By Sishuwa Sishuwa
A few days ago, President Edgar Lungu announced a 15 to 20 per cent reduction on his salary and the salaries of both cabinet ministers and the chief executives of parastatal companies. Lungu further directed the Secretary to Cabinet to extend the measure to top-earning non-unionised civil servants, which, in effect, means all workers in management positions. The president claimed that the savings realised from the move will ‘cushion the impact on citizens arising from the increase in fuel prices and electricity tariffs [earlier] announced by the Energy Regulation Board’, although he stopped short of explaining how exactly this would be achieved. Lungu conceded that Zambia’s economy was performing poorly but expressed optimism that it would recover in 2020, owing to a raft of austerity measures that his administration would implement. What do we make of all this?
The first point to note about Lungu’s decision to downgrade the salaries of top-earning public sector workers is that it is illegal and raises serious questions about the president’s understanding of the law. The president has absolutely no powers to unilaterally lower the conditions of service of workers who have clear contracts of employment. Lungu may have thought that as chairman of the Industrial Development Corporation, his powers extend to determining the conditions of service of heads of parastatal companies, for instance. They do not. The respective board of directors of these entities – not the president – employs chief executives of state enterprises and also determines their conditions of service.
Even the board, as the employer, has no powers to adversely and unilaterally vary the conditions of service of employees. The Supreme Court made this point explicitly in the case of Mike Musonda Kabwe versus BP Zambia (see S.C.Z judgement No. 10 of 1997). In that landmark case, the court held that an employer has no powers to adversely alter an employee’s salary without the latter’s consent. To unilaterally slice an employee’s salary, the court stated, amounts to that employee being deemed to be declared redundant or on early retirement from the date the decision is taken. Successive courts have upheld this interpretation of the law when dealing with employment law disputes. Earlier this year, the government moved to enact the Employment Act No. 3 of 2019, which codified the Supreme Court’s ruling. Section 55 of the cited Act expressly prohibits employers from adversely varying an employee’s conditions of service without their consent.
Unless President Lungu provides evidence showing that the affected employees consented to having their salaries sliced, his decision is null and void because it flies against the law and successive rulings of the courts on this subject. If implemented, it has the potential to cost taxpayers heavily. There is a useful precedent on this matter. In 2011, soon after his election, president Michael Sata sacked many lawyers from the Ministry of Justice who protested against his decision to unilaterally abolish their non-practising allowances. The affected lawyers sued the state and, relying on the Kabwe v BP Zambia case, won the matter. They were awarded hefty compensatory damages for breach of contract. Lungu would do well to learn lessons from that case and reverse his ill-advised decision. We taxpayers should not be made to pay for the president’s poor understanding of, or lack of respect for, the law.
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services, Chanda Kasolo, now tells us that Lungu’s pronouncement on pay cuts was a ‘voluntary’ call. Kasolo is harassing the truth. Lungu’s statement was clear and a directive, not a voluntary call for workers to consider cutting down their salaries. Why not simply admit that Lungu’s announced decision is unsupported by the law? Kasolo’s assertion represents a weak effort at damage control and a ploy by the government to get around the contractual impediments by forcing workers to ‘volunteer’. Given the president’s interest in the issue, who amongst the targeted civil servants won’t ‘volunteer’? And how will the public know whether or not the affected civil servants ‘volunteered’?
The second point is that Lungu’s move to cut his salary and the salaries of his ministers is a populist strategy aimed at preventing public sector unions from making huge demands for higher wages amidst a poor preforming economy. An understanding of the wider volatile economic context is crucial here. Zambia’s economy has deteriorated to possibly its lowest ebb since the PF came to power, thanks to a combination of government incompetence, grand corruption, venality, a crippling US$20 billion public debt, adverse climatic conditions and external shocks. In addition, record depreciations in the exchange rates and foreign reserves have created inflationary pressure on the country’s import-driven economy. These negative economic indicators have led to rising costs of living for ordinary Zambians.
