By Durell Namasani
The UTM Party has with immediate effect dissolved its Presidential Advisory Council, an announcement that came shortly after the party’s founder, Newton Kambala, resigned from his role as a presidential advisor.
In his resignation letter, Kambala stated that the council had failed to provide effective strategic guidance to the party president, Dalitso Kabambe, ahead of the September 2025 polls. The decision to dissolve the entire council was confirmed by the party’s secretary general, Patricia Kaliati.
The move follows a worse-than-expected performance for UTM in the recent elections. The party’s presidential candidate, Dalitso Kabambe, polled around 200,000 votes, a figure that falls far short of the nearly one million votes secured by the party’s former running mate, Saulos Chilima, in the 2019 presidential election.
In a statement, Kaliati said the dissolution by president Kabambe takes effect immediately and is part of efforts to improve efficiency and strengthen the party’s organisational structure. “Your service has laid a foundation that we shall continue to build upon, and your contributions will not be forgotten as we explore new structures and strategies to advance our mission,” Kaliati said.
