After Wynter Kabimba was removed from the government and the PF in August Chikwanda emerged as the voice of the President (AC Vol 55 No 17 Sata sacks Kabimba)...

The influential Post newspaper is openly canvassing for the return of the former PF SG Wynter Kabimba who was sacked by the President in August although the two still speak regularly (AC Vol 55 No 17 Sata sacks Kabimba)...

President Michael Sata's shock dismissal of Wynter Kabimba as Justice Minister and Secretary General of the governing Patriotic Front leaves the succession still unclear...

His quip to Scott was that he was going to replace him with Local Government and Housing Minister Emmanuel Chenda who is close to Scott and the Justice Minister and PF General Secretary Wynter Kabimba...

Until his return he has made Wynter Kabimba the controversial Secretary General of the governing Patriotic Front (PF) and Justice Minister Acting President...

Meanwhile internal opponents of PF Secretary General Wynter Kabimba including Sports Minister Chishimba Kambwili Road Development Agency Chairman Willie Nsanda and Copperbelt Minister Mwenya Musenge are all trying to use the party's Copperbelt assets to prevent Kabimba from succeeding Sata as party leader...

Sata's former lawyer and close confidant Wynter Kabimba will continue to use his influence to try to take control of the party from within...

Yet nothing was resolved and bitterness deepens in the dispute between factions which stand for or against PF Secretary General Wynter Kabimba...

In the past Sata had favoured him greatly but lately Wynter Kabimba has been the focus of concerted opposition within the party from Defence Minister Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba and Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda (AC Vol 54 No 19 Kabimba loses his footing)...