Police Summon Amb. Emmanuel Mwamba
The Zambia Police has summoned Patriotic Front Chairperson of Information and Publicity. Amb. Emmanuel Mwamba and his deputy, Ms. Nakiwe Simpungwe.
The two are expected to appear before Service HQs, room 229 at 10;00hrs on Tuesday, 6th August 2024.
WHY DO THEY CALL HIM AMBASSADOR????
Ala naine cilampesha amano. An alarmist ambassador for that matter
My thoughts too as if he is the first and last. Is being Ambassador academically achieved or is just appointment?
As it were, a these pf’s are touchie about this s ambassador title only belongs to this bwamba. Not so long ago, Mr Leslie Mbulo was referred to as Ambassador and they were up in arms demanding that he shouldn’t be referred to like that! For these pf’s only two former ambassadors only this bwamba and mwikita can be referred to as such????
Leslie Mbula was Secretary to the Cabinet as Position far below Ambassador. But yes, very petty chaps. This is what happens when a Kaponya is given a position that doesnt befit him. How many PF cadres were Ambassadors? How many rub it in our face? #Kaponya #AmbassadorofLies
How can secretary to cabinet position be lower to ambassador?
In Zambia the confusion comes about because we have silently carried over from the one party state, the state-house centred appointments of civil servants by the President. In mature democracies, ambassadors and PSs are career civil servants never political appointees.
As such ambassadors are supposed to be below the Permanent Secretary therefore much lower than Secretary to the Cabinet who supervises all PSs. But being appointed by the President elevates Zambian ambassadors and they get more emoluments than PSs because their salaries need to be aligned to the country they have been sent to. They are in a position to steal more than the PSs.
@Jata: Dont put it as if anything has changed. UPND has carried on the habit of appointing cadres as ambassadors and Permanent Secretaries. The Kawanas and a lot of PSs without departments packed st cabinet office aren’t career civil servants but cadres.
Is it possible that having the title ambassador sttached to your name,to some.people, not only lends credibility but also might give the holder of thst title a greater self belief or ego
HH and UPND must be given an applause every day we work up.To remove PF was not an easy thing at all.Look at how starbon they can be but in opposition.Now if they were allowed to go on what Zambia were we going to have honestly.Na Haiti criminality sembe ya sala kutali.They really remind me of old movies we used to watch when we were young like BILLY JOE MCKAY and THE INCRIDIBLE HULK.There was no dull moments.They keep us busy with a lot of activities from one strange puzzle to the next.Let us wait for the next puzzle.