PF Chipangali MP’s buses no longer operational, but no evidence link the ban to UPND

Rating Justification

The fact checking process has determined as unproven the claim that UPND cadres have banned buses belonging to PF Eastern Province Chairperson, and Chipangali MP, Mr. Andrew Lubusha from operating at Intercity Bus Terminus in Lusaka since the day PF lost the 12th August, 2021 elections. While a check at intercity bus terminus by iVerify and a Press Release from Andrich Freight Company Limited confirmed that Andrich Bus Coaches was non-operational, various bus conductors contacted by iVerify could not offer sufficient evidence to link the ban of Andrich buses from operating at Intercity Buses Terminus to the UPND. In a separate phone call by iVerify to UPND youth chairperson, Mr. Anderson Banda, he highlighted that no UPND cadres were running operations at the Intercity Bus Terminus as the Lusaka City Council were managing bus stations and markets in the city. Another phone call made by iVerify to Lusaka City Council Public Relations Desk, could not substantiate the claim that UPND cadres have banned buses belonging to Andrich bus stations from operating at Intercity Bus Terminus in Lusaka. Evidence at the disposal of iVerify could therefore not substantiate the claim and more research would be needed.