CHILUFYA TAYALI HAS A POINT, BUT DID HE GO TOO FAR?

CHILUFYA TAYALI HAS A POINT, BUT DID HE GO TOO FAR?

Chilufya Tayali has delivered a rather colourful warning about the government’s communication strategy, questioning why Emmanuel Mwamba and JJ Banda appear to be keeping government officials so busy responding to their claims.

Beneath the rather crude choice of words lies a serious argument about whether the government is setting its own agenda or allowing its critics to set it.

Some of his observations deserve consideration, although I suspect the language may make his message rather difficult for those in government to receive warmly.

Nevertheless, it would be interesting to see whether the government responds to the substance of his criticism rather than the manner in which it was delivered.

Sometimes a valid point can be weakened by the very words used to make it.