Seth Panyako breaks silence after losing Malava MP seat
Malava parliamentary aspirant Seth Panyako now claims that the by-election results were manipulated against him.
Malava parliamentary aspirant Seth Panyako now claims that the by-election results were manipulated against him.
In a statement on Friday, November 28, Panyako alleged that he won in 134 out of 198 polling stations in Malava.
The DAP-K candidate claimed that votes were stolen in the other 54 polling centres.
“We won in 134 out of 198 Polling stations, but still they managed to manipulate and subvert the will of the people. They used 54 Polling stations to steal the elections,” he claimed.
At the same time, Panyako thanked Malava Constituency residents who voted for him despite his loss in the by-election.
“Thank you, my Malava people, your love and trust in me has been steadfast. But to those wo subverted your will, judgment awaits them.
“Despite violence against us and attempts on my life, you stood firm. Our heads are still up,” Panyako added.
Panyako lost the Malava parliamentary seat to Daniel Ndakwa, who was running on a UDA ticket.
Ndakwa won the by-election with a total of 21,564 votes, defeating Panyako, who garnered 20,210 votes.
On Thursday, tensions ran high in Malava as voters headed to the polls, with accusations of violence and provocation emerging from the campaign trail.
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Speaking on Thursday morning, Panyako claimed that there was an assassination attempt against him on Wednesday, November 26 night.
Panyako alleged that hired goons stormed his Down Hill hotel, where he was staying with his family.
“The government machinery, together with criminals, attacked my hotel, which was also intended to be used as a personal tallying center, and the aim of the attack was to assassinate my wife and me.
“This is because, according to a poll that was done yesterday, I was doing 75 percent while the other candidate was doing 24 percent,” he alleged.
He was later arrested and taken into custody at Malava Police Station under unclear circumstances.
In a statement, the DAP-K party condemned Panyako’s arrest, terming it an intimidation tactic against him in the ongoing by-election.
“Our Candidate, Seth Panyako, has been arrested and is currently being held at Malava Police Station.
“This, even after goons under police supervision terrorised him the whole night, injured our agents, destroyed property, and now they want to intimidate him. We will not allow,” the party stated.
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