Claim: Lawrence Zimba was as an agricultural mechanic and eventually defected to the United Party for National Development (founded in 1998i).
Evidence: Lawrence Zimba (born 22 April 1955) is a Zambian politician. Prior to entering politics, Zimba worked as an agricultural mechanic. By then Zimba had defected to the United Party for National Development (UPND) and was the UPND candidate in the by-election, losing by a margin of 1,144 votes to Musonda. Lawrence Zimba Member of the National Assembly for Kapiri Mposhi MMD, UPND Profession 
The United Party for National Development (UPND) is a liberal political party in Zambia, led by Hakainde Hichilema. The UPND was established in December 1998 and was initially led by Anderson Mazoka, who had left the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) shortly beforehand. 1998