The recent massive hikes in the prices of electricity and fuel are likely to exacerbate the situation and encourage trade unions to demand better wages in order to offset this surge in the cost of living. Lungu knows that economic recovery is unlikely to occur anytime soon. By announcing a reduction in his salary, he is effectively hoodwinking union leaders to manage the aspirations of their members in these ‘tough economic times that require sacrifice from all of us’. This is the underlying motivation behind his announcement.
It is even possible that the president’s pronouncement will not be effected – where is the attendant Statutory Instrument (SI) showing the declared pay cut? We may not see the SI, but Lungu and the government won’t care much. Publicising the purported pay cut, notwithstanding the possibility that it may be a façade, provides the government the necessary pretext on which to ask public sector workers to emulate Lungu’s supposedly ‘inspiring example’ by way of accepting either a wage freeze, a drastic reduction in their pay, or a meagre salary increment in the name of ‘sacrifice’. Slashing the wage bills of the state and state enterprises may be a part of fulfilling the condition to access the much-coveted IMF bailout.
The net effect is to reduce to the barest minimum government expenditure in order to meet debt obligations. The greatest losers here would be the civil servants and other public sector workers, who, in real terms and thanks to inflation, have had to watch the diminishing purchasing power of their already miserable pay. Even if the treasury implements Lungu’s illegal decision, there is the question of whether the proceeds from the negligible savings will ever reach the vulnerable or poor Zambians or instead merely provide more revenue for government officials to steal.
If Lungu really cares about improving the pitiful plight of Zambians, he should consider cushioning them from his exceptional and self-perpetuating incompetence by cutting short his five-year term of office and stepping aside for a competent leader within or outside the governing party – though not the profoundly clueless and inept vice-president Inonge Wina, who should go with him. All considered, the real threat to Zambia, one that must be declared a national disaster or emergency is not the hunger crisis, Constitutional (Amendment) Bill No. 10 of 2019, grand corruption in government, massive public debt, deep ethnic divisions, serious democratic backslides, or a collapsing economy. It is having Lungu as president, a sad reality that once prompted opposition National Democratic Congress president Chishimba Kambwili to ask God a poignant question, one that the Lord is yet to address: ‘Mwelesa, kanshi Lungu mwamufumishe kwi?’
Zambia’s complex challenges require a highly competent and sufficiently educated leadership, one with a clear vision and ethical values – courage, compassion and love for fellow human beings, moral force of character, integrity, genuine humility, honesty, a predilection for consultation, consensus-building, communication, co-operation, active listening, and the selfless pursuit of the public good, and not the selfish striving for personal gain. It is hardly possible to look at Lungu’s cabinet today without being struck by the calamity of the absence of this kind of leadership. The burning question is: what are we going to do about our national plight before we sink further into the abyss? How can we move from simply knowing how bad things are to taking action?
The harsh reality is that Zambia is experiencing a crisis of monumental propositions, one that we must confront in its entirety. Yes, Lungu must go if Zambia is to live, but we Zambians must also wake up and demand better leadership – or sink with the rubbish we get. Everything rises and falls on leadership. Everything. I am not sure, however, if the challenges we face need a ‘good leader’ with all the qualities I have listed, without simultaneously igniting a mass movement to demand these values as the core qualities for new leadership. There is so much to undo, to destroy, and to create.
My worry, in addition to the meaningless shuffling of occupants of State House, is the perpetuation of the “messianic, prophetic, great leader” syndrome, which in fact is partly to blame for our circumstances. Political agency is stolen from the citizen who is turned into an immature, passive, child-like, fearful and respectful idiot before any “government” or “leader” no matter how rotten these could be. In fact, I dare say that with the current zombie-like, fearful Zambian, no “good leader” can help us; rather, we would destroy such a one: we are rotten through and through. There is simply no alternative to a mass political movement at whose heart must be the cultivation (imbibing, internalising, demanding and defending by popular mass power) of the fundamental values that are so essential to (public) life.
