Dear Editor,IT is becoming very apparent by the day that His Excellency Hakainde Hichilema and the UPND were not ready to rule this great nation.The shambolic manner in which he has gone about his reign so far goes to confirm that Mr. Hichilema was a man who was only ready to petition what was to be another heavy electoral defeat and not a man who was ready to govern a nation.Today marks 40 days since his inauguration but President Hichilema still does not have a functional government to help him execute his mandate.He haphazardly fired some Permanent Secretaries and diplomats weeks ago after stakeholder pressure but he is yet to replace the vacant positions. As we speak, several P.S. and diplomatic posts remain unmanned.Anyone who understands governance will know that government cannot function efficiently without Permanent Secretaries.As we enter week seven of his presidency, it is becoming evident that President Hichilema does not have sufficient […]
UNPREPARED TO GOVERN
