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There’s no sanity in current politics, says UNZA lecturer

There’s no sanity in current politics, says UNZA lecturer
By Mwila Chansa in Kitwe
Tue 02 Mar. 2010, 03:40 CAT

UNIVERSITY of Zambia’s political and administrative studies lecturer Phineas Bbaala has observed that politicians, especially those in government are paying more attention to issues of political survival at the expense of solving problems facing the country.

And Bbaala has charged that there is no sanity in the current Zambian political scenario. He noted that the current political situation was unstable and of concern. Bbaala said a first-time visitor to Zambia would think that elections would be held next month when there was a year to go before they could be held.

He reminded those in the government that they still had a mandate to fight poverty and that the kind of political situation currently obtaining should only be created towards elections.

“I want to appeal to the government through the President (Rupiah Banda) to help de-politicise the country a bit so that his ministers, deputy ministers and all government officials concentrate on issues of development,” he said.

“Engaging into political campaigns is premature and denies the country an opportunity to concentrate on development.”

Bbaala said the current political environment had no sanity because the political regime was not working as an infrastructure that would enable the country to achieve its social and economic objectives.

He observed that a political environment that had sanity was used for resolving human problems and that that was not happening in Zambia’s case.

“At the moment, I don’t think that is happening. These days if you’re not partisan, it seems you cannot get anything from this government. No roads or hospitals will be done in your area and if you are qualified, you cannot get a job unless you are partisan,” said Bbaala.

“The government political regime is not working to embrace citizens of diverse social and political standing but rather it is working in segregation. Public goods are being accessed according to one’s political affiliation. Where there is sanity, social goods should be provided regardless of the actual or perceived political affiliation.”

Labels: PHINEAS BBAALA, UNZA

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