Claim: Lawrence Zimba was as an agricultural mechanic and eventually defected to the United Party for National Development (founded before 2000).
Evidence: 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. 1998