I’m up and grateful; but before I head to the temple, I must take a few minutes to address my comrade here. From the onset, I have to say that I find this argument a bit childish; and I’m being very generous with the selection of words.

Let’s start with this Diamond issue. For people that have been following me on this platform, you will notice that I RARELY ever speak about my work place. I respect my workplace SO much that I never want people to get it twisted.

Does everyone on this platform carry their workplace on their back? I know the intention was to be condescending, but what a lousy attempt.

Diamond TV is probably the most liberal media organization in Zambia. Employees are encouraged to be analytical and present their arguments. No one at Diamond has ever been in trouble for what they think, unless it is clearly unethical. There are SEVERAL things that Diamond has reported that I disagree with, but they were not wrong, and I’ve told them that. There are SEVERAL things that I’ve reported on my platform and Diamond has disagreed with and they’ve told me.

Diamond TV positions are shared by Diamond, not me. Even when I post a Diamond press statement here, it is not mine but theirs. Just like I’d share a ZESCO statement and it wouldn’t be mine.

Now, let’s get to the Minister. If you listen to the minister’s interview and previous ones actually, you will note that he tends to use this argument consistently. The minister is a politician and when he was in opposition, he and his boss made fun of such arguments. They said it doesn’t make sense to advance such an argument.

Why does this matter? Well, there’s only one basis on which leaders are elected. What they say. Leaders are not random word generators. What they say MUST in fact come back and haunt them.

All this that I’ve said still doesn’t change the fact that I’m in fact right. The Zambian economy has been the worst version of itself over the past year. Some of the reasons are leadership. Why did Zambia have almost 24 hours of load shedding last year? I’ll tell you for the first time here that someone failed at their job. 

When the met department gave a forecast of the drought and a suggestion was made for load shedding to start in October 2023, this was strongly opposed. Load shedding was considered embarrassing and a political decision was taken to continue at 100% capacity. When March 2024 came, government panicked and we got our load shedding. 

Then today government should tell citizens about currencies they don’t even use?