Do the honourable thing Lungu n let someone else capable steer the nation out of the bottomless pit.
Late Kaizer Zulu must be laughing at Ba Edgar….. civil servants makes 20% of votes to any ruling party. Now ka Chris Zimba fooled Ba Edgar to cut 20% votes from Civil Servants through the always-late pay cheques. Sisuwa would have made a better political adviser to replace Kaizer.
Well written piece.
But I hope you do not support Kambwili coz he would actually be a lot worse than Lungu.
But Lungu surely has failed miserably and he still wants to press forward visionless.
Sishuwa has a PhD. Hv u seen it prefix his name in wht he writes? He has cited a court judgement which a lawyer president doesn’t seem to know. It tells u the kind of leadership the IDC board is under. No bank manager whose bsnk lends money to the IDC should sleep soundly in their bed.
u guys are cutting out comments that are not in your interest.
Is Lt a partisan blog so that we just quit it
Dictator Dr. idiooooot Lungu is at it. The Doooog Lungu is an idioooooot and nothing else. No brains ka Chikaaaaaalaaaaaa. Yaba Kolwe uyu what is wrong with his pennniiiisssse, idiooooooot
Now this is a Dr. and not that so called Dr Manda—-a mere pf cadre!
Stupiiid fooool
Failure is defined as lack of success one Lungu is a perfect example. There is nowhere PF have scored, infrastructure development is not success when you have heaped massive debts you are not going to manage to pay back, a govt that is defaulting on a pantry $1.4 million.
Luckily for Lungu he can always say in 2021 that he did say he didn’t have a vision but you voted for me.
Lungu is corrupt. He is protectung his corrupt heartless financiers. Sikutwa has not paid us at Madison Financial Services for 4 months. We had no Christmas. His stooge promised to pay us on 24th, it went and gone.
Never will we vote for heartless Lungu.
HH shall takeover
He actually does not deserve the salary he is paid. In terms of employee performance, he is a power performer. In other ways, he and his cabinet ministers are overpaid, because his proposal has no Economic sense. How will his ministers cover-up for the difference? Shows they are stealing from somewhere.
Mwandi Lungu ikala. Thieves are hovering around the state house for the day you leave
Ba author sametimes you should go back to check your achives.Remember what people have been singing about the salaries of the govt officials,now the salaries are cut again you cry foul you criticizes?are you been fair or you just want to be heard.Hooo what a foolish abservation be wise we know you those are not your real names to hell.Even your boss HH as been talking about these same salaries but today you critizes .mmmmmm ndugusakuwa mwana wangonga………
Salaries cut is voluntary according to GRZ , what are you talking about…..?
@since ni since
I doubt you were good at comprehension! The outputs lies in your comment. Duuuuuull people like you are infact so the reason we have wrong leadership.
we mbwa we iwe kolwe. What are talking about? Waba ammmatoooole. Ka chiakaaaala ka President has bought himeself a privat Jet for millions of Dollars not Zambian kwacha and you still supporting him. Supporting a man whose brains can not match a dogs B. Atase
yaba amatoooooole chikkkklllllaaaaaaaaa
iwe, noko ama shi nshwa we mbwa we
Look at this dull chap, you go and check last January LT archives these thieves increased salaries amid protests now that there is no money you expect people to applaud them
@Since: in UK, the people there voted overwhelmingly for Conservatives because the opposition Labour opposed everything and anything but offered no solutions to a point where Parliament failed to reach consensus on anything. In Nigeria, they voted back a sick man because opposition had nothing to offer. In Zambia, these upnd cadres like Sishungwa criticise anything Edgar Lungu does-its more to do with hate. Another load of sh!t from this disturbed soul…
Well written article…. But Zambians are docile and illiterate… They wouldn’t move a finger for a revolution…. Coz who would lead such???believe me, they would still vote for PF….coz majority are “stupid and fools”….
