APPOINTMENT OF MINISTER PF FINANCE …IS IT CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL?Dear Editor,I also wish to congratulate Dr. Situmbeko Musokot- wane aged 65 years on being appointed as the Minister of Finance. President Hakain- de Hichilema last Friday ap- pointed and swore in Dr. Mu- sokotwane as the Minister of Finance. Dr. Musokotwane is the first Cabinet Minister to be appointed under the United Party for National Development (UPND) ad- ministration following the party’s resounding victory.Dr MusokotwaneDr. Musokotwane’s ap- pointment has come at a critical time when Zambia’s economy is not performing well, coupled with an exter- nal debt of US$12.8 billion, an amount which includes the euro bond. This scenario entails that the Minister of Fi- nance has a mammoth task.President Hichilema said during the swearing in cere- mony of Dr. Musokotwane at State House that the UPND administration found the empty coffers in the nation- al treasury. The head of State has tasked the Minister […]
APPOINTMENT OF MINISTER PF FINANCE
