Dear readers, it is
important to observe that, this article is incomplete for readers to
read this piece without reading the first article under this series
entitled ' Focus on Zambia'.
And may I state that all opinions expressed in this series are
independent and in case some facts are not outlined correctly,
contact the author who is ready to hear out your concerns.
In line with the above, it
is important to observe that the author is non-partisan, in fact this
article is meant for citizen empowerment and education, not to
endorse or discredit any of the individuals mentioned.
The Good Guy
Turned the Bad Guy Scott (Episode 1)
When Guy Scot became the
acting president of Zambia an African country that was a British
colony, all speculation turned and focused on Zambia not because
their President had died, but due to its 'white acting president' His
Excellency Guy Lindsay Scott. Scot born in 1944 present day
Livingstone, to emigrant parents is a patriotic African and Zambian
in particular even though less is known about him other than the
'Muzungu' behind Sata, he surely has a huge task to fill in as acting
president of Zambia for 90 days. And of present a lot of controversy,
surrounds Guy Scott's capacity to act as president of a country that
still bleeds from the British colonization even 50 years after its
independence and many ordinary Zambian are asking questions such as:
Is this the restart of
colonialism in Africa?
Is Guy Scot the right
person to act as President?
Can a white African be
President of An African country?
Is he legally acting
President?
What is the difference
between the United States of America and the Republic Of Zambia in
relation to Barack Obama and Guy Scott?
Is Guy Scott, the other De
Klek?
Is Guy Scott, a lost sheep
in the wilderness of the darkness continent?
Is Guy Scott's acting as
president a warning in relation to a decline in capable intelligent
Africans with leadership qualities?
And with respect to
all the above questions, I feel it is the duty of every citizen to
ask questions concerning the direction of the country, but the
questions on Guy Scott are ignorant and in modern day, it is called
Racism
to judge someone's ability to serve based on the complexion of the
skin.
More to that, racism is
not only when white people abuse black person for example when a
Russian abuses an African, but also when Africans abuse they Chinese
or Scottish its still racism. Scot's rise to act as President is what
determination and hard work can do to anyone who believes in their
dreams, and to say his appointment is the 'restart of colonialism' is
shameful because he is one Zambian that has passed through the
ordinary political structures of Zambia.
And as for the 'good guy
turned bad guy', I believe His Excellency Dr. Scott, caused himself
the mess he is trapped into by breaking the protocol of mourning by
exercising his newly acquired powers to fire the now famous Edgar
Lungu, secretary general of the confused patriotic front (PF).
With the unveiling of such
events, Dr. Scott exposed his weakness by his failure to exercise
patience before his final blow, on his enemies. Though question maybe
asked such as, didn’t Dr. Scott, know about the 14 days mourning
period or maybe his shoulders, grew above his head overnight to
become “Super Guy above the law”? With the above in mind, Dr.
Scott's ability to govern is under fire not because of his
complexion, but due to his impatience and 'fast food' decisions like
firing and reinstating Edgar Lungu, because that move was chaotic and
able to destabilize the peace of the country.
Ba Mulenga
In Africa, we mourn and
celebrate the dead, that’s our culture, but the death of President
Michael Sata that took the ruling party by surprise, exposed the lost
African spirit of mourning to selfish ambitious goals such as the
inner- battle for the presidency within the Patriotic Front (PF).
And to shade more light on
the lost mourning spirit, I would like to speak about Mulenga Sata,
the current Mayor of Lusaka and his lack of protocol. I believe
Mulenga Sata being the oldest son of the late president should have
encouraged the nation to mourn his father in peace and dignity, other
than advertising his presidential ambition to succeed his father.
And it is important
for readers to observe that, Mulenga Sata is a citizen of Zambia and
holds every right to air out his ambitions at any place and time,
though I feel him airing out his presidential ambition while waiting
to receive his father's body is irrespective and doesn’t show any
form of protocol, hence, this I believe is a great lesson to every
person, despite one's background, complexion, culture or political
view respect
is respect
and we cannot substitute it for anything.
Bwezani Nafuti
Of late much speculation
has surrounded the controversial topic of Rupiah Banda's return to
politics and former president Banda recently left it to the Zambian
public to discuss it and I feel its wise enough for Rupiah Banda to
leave it open for discussion. According, to my own opinion Rupiah
Banda should not return to active politics reason being he is old, to
my understanding Rupiah Banda at this stage should be in relax mode
and focus on mentoring young politicians through his politics wisdom
other than fighting for positions with the young politicians.
And not long ago, Rupiah
Banda announced to the nation about his wife Thandiwe being diagnosed
with breast cancer, I feel this is reason enough to keep him away
from politics, not because his wife's illness is a hindrance, but due
to the fact that, family needs and wants should be put first and
satisfied first.
Secondly, Rupiah Banda's
comeback is bad for his former party MMD because the party will be
divided into two fiction which will be led by party President Nevers
Mumba and Rupiah Banda. And if such a battle was to start, this will
take long to be solved and the already struggling MMD will not be
able to regroup itself to contest any election or pose any threat to
challenge the ruling party.
To give a
generalized opinion over what is happening currently, I sense some
panic in the ruling Patriotic Front camp with the manner they are
handling the whole mourning period. This can be observed through the
disorganization they have displayed so far. One Russian say states
that, ‘if the head of a fish is rotten, then the whole fish is
rotten', this can simply be liken to the disorganization in the
ruling Patriotic Front party leadership which symbolizes the
disorganization of the party at all levels.
"Farewell and salutions, king Cobra and long live the state".
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