JOSEPH MWENDA OR ANTHONY BWALYA SHOULD TAKE OVER AS STATE HOUSE SPOKESPERSON – MUSAMBA.
UPND UK-based supporter Barbrah Musamba Chama has called for a major shake-up of the State House media team, suggesting that either Joseph Mwenda or Anthony Bwalya should take up the spokesperson role for President Hakainde Hichilema.
Musamba argues that the political environment has changed and that the growing wave of what she describes as falsehoods and opposition propaganda requires more than carefully drafted written statements.
According to Musamba, State House needs a communicator who can quickly, confidently and effectively articulate the government’s position and respond to allegations before they gain traction in the public domain.
She has criticised the current State House media team, describing it as a liability that is failing to adequately counter what she says is misinformation being peddled by the opposition.
Musamba believes either Mwenda or Bwalya would bring the energy, communication skills and political sharpness needed to strengthen the President’s public communication strategy.
This is the second time Musamba Chama has called for changes within the State House media team, as she pushes for what she believes could help strengthen UPND’s communication machinery and contribute to its electoral prospects.
Her latest remarks are likely to reignite debate within the ruling party over who should be at the forefront of defending and explaining the President’s policies ahead of the next political battle.
– Zambian Watch News.
I agree with the need for changes at that level. Anthony is good but there is cloud over his head which has not been adequately cleared. As good as he is, he maybe be a soft sport for the opposition and eventually a liability towards the anti-graft crusade. We don’t want to spent time and energy justifying people’s moral standing, that’s their own battle to fight. What we want is clean action moving forward at full speed ahead. As for Joseph Mwenda, I don’t know him, so I won’t comment.