Rupiah’s govt is incompetent – HH
Rupiah’s govt is incompetent – HHWritten by Lambwe Kachali
UPND president Hakainde Hichilema yesterday said President Rupiah Banda’s government is incapable of finding solutions to problems that citizens are currently facing.
And Hichilema said Zambians must pray ceaselessly because they will face harder times under President Banda’s administration.
In an interview, Hichilema said President Banda’s recent complaints that he had faced more problems than any other president the country has had were not true, saying that was enough for Zambians to understand that they did not have a competent government.
“I don’t know how long Rupiah thought he would hide his lies. And now instead of facing the world economic crisis and how it has affected Zambia, he is busy mourning.
Maybe it shows lack of seriousness to run the country. During the fight for independence, Dr [Kenneth] Kaunda faced difficult times but he never complained publicly like Rupiah.
During the fight for multipartism, it was tough. Now what is he complaining about?” Hichilema asked. “He is basically confessing that he has failed to run Zambia. Rupiah’s lies are melting now under his own shadow; lies never last long.”
Hichilema said unless President Banda stopped mourning and worked hard, Zambia would soon become an economic desert because activities in some sectors would be grounded.
“Already, the number of tourists visiting the country has declined, meaning there will soon be job losses in that sector as well. This is sector by sector,” he said.
He said he was also writing proposals to President Banda to help his government tackle the country’s economic impasse.
Hichilema said the problems that had befallen Zambia required a by-partisan approach.
“I don’t agree that NCC must be stopped now, because they have already spent billions.
Although that is extravagance, we want Rupiah to instruct NCC chairman Chifumu Banda to conclude NCC by June next year, because by abandoning the NCC process now, we will be in trouble in 2011; we need the 50 plus one presidential majority vote provision in the constitution, because that clause will help unite Zambia. We also want to see the new electoral Act so that we can have an independent Electoral Commission,” said Hichilema. “These are some of the things I am writing to him about.”
Labels: HAKAINDE HICHILEMA, RUPIAH BANDA
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