Sun, 22 Jan 2017 11:54:54 +0000 Have you been to school? Dora asks GBM Dear Editor, I refer Agriculture Minister Dora Siliya’s comments on Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba (GBM) as a frustrated soul who is trying to heal from the defeat the UPND suffered at the hands of the PF in the 2016 general elections by resorting to slandering and maligning others (“Dora mocks GBM”, Daily Nation, January 19, 2017). With all due respect to the disillusioned UPND billionaire businessman, I consider his alleged attack on the Agriculture Minister that she was not fit to hold her office and should, therefore, go back to the newsroom where she came from as an unprofessional breach of two important ethical principles in political debate: proportionality and decency. On proportionality, it suffices to say that constructive criticism in line with providing checks and balances is an accepted method for the pursuit and economic advancement of the nation. Conventionally, verbal […]
