12/04/2023
UPND is a Reactive government but being used by God to deliver on its promises through challenges.
When God has a mandate or Vision over a Nation he surely does it in His own way. It is the leadership choice on whether to maintain their attitude.
It is very clear that the New dawn government isn't a government that initiates completely to enable itself deliver. These are lazy, lack speed on service delivery and are more of private entities than public. But God works in mysterious ways in order to make even the most slow moving Appointed by God leaders to suitably look into the needs of the people who put them in power. God is concerned over this nation like never before.
(a). Power shortage.
We had various challenges in the power sector from the PF days which in fact was one of the many reasons we saw PF being kicked out in an embarrassing and emotional disciplinary way. Yet, when the new dawn government came into power, we had almost little to know immediate actions being taken until God made it clear that He needed to open their eyes. God surely opens the Eyes of the blind. We saw from there quick measures being taken. We saw also investment pledges being made by the private sector and bilateral nations. This could not have happened if we had no challenges with electricity supply.
Just imagine if we had power outages like it used to be and then you have mealie meal pressure. It could have been catastrophe. God works for sure, if you are a chosen vessel despite your attitude and thought issues. Zambia could be power suppliers in the entire region if all investment pledges are committed. This is the working of God.
(b). Exchange rates.