HH IS COMPLICATING HIS LIFE BY STAYING AT COMMUNITY HOUSE – KALABA
Citizen First party president Harry Kalaba says President Hakainde Hichilema (HH) has complicated his life by staying outside State House, reports Martha Banda.
President Hichilema has become the first of the seven republican Presidents to stay outside the designated Residence of the Head of State, Nkwazi House located in State House.
State House is also the official office for the Head of State in Zambia. President Hichilema has opted to remain at his private residence he calls Community House.
But Kalaba a former Foreign Affairs Minister says Hichilema will find himself in a number of issues which he will have to explain. He says while he had said no state resources will be used on his private property, a number of upgrades including roads were being done by the State.
Kalaba disclosed that he had a one hour telephone conversation but Hichilema could not understand him. He further disclosed that he had hinted to US Ambassador to Zambia to prevail to Hichilema since he only listens to the west.
The Citizen First president explained that what President Hichilema had done is a betrayal on the people of Zambia who voted for him.
“He had been crying to be President of Zambia for so long and God answered him but all he can do now is this, go against the traditional requirements,” Kalaba said. “This is very sad indeed.”
Kalaba was speaking in an interview with Pastor Moses Chiluba on Camnet Television, Monday evening, 13th February 2023 monitored by Zambian Eye.
Pastor Chiluba asked where Kalaba stays and if when elected President of Zambia he will also not opt to stay at his private residence since a precedence was being set by President Hichilema that a President can stay at his private residence.
Putting a context of the implications, Pastor Chiluba says one day Zambia will have someone residing in Kabwe elected president and will have to be flown everyday to and from work which will be drain in the always limited resources.
Kalaba who could not dwell so much on the facilities thus security and other things needed at the President’s residence said there is a reason why Nkwazi House is located where it is.
He said Hichilema has now created a third battalion at his private residence apart from Arakan Baracks and State House Paramilitary which he said was a huge cost to the country.
Kalaba accused Hichilema of wanting to do things his way contrary to set traditional and legal procedures that all the past presidents followed.
He said Hichilema was a know it all person who would not listen to anyone unless the west. He said this was unfortunate to the voters who entrusted him with the responsibility to govern.
Kalaba said it was undisputable that the Hichilema administration is losing popularity at a fast rate saying the 2026 will be a shocker to them.
Zambian Eye