ON PRESIDENTIAL TRIP FEEDBACK
PRESIDENT HH has set a good governance tone not only for Zambia but the global as a whole for holding a media conference yesteday to give feedback to the nation on his trip abroad.
For the first time in recent years, a country has a leader who is very sensitive, reflective and responsive in the use of public resources.
This rare occurrence where a leader comes back to feedback and elaborate his trip and stay abroad is unprecedented in Zambia and most African counties.
Some even cheat that they went for UNGA or any other meeting but divert to other countries for medical attention or for personal errands.
President HH’s decision to feedback the nation on what he went to do abroad, which trip was facilitated by taxpayers’ money must be commended and be the norm throughout his presidency and beyond.
It is a rare act in Africa to have a president to account, at his/her own volition, for his/her trip and stay abroad and made an imprest holder irrelevant whilst abroad!
In most cases, our leaders and their delegations never bring back imprest given tp them instead, excuses will be given how the imprest was all exhausted.
Imagine if it were the *Ubomba Mwibala Alya Mwibala regime*, the imprest holder would have been a roommate if not a bedmate to the President and only the Ukwabag that was carrying the imprest would have been retired for another fill for another trip.
This return of imprest and presidential feedback on foreign trips can’t happen in Africa but it has happened in Zambia which is in Africa.
Indeed President HH is sending a very positive signal to Zambians, his party and government and Africa the need for prudent use of public resources and how to be accountable to the je nation and its people as leaders.
Moreso, in promoting accountability, transparency, integrity and responsiveness to public management and administration.
On cadres in markets, bus stations and stops, the President was more than clearer that no more cadres or indeed establishment of political parties branches in markets and at bus stations and stops.
Senior party and government leaders must or seen to pull in the same direction with the President on issues like the fight against caderism, corruption, tribalism, regionalism discrimination than undermining his good will.
On removal of his predecessor’s immunity, his guidance was clear too *let us wait until we cross the bridge if at all we reach there.*
In total, the President has displayed good tenets of good governance and democracy and soon we hope to enjoy me democratic dividends which can be attained if he continued on this governance trajectory .
I submit
McDonald Chipenzi