Tilyenji Kaunda is a Zambia

Zambia

Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....

n politician who is currently the President of the United National Independence Party

United National Independence Party

The United National Independence Party is a political party in Zambia. It governed that country from 1964 to 1991 under the presidency of Kenneth Kaunda....

 (UNIP). He became party leader in 2001, succeeding Francis Nkhoma

Francis Nkhoma

Francis Nkhoma was a Zambian politician and the former governor of the Bank of Zambia. He briefly served as the President of the United National Independence Party.-References:...

. His father, former Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda

Kenneth Kaunda

Kenneth David Kaunda, known as KK, served as the first President of Zambia, from 1964 to 1991.-Early life:Kaunda was the youngest of eight children. He was born at Lubwa Mission in Chinsali, Northern Province of Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia...

, was the President of UNIP from 1960 to 2000.

Kaunda stood as a candidate for the office of President of Zambia in the 2001 general election. In 2006, he served as chairman of the short-lived United Democratic Alliance

United Democratic Alliance (Zambia)

The United Democratic Alliance is an alliance of parties in Zambia. It is formed by the* United Party for National Development* United National Independence Party* Forum for Democracy and Development...

 (UDA), which floated Hakainde Hichilema

Hakainde Hichilema

Hakainde Hichilema is a Zambian politician and the President of the United Party for National Development . He replaced Anderson Mazoka after an interparty election, organized by functioning party president Sakwiba Sikota, which followed Mazoka's death in May 2006...

 as a coalition candidate for President. Kaunda and the UNIP backed MMD candidate Rupiah Banda

Rupiah Banda

Rupiah Bwezani Banda is a Zambian politician who was President of Zambia from 2008 to 2011.During the Presidency of Kenneth Kaunda, Banda held important diplomatic posts and was active in politics as a member of the United National Independence Party...

 for the presidency in the 2008 presidential by-election

Zambian presidential election, 2008

A presidential election was held in Zambia on 30 October 2008 following the death of the incumbent President Levy Mwanawasa on 19 August 2008; the election had to be called within 90 days of the date of death...

. Kaunda ran again for president in the 2011 general election but only garnered 0.4% of votes cast.