What a year it has been President Edgar Chagwa Lungu and Zimbabwean President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa were conferred with honorary doctorate degrees in law by the University of Zambia (UNZA) for, among other things, their exceptional leadership and upholding the rule of law.
Meanwhile Patrick Zhuwao, a former Zimbabwean cabinet minister and nephew to the late former President, Robert Mugabe, said MDC leader Nelson Chamisa won the 2018 presidential election but was denied victory by electoral officials.
Zhuwawo made the remarks from South Africa where he is in self-imposed exile while announcing that he had applied to join the Julius Malema-led Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF).
I agree with CIC (Commander-in-Chief Julius) Malema’s view that Mnangagwa can be defeated. Chamisa won the…
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Chamisa won the 2018 presidential election which was stolen as proven in Professor Jonathan Moyo’s Excelgate book.
Whilst I am not a member of MDC, I however respect the democratic expression of Zimbabweans who electorally expressed their wish for Chamisa to be president of Zimbabwe.
Excelgate is a book which purports to reveal how Zimbabwe’s security services, working in cahoots with electoral officials and ruling party officials manipulated the 2018 elections results using an excel spreadsheet.
We in a crisis bane…coz opposition is the same… The most who make loudest noise in the opposition are not educated enough to lead in this Global world……
@Shaa are you saying that there is a basis to compare ECL with HH in terms of effectiveness? Well let me see. Let’s start with the basics.
One has a vision, the other has none. One has a track record of performance and other has a track record of malpractice. On is able to articulate complex matters, while the other will not talk to the people through a press conference.
I think there is a clear difference.
HH or a hyena, I will vote for a Hyena.
Lungu or a hyena, I will vote for a hyena.
HH and Lungu are evil.
We need a fresh blood, with no political involvement, somebody from working class
I think the problem in Zambia is democracy, with democracy the majority win! And the majority of Zambians are gullible, misinformed and uneducated
Nope!
Our problem is not DEMOCRACY.
Instead our problem is the ‘demoCRAZIES” who count and manipulate to steal the vote.
Do not call us uneducated. We know the world and challenges better than you so called educated ones. 55 years we were ruled by so called educated ones as PS, politicians, parastatal heads. All failed run down companies and country but well lined their pockets and bank balances.
We need a working class young leader as President. Nobody over 55 shall hold any position in government, civil military and politics.
@standard stop playing. Where is HH mentioned in this article.
Your stomach is full and your chicks glistening from proceeds of current system am sure.
People are suffering and all you do is make a post like u have done.
A country is much more than u, your tribe or affiliations
Time, time, count it by seconds. Keep yourself sleepless cuz u must watch change as it unfolds.
Do not forget my words, no matter what because change is coming premised on the deep destiny bestowed on the nation
@RainSunMoon, do you realise that you are saying the same thing that @standard is saying. You both agree with should see the back of the status quo.immediately. Only difference is that.@Standard was clear on the change he wants…
Dr Sishuwa good article but is Edgar listening.
Brilliant article! It should be translated into all the major local languages and broadcast to all citizens. Indeed we’re in a crisis and as they say “solving a problem begins with its identification”
The biggest challenge we have is the illiterate level standing at close to 46% of the population and this is mostly in the rural areas. Politicians know this and they manipulate and give handouts to simply buy their votes and hoodwink them that things will get better which never happens. Not until the so called literate dudes in cities take voting seriously instead of just writing long winded articles, condemning those who have chosen to take the risk to take part in politics, nothing much will change. Let us learn to go and vote and make our vote count and not only that ,we want to see Sishuwa take part and stand as an MP or any position of his choice, condemning all the time is not the solution, we want to see action.
I doubt that is the problem because PF still gets lost of votes in urban centers like Lusaka and Copperbelt where people are literate. These are blocks keeping Lungu in power.
