TEKA DEMANDS IMMEDIATE ACTION FROM PRESIDENT HICHILEMA AGAINST RTSA CEO AMON MWEEEMBA AFTER LEAKED AUDIO
The audio of the CEO for RTSA where he was clearly practicing tribalism and that has gone viral speaks of the deep-rooted nature of the problem today. In fact, it brings out a number of issues that have beset our country
i) Tribalism
In as much as this government has outlawed the practice of or the instigating of tribalism, it is very much alive. This is borne out by the number of appointments being made from one region and this audio reinforces what most have been stating.
We must not hide our heads in the sand and pretend that this is not happening. As New Heritage Party (NHP), we do not believe that this issue will resolve itself. We must talk about this issue of tribalism and face it head on. NHP has advocated for a National Indaba and a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to discuss these matters to bring healing and unity to the nation. We must become truly united under the One Zambia One Nation banner. It will not happen by itself.
ii) Sectarian appointments Vs Meritocracy
Our institutions, under successive governments, have been underperforming due to the fact that they have been operating with personnel that have been employed based on sectarian (tribal as is the case in the RTSA issue, regional or party) considerations rather than being based on merit.
NHP has advocated for reforms in the Civil Service and one of the recommendations we have made in the hiring of personnel up to Permanent Sectary level, is that the employment be based strictly on a meritocracy rather than on a sectarian basis and that appointments to offices not to be by political appointment but by rising through the ranks. Promotion up to the rank of Permanent Secretary to be by recommendation of the Public Service Commission to enhance transparency, consistency and security of tenure and to depoliticise the Civil Service.
iii) Application of selective justice by this government
It has been noted that when someone from the Northern or Eastern Provinces utters anything close to tribalism, they are promptly arrested and jailed. Not so with our brothers and sisters in UPND or from Southern Province. That is selective justice!!
The NHP urges the Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) to be blind as to offenders. Offenders must equally face the law. LEAs must also not wait for instructions from the top as to who and who not to arrest.
iv) Indecisiveness by the Head of State – President Hakainde Hichilema.
Our President has missed many opportunities to leave a good legacy for himself. This is one of them.
With a clear audio that implicates the RTSA CEO, the President would have made a name for himself by acting speedily and decisively by firing or at the very least, suspending Mr. Mweemba, pending investigations. But then again, we have seen that the President is not decisive in such matters, as was the case with late former President Kenneth Kaunda, and who would act immediately upon a matter coming to his attention.
The NHP urges President Hichilema to take a leaf from our first republican president Dr Kenneth Kaunda, who was a decisive man and not selective in meting out discipline.
Our prayer is that what this case has brought out will begin to be worked on for a better Zambia.
CHISHALA KATEKA
President – New Heritage Party
This nothing but a PF scam using an AI created audio to decive the less sophisticated citizens. Remember the so called the Chabinga plan to pay judges in SA. It’s the same scenario! Mark my words. The people behind are the same. Do you remember the Kalaba so called assassination accident.
Ba James, the Chabinga audio was established as authentic. Mr. Chabinga was lying through his teeth when he said the audio was AI generated. So please don’t give us this rubbish again.
You who is sophisticated doesnot even know that the audio was established to be genuine? Mr. Chabinga had threatened to sue, why hasn’t he sued?
This RTSA audio is genuine and the moral thing to do is for the culprit to resign before he is fired. Tribalism is not the preserve of the PF. There are tribalists everywhere and UPND is not an exception.
Your intelligence levels must be close to that of either a rodent or you are one of many paid keyboard warriors who defend nonsense.
It is interesting to note that the conversation was in English and Tonga. Who is the lady in the audio anyway? They both sound like they are plotting to strategically align the structure of the organisation.
What does “Kanchele” mean?
The audio is clearly authentic. In as much as the RTSA CEO was heard advocating for tribal balancing in appointments/hiring seeing that Zambia is diverse in tribe, merit and one’s nationality must be the only qualification. If say qualified people are from one ethnic grouping, so be it, provided they are Zambians. Tribe should not come in as advocated for by the RTSA CEO. Is the person qualified, YES! Is the person Zambian, YES! PERIOD!!!
This is just a work related conversation
Kateka had a problem with Tonga being spoken. She always on her social interaction uses Bemba freely. Note that Bemba is not an official language in Zambia
Kateka is a failed political with no clear policies nor a vision for Zambia
She relies on the fact she speaks Bemba. Tauka kaTele uli ciwelewele. Ubupuba imi shishi kwati mu guy. Atase
And they think they can bring down UPND govt using trickery and treachery. We are deaf to all this. What our ears hear is social and economic competition. If you are better than us, then you stand a chance to win 2026. Not using language we don’t understand. By the way does Kate ka understand Tonga? She wouldn’t join those blindly criticising the RTSA boss.