I believe our man can not perform some of his critical duties and he jumps to useless/meaningless duties of appointing cabinet ministers. The sad thing is, most of them do not transferable skills but are still swapped.

What a shame!

You probably are new to this blog—I DON’T KNOW!! But if you are a regular on here or LT, you would have noticed my comments on politics & all the Politicians in Zambia. Whether I am balanced or not is a matter of personal opinion. But I can assure you that I have no favourite among any of the current or past govt leaders, in opposition or otherwise. In fact SATA gives me chills to think that he may one day end up at plot 1 given his documented loose mouth and his politics of ’slash-and-burn’. But given our voting patterns/tendencies in Zambia this surely may come to pass one of these days, which will be tragedy. Sata is an unrepentant TRIBALIST who has no business near State House, period!! My humble opinion.

I took exception to Veteran’s comments because I have followed his writings on this blog over an extended period of time and, to me, they sound sterile and inconsequential because they have been so one-sided through and through!!

I would like to think of myself as an equal opportunity observer who gives credit where credit is due. And I think the author’s critique of the situation in Zambia at the moment is spot on! To deny these facts and instead vi-er off into accusations of ‘lack of intellect’ (as Veteran is fond of doing) is to be blind to the truth and facts on the ground in Zambia, bwana hanel!

I have never being a card carrying member of any political party in Zambia. In fact I have voted for both MMD politicians before, but quite frankly, they have disappointed and betrayed my vote. Almost 20 yrs in charge of govt machinery and very little to show for it, other than a blotted cabinet and a tripling of public funds plunderers. If that’s what you call progress, I fear for mother Zambia!!!

(1)-“The MMD has been opportunistic advantage of thriving on a fragmented opposition but not anymore.” Quote from a PF cadre

Not anymore! This is typical straight jacket disillusionment of Bwana emotion rants. You are really trapped in very emotional rants. Unity what unity? Unity of two tribal leaders disconnected on every fundamental issue has nothing to do with a national constituency that delivers ruling mandate. Nowhere in post cold war era democratic world order has the nonsense of tribal parties reigned.

This is why I sympathize with your disillusioned passion for regional parties. The best you can do is preparing yourself to fill in on during a crisis in 2011 or better for Generational change politics in 2016 after the Banda administration. What unity are you seeing in this circus of recruiting HH into Sata’s megaphone?

(2)-“At the moment all the economy of Zambia is in the hands of the opposition, so what really can the MMD boast about?” Quote from a PF cadre

Question
Really… Do they control revenue from the same urban constituencies? If so then why have they proved lamentable failure to develop any constituency? Go to Nkana, Changa, Mandevu, Munali, Roan Antelope or indeed Chawama constituency. Tell us what PF have done there other than daily soliciting from the central Government for funding? You must a very daft cadre comforting yourself o you don’t understand what you are talking about.

No sober person sees any fundamentally cohesive unity between the two tribal leaders excerpt street kids. Be my witness a time brings your dream into a phase of implosion.

From your writings, do you you suppose you could hide your incline to the ideas of the fantasist (SATA). Don’t pretend to be balanced.

Just own up, you would wish the eccentric theories of that mad man where put to the test. Just give up, Sata will never have a go at the Presidency.

You might as well start imagining that SATA is an an Angel, which I suppose you do. Pathetic!

As concerning the previous topic about claims of RB’s failures, the critics never realize how myopic their propositions are, challenging aimlessly what they would want to magnify (in their minds) what they suppose are larger than life mistakes of RB. Well, it is easy to see their disgruntlement.

For goodness sake, think about how disastrous the alternatives (Sata) available would be. How could anyone ever dream about such larger than life schemes- a power station in every province in 90 days!

Surely, positive growth figures should amidst a world financial crisis must be applauded even by genuine critics. Not to do so is telling on them. Surely something else other than genuine critic motivates them to unwarrantly, unjustly attack RB.

SATA would take us back to the middle ages being a fantasist that he is, given a chance to rule. I am no pugilist but sometimes I feel like throwing a punch or two on some of your hard head may be to unblock your clogged nerves.