Bamwine dont underrate pipo in the country side is Lupososhi in town they too understand things when the economy bites every one feels it.
meant literacy level..
I wish such articles could be translated in various local languages and each Zambian gets a copy to meditate and ponder upon. Lungu has turned to be the worst president in the history of Zambia. Others before him tried to do their part and in the process lost their way but what they tried to do initially is there to see. KK good intentions is there to see. Chiluba’s good intentions initially is there to see, the list goes on but as for Lungu, zero. Bad beginning and bad ending. It will be known as lost years when Lungu is finally gone. The whole of his cabinet is mediocre. Lets talk about energy policy, is there one? What is Zambian roadmap to self sufficiency in energy amidst climate change? Zero. Many countries are moving towards bioeconomy to run away from fossil economy and yet…
The only sensible thing for Lungu to cut is his term of office. We want to start rebuilding the country as soon as possible. His brain does not function logically and his heart is incapable of empathy. Mr Lungu please, think of how poor you were 5 years ago and how rich you are now. Have some human decency and some shame. You have stolen enough. Leave the country for us now. We want to rebuild it.
I cant believe the damage inflicted has only taken 5 years,and the man wants another 5 if not 10 years.Those who know his friends (not new found friends like Ticklay,Kaiser etc,but people like Simbyakula and others)tell them to sit him down,it is not to late and if he has ears let him hear,clearly he has failed and everyday he remains in power the damage to the nation and to his future increases,let him just resign,let him cut a deal he goes back to Chawama.
PF has a $atanic way of doing things!
They are truly a chipantepante gang of ba mwibila nsala! They are not really hands on with Economic matters. In fact, Economic matters are treated as an afterthought! They are cunning liars who can’t tell the plain truth. They almost denied their directive on salary cuts as fake news but they have been caught off guard! Good leaders speak truthfully! What we have are deceivers who have a lot to hide! Your $atanic electricity and Fuel adjustments are the last nails in your political coffin! The impact of these adjustments is yet to unfold on the Zambians and the earlier they realize the better for them! PF Kuyabebele!
I fail to understand the wish of our fellow Zambians, do we need to change the election calendar to suit who ? Maybe someone in the opposition thinks that he has the advantage and can manulpulate the calendar. We have a life cycle for our elections, why bring forward? 2021 is the election year you’re been ambitious and pipo want to know you. Some are on record of being Guy rights activist and our pipo will weigh do you belong to such? belong?
Sishuwa you are a true Patriot and you’ve eloquently and wonderfully echoed the sentiments of many. This Man-made Disaster AKA ECL and PF appear pretty focused and determined to lead us down the abyss. We should not wait until August 2021 to root this cancer out as the damage by then will be irreversible and terminal. The great unwashed have been pushed down for too long and its only a matter of time before someone lights a matchstick to the powder keg. Our so-called,now alleged teetotaler, humble, self-declared visions-less, widow-pension grabber, born-again, president should take time to have a candid look at his performance and do the honourable thing by resigning. The court of public opinion is aghast with his performance.
Well written article which contains the stark naked truth. Anyone at this point who would support PF is either a direct beneficiary of their grand theft and corruption or is brain dead.
Or may be there are just some people who are so stuck to identity politics that they would rather have their own “bululu” take them down the pit of hell than receive help from a stranger.
Sishuwa your truth sounds like manyozo
“Kasolo is harassing the truth”
“It is hardly possible to look at Lungu’s cabinet today without being struck by the calamity of the absence of this kind of leadership”
I hope the offended to do the right thing
If you don’t know how do drive give someone competent to drive or else an accident is inevitable for you. You can’t do things out of blues and expect things to work out. Ba PF in simple terms you have failed.
Best comment of all i have seen on this article and it summarises Lungu’s position
The entire PF Leadership need to be boxed and all assets siezed. I fail to comment looking at how a head of state can think, PAY RETIREES.
