Related to Chiluba’s death was the presidential election for which the MMD was sure to win with its well-financed campaign vis-à-vis a Spartan and low key campaign strategy of the PF which adopted the slogan “Donchi Kubeba” with donchi being a corruption of the English word, don’t and kubeba being tell. 
Linalohusiana na kifo cha Chiluba lilikuwa ni uchaguzi wa rais ambao MMD ilikuwa na uhakika wa kushinda kutokana na kampeni yake iliyokuwa na fedha za kutosha dhidi ya mkakati wa kampeni yenye hali mbaya kifedha na ya chini chini ya PF ambayo ilitumia kauli mbiu ya “Donchi kubeba”, donchi ni neno lililopotoshwa la Kiingereza, don’t na kubeba ni kusema.