Miles Sampa Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Honorable
Miles Bwalya Sampa
Order:Elected member of the National Assembly
Term Start:2011
Term End:2016
Constituency:Matero
Children:7
Spouse:Nchimunya Hampinda Sampa
Birth Place:Lusaka, Zambia
Birth Date:26 December 1970
Party:Patriotic Front
Constituency1:Matero
Termstart1:2021
Termend1:2026

Miles Bwalya Sampa is a Zambian politician, currently serving as Member of Parliament for Matero Constituency[1] [2] and president of the Patriotic Front.[3] The veteran politician previously served as Mayor of Lusaka, having been elected in August 2018.[4] [5] His election in 2021 would see him return to Parliament representing Matero Constituency, a position he served from 2011 to 2016.[6]

Career

After the death of Michael Sata, the Fifth President of the Republic of Zambia, who was Sampa's uncle, Sampa was elected as President of the Patriotic Front at a controversial Patriotic Front (PF) general party conference.[7] [8] His election was later deemed illegal by the High Court of Zambia, and Defense Minister Edgar Lungu, who would later be elected President of Zambia, was declared the rightful president of the PF.[9] Sampa was later appointed as Deputy Minister of Commerce in Edgar Lungu's government. He resigned and quit the Patriotic Front in January 2016.[10] [11]

He attempted to form a party named the United Democratic Front (UDF).[12] Sampa entered alliances with Elias Chipimo's National Restoration Party and Eric Chanda's 4th Revolution Party,[13] before eventually endorsing Hakainde Hichilema and the UPND to win the 2016 general election.[14] After the UPND lost the election, Sampa rejoined the Patriotic Front.[15]

He was elected as the Mayor of Lusaka in August 2018 before he reclaimed the position of Member of Parliament (MP) for Matero constituency at the 2021 general election.

Miles Sampa was one of eight Patriotic Front members who decided to stand for the position of party president[16] after Edgar Lungu announced his retirement from active politics following the 2021 general election[17] (leaving Given Lubinda as the acting party president[18]). Sampa was one of the people who claimed that the Patriotic Front was taking too long to hold its party convention to choose the leader.[19] [20]

Eventually, there was a controversial extraordinary general conference that had taken place in October 2023 in which Miles Sampa was declared the president of the Patriotic Front (PF) party, defeating seven other aspirants for the same position.

Emmanuel Mwamba (the PF Information and Publicity Chairperson; one of the seven candidates) argued that that convention that took place was illegal and was contrary to the party's outlined procedures in its constitution. That convention left the PF party divided[21] and the matter was soon taken to the Lusaka High Court.[22] Acting president Given Lubinda subsequently suspended Sampa from the PF.[23]

In the same month, Edgar Lungu had announced his return to active politics and Lubinda subsequently gave Lungu back the position of party president[24] [25] [26] (Lubinda was demoted to party vice-president[27] [28]). Due to the high court lifting the injunction on Sampa assuming his role as party president, the Patriotic Front had two factions (one with Lungu as the leader and one with Sampa as the leader).[29] [30]

On 25 May 2024, the Lusaka High Court dismissed the case in which six of the PF presidential candidates challenged the election of Sampa as the PF president, declaring him as the party president until further notice.[31]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Matero National Assembly of Zambia . 2023-11-05 . www.parliament.gov.zm.
  2. Web site: Miles Sampa National Assembly of Zambia . 2023-11-05 . www.parliament.gov.zm.
  3. Web site: 2023-10-25 . Zambia : Miles Sampa Elected as PF Party President in Controversial Extraordinary General Conference . 2023-11-24 . Lusaka Times . en-GB.
  4. https://zambiareports.com/2018/07/27/confirmed-miles-sampa-wins-mayoral-race/ CONFIRMED: Miles Sampa Wins Mayoral Race | Zambia Reports
  5. https://www.znbc.co.zm/miles-sampa-installed-as-lusaka-mayor/ Miles Sampa installed as Lusaka Mayor | ZNBC
  6. Web site: 24 July 2014 . Sampa attacks greedy MPs . 12 December 2014 . Daily Nation.
  7. Web site: Miles Sampa Wins Disputed PF General Conference - Zambian News . 2023-11-05 . thezambian.com.
  8. Web site: Adamu, Peter . 13 November 2014 . Miles Sampa Launches Campaign 24 Hours after Sata Burial . 12 December 2014 . Zambia Reports.
  9. Web site: 4 December 2014 . Zambia court rules in Edgar Lungu and Miles Sampa fight . 12 December 2014 . BBC News.
  10. Web site: 2016-01-23 . Zambia : Matero PF Councillors celebrate Sampa's departure . 2023-11-12 . en-GB.
  11. Web site: 2016-01-21 . Zambia : Miles Sampa finally resigns from PF . 2023-11-05 . en-GB.
  12. Web site: 2016-04-23 . Zambia : Miles Sampa forms a new political party . 2023-11-12 . en-GB.
  13. Web site: 2016-03-27 . Zambia : Miles Sampa kicked out of the Orange Alliance . 2023-11-12 . en-GB.
  14. Web site: 2016-03-28 . Zambia : Miles Sampa and HH sign an Electoral Pact as Guy Scott endorses HH . 2023-11-05 . en-GB.
  15. Web site: Njenga . Mukosha Funga . 2017-12-14 . Miles rejoins PF, endorses Lungu for 2021 . 2023-11-05 . Zambia: News Diggers! . en-GB.
  16. Web site: zamobserver . 2024-05-09 . PF LAWYERS APPLY FOR INJUNCTION TO STOP MILES SAMPA FROM MASQUERADING AS PF PRESIDENT The Zambian Observer . 2024-08-21 . en-US.
  17. News: 2023-10-29 . Edgar Lungu - ex-Zambian president makes political comeback . 2024-08-14 . en-GB.
  18. Web site: 2022-04-10 . Zambia : Lubinda focused on Uniting PF rather than contesting for Presidency . 2022-11-19 . en-GB.
  19. Web site: Times of Zambia Miles Sampa fights on, challenges PF . 2023-11-05 . en-US.
  20. Web site: Chisola . Esther . 2023-08-08 . I've withdrawn my matter, PF has no excuse now not to hold convention – Miles . 2023-11-05 . Zambia: News Diggers! . en-GB.
  21. Web site: 2023-10-25 . PF finally torn apart? Faction declares Sampa president, another expels him; Court grants restraining order Zambia Monitor . 2024-08-15 . en-US.
  22. Web site: 2023-10-28 . Zambia : Miles Sampa Remains PF President After High Court Lifts Injunction . 2024-08-15 . en-GB.
  23. Web site: 2023-02-10 . Judge halts Miles Sampa's suspension from PF . 2023-11-05 . Mwebantu . en-US.
  24. News: 2023-10-29 . Edgar Lungu - ex-Zambian president makes political comeback . 2024-08-14 . en-GB.
  25. Web site: 2023-10-28 . Ex-President Lungu returns to active politics, putting to rest months of speculations Zambia Monitor . 2024-08-15 . en-US.
  26. News: Sinyangwe . Chiwoyu . 9 November 2023 . Daggers drawn in Zambia as Lungu announces plans to retake control of main opposition . 15 August 2024 . The Africa Report.
  27. Web site: 2023-05-15 . POLICE ARREST PF VICE PRESIDENT GIVEN LUBINDA - Diamond Media . 2024-08-15 . en-US.
  28. Web site: 2024-05-23 . Time will come when we shall have party after party, Lubinda assures PF members . 2024-08-15 . Zambia: News Diggers! . en-GB.
  29. Web site: 2023-11-02 . Zambia : Police Deployed to Guard PF Secretariat Amid Fears of Clashes Following Lungu's Return to Politics . 2024-08-15 . Lusaka Times . en-GB.
  30. Web site: 2024-07-07 . I’m still PF president, there’s no pact with Lungu – Miles . 2024-08-15 . Zambia: News Diggers! . en-GB.
  31. Web site: 2024-05-25 . Zambia : Lusaka High Court Upholds Miles Sampa's Election as PF President . 2024-08-21 . en-GB.

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