Bo Shishuwa, I can see early physical signs of Burn-out Syndrome. You are usually insightful in your commentaries. It’s heart breaking to see you this way. The analysis is completely off target.
I found the analysis on target and nearly faultless. Dr Sishuwa is saying President Lungu has broken the country. You are saying Dr Sishuwa has broken your heart! Therein lies the difference between you and the UNZA Don: you are concerned about the plight of your heart; he is concerned about the plight of many Zambians like me.
Well written – good English!
PF has lamentably failed and there is no one who can say something else. Just pack and go. Should you try to force yourselves on Zambians in 2021 by rigging you will see what will happen to you. Just leave peacefully. We know you fear that many of you will be followed over stolen cash thats true it will happen and thats what we are all looking forward to. We want to know where our money is… the kick backs from overrated roads and infrastructure we shall see… mwanya!
Disaster!!!!
Such a good piece of writing has a potential to obscure any other intensions by the Lungu in making such an announcement on the salary cuts. Firstly, in the Kabwe versus BP Zambia, how was ‘adversely alter’ defined in percentage terms, if at all, just for my further understanding. Secondly, Sishuwa you also speculate on Lungu’s intensions in making such an announcement and you may be right. Well, it might well be argued that Lungu might be wanting to use the power of speculation to influence some positive monetary change. The magnitude of this might not be significant but as a man in trouble, he might use this to buy a bit of time. Thirdly, I also have the thinking like you that masses need to help overhaul our systems and there are men and women who can do better in our country, for…
…for our country.
Very good analysis. In addition Sishuwa messes it up by saying “the President should instead cut short his term”, when he knows full well that this can’t happen.
We need to push for having strong and independent governance institutions. Knowing that some elected leaders are self-centred, corrupt, dishonesty and capable of stealing from the public purse, we need to have secure tenure of office for all independent governance institutions.
For starters, we need an Independent Electoral Commission of Zambia (IECZ). We cannot continue having an Electoral Commission of Zambia whose commissioner are appointed by the sitting president who also competes in subsequent elections with other opposition presidential candidates.
We need to improve the system of selecting and appointing judges so that these will not be appointed by a sitting president or ruling party. We need to ensure that the Inspector-General of Police has security of tenure and is not…
We need to ensure that the Inspector-General of Police has security of tenure and is not dependent on the sitting president for his or her tenure and decision-making.We need to have security of tenure for all independent governance institutions such as FIC, ACC and DEC. Currently Board members of most of these institutions are appointed or endorsed by the sitting president. These board members are therefore under the armpit of the sitting president.
I will support any presidential candidate and a political party for the upcoming 2021 elections who will commit to having a broad-based consultation process for the review of the national constitution to secure the independence of governance institutions. Such independence governance institutions should have powers to deter elected…
Such independence governance institutions should have powers to deter elected presidents and politicians from abusing their authority and from stealing public resources.
We should work hard toward a situation where all Zambians can be assured that even in circumstances where Zambians end up electing corrupt and dishonest type of leaders, there will be independent and secure governance institutions to deal with such erring elected leaders
Goodness me, why do we have to pay for poor judgements by a so called “very clever” lawyer? We are already paying for the disastrous KCM arbitration law suit prompted by *****ic emotional decisions. UNZA must withdraw his law degree. Oh wait, the Senate sycophants just awarded him an honorary doctorate. Do we even have an Attoney General to advise him? He must be crap as well. God save Zambia!
By the look of it you live in Zambia. But UNZA has just given the man a honorary doctorate. How do you hope the withdrawal of his degree by UNZA will happen then? You are part of the Zambian problem if you can’t move the conversation forward.
Aaron mune,think laterally not literally! It’s a matter of purposive rather than literal analysis!!!
The sooner the penny drops, in your case mwaice ,the better. You are the target of Cambridge Analytica. Be admonished.
Wake up!!!’
…. Sadly, these people don’t even realise that!!
The cut Zambians want….. Is Vitendeni vi term, bring the elections forward
Well written, Sishuwa. I also note your point we do not even alternative leadership among the current crop of politicians.
Seeing the magnitude of our problem, I have been praying for suitable replacement and I see God responding favourably: this salary cut debacle at the highest level is just one indicator of what is in the offing, going downhill is naturally quicker than going uphill. Just wait for more downhill statements and directives as they come in quick succession from today. They also call it self destruction.
President Lungu Should Stay. Here is why.
By Patriot Abroad, Patriot Abroad
Zambia has no real opposition maturenir capable enough to rule at this time. They have spent all their time in opposition ‘protesting,’ against a legitimately elected government and vilifing a most fantastic President ,(who in turn has put his head and nose into doing his job as well as he could, despite the hate directed at him).
The problem with the opposition is their lack of credibility. Their immature student Union like criticing and sometimes bizzaire protests. Like walking out of Parliament. Most important, though their inability to understand effects of Global Economics on Local Economics. Consistently misrepresenting govt borrowing for growing the economy to……childlike allegations of…
Consistently misrepresenting govt borrowing for growing the economy to……childlike allegations of corruption, using Malicious propaganda and personal slander of the president, thinking that people will believe them for their ,’ Con-Works,’ ……..erm……to coin a new phrase.
HH tripped over his own feet because of consistent lies and hatred. Nobody wants to back a sore loser who had now turned against innocent voters calling them, mad, uneducated, etc etc. As a ploy, insulting voters never wind anyone votes. You run people the wrong way. And if you seriously think discounting the intelligence of voters a game changing factor……..more fool you. People vote for security.
You scoundrel, your words make no sense. You need to know when to shut up.
Mafikizolo, what happened to “freedom of speech”?????????
Kwena wasosa ubusaka mine.
There should be a recall clause in the Zambian constitution to remove bad and underperforming presidents like Lungu.Don’t wait for his term to be over cuz the damage will be far bigger.
“ a sad reality that once prompted opposition National Democratic Congress president Chishimba Kambwili to ask God a poignant question, one that the Lord is yet to address: ‘Mwelesa, kanshi Lungu mwamufumishe kwi?’” How can someone as crooked as Chishimba Kambwili question the Lord God in heaven? When he and Lifwekelo gave us Michael Sata as president. The very PF president that got the Eurobonds that put Zambia in the very mess it’s in.
Edgar Lungu please call for an early election whilst you still have numbers.The opposition are gaining mileage due to your folly.
Lungu is a walking disaster we should never have allowed to enter State House. Posterity will ask the question why did you ever choose this reckless corrupt man who appropriated resources entrusted in him for safe keeping but went on to plunder them to rule this country. Never again should Zambians allow clowns like him to lead this country. This man does not love Zambia and he has demonstrated so!
Lungu is called corrupt and a thief. The guy being touted to replace him from upnd has flouted the party constitution, has no vp, owns pension funds that refuses to pay former BP employees, has a regional support base, ended up owning companies he was tasked to privatise, has massive unexplained wealth. Have we become so blind to vote out a “thief” and vote in a tribalist white collar criminal who would ravage our economy by auctioning it and while gaining untold personal wealth???
THE PROBLEM IS THAT WE HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE IN THE OPPOSITION. AND THIS IS WHAT IS MAKING US HAVE DIARRHOEA. HH IS NO WHERE NEAR THE PERSONS ONE WOULD WANT TO GIVE POWER. WE WILL CONTINUE PRAYING THAT GOD RAISES UP SOMEONE TO DO THE JOB.
Just like your leader be responsible with what you post. Your insults will follow you. You are the people who have made politics dirty because of your insults. Who tought you such terible idioms? Insults will not help your leader to win 2021 elections. If insulting is your way of life, then keep your insults to yourself coz i dont see you out of trouble with your sentiments.