Barely two months after wrestling power from the corrupt and much discredited Rupiah Banda administration, President Michael Chilufya Sata is already becoming prone to making irrational and unthinking appointments of corrupt people that lack morals and integrity to various government positions. What started as a one-off guff is maturing into a daily ritual. Several appointments made so far, no names mentioned here, have left many Zambians worried, concerned and wondering whether the man at the helm of the Zambian Government is acting in his right frame of mind or not. A couple of days after his election, Sata stated that he is allergic to corruption. The question now is, if he is truly allergic to corruption, "Why has he such affinity for corrupt people, people that stole from the Zambia people, people still on trial or cases pending before the courts of law?" One wonders where Michael Sata was when many of his irregular appointees where found with serious cases to answer? Was he living in a part of the world that was disconnected from the media?
While we all expect the president to make some appointments, we also believe that it is dangerous to let him on the loose and continue making serious mistakes. He is acting with impunity and total disregard and betrayal of the people that voted for him in the first place. One cannot agree more for the urgent need to have a constitution in place that will ensure checks and balances to guarantee the separation of powers. It is becoming all too clear that the PF government is on the path to renegade on most of their campaign promises. It is extremely disconcerting to see the PF leadership that we thought held much promise for a clean and upright governance start making unconscious appoints, and back-pedaling on the promise to re-introduce windfall taxes on mines.
The Zambian people are quick in starting to lose trust and if Sata continues in the manner he has been going about his appointments he will soon find that his support will thin out in no time. It is encouraging to see Dr. Sondashi advise President Sata to revoke the appointment of Emmanuel Mwamba as Permanent Secretary for Northern Province. Dr. Sondashi's courage is applauded. If the president does not consult his cabinet to arrive at rational decisions, this is an opportunity to correct the mess he is getting himself in. If he does consult his ministers but the ministers are just wimps, this is the time for them all to stand up for what is right and stop endorsing unrealistic ideas advanced by the president.
While we all expect the president to make some appointments, we also believe that it is dangerous to let him on the loose and continue making serious mistakes. He is acting with impunity and total disregard and betrayal of the people that voted for him in the first place. One cannot agree more for the urgent need to have a constitution in place that will ensure checks and balances to guarantee the separation of powers. It is becoming all too clear that the PF government is on the path to renegade on most of their campaign promises. It is extremely disconcerting to see the PF leadership that we thought held much promise for a clean and upright governance start making unconscious appoints, and back-pedaling on the promise to re-introduce windfall taxes on mines.
The Zambian people are quick in starting to lose trust and if Sata continues in the manner he has been going about his appointments he will soon find that his support will thin out in no time. It is encouraging to see Dr. Sondashi advise President Sata to revoke the appointment of Emmanuel Mwamba as Permanent Secretary for Northern Province. Dr. Sondashi's courage is applauded. If the president does not consult his cabinet to arrive at rational decisions, this is an opportunity to correct the mess he is getting himself in. If he does consult his ministers but the ministers are just wimps, this is the time for them all to stand up for what is right and stop endorsing unrealistic ideas advanced by the president.
No comments:
Post a Comment