Congratulations to Dr. Musokotwane, the new Finance Minister

Congratulations to Dr. Musokotwane, the new Finance MinisterDear Editor,On my mind this morning is the appointment of Hon Dr. Musokotwane as Finance Minister.To start with, let me congrat- ulate His Excellency HH on the pick of Hon Musokotwane for Minister of Finance. I have no doubt in my mind that he can deliver on the economic and financial objectives set out by His Excellency in yesterday’s tweet.My main worry, though, is whether the President has not breached the Constitution on his very first public act of invoking the instruments of power that he received at He- roes Stadium a few days ago.President HH was elected on the platform of constitu- tionalism and rule of law. It would therefore be extremely regrettable and deplorable if he threw the tenets of consti- tutionalism and rule of law under the bus on his very first public act of invocation of the instruments of powers.Here is the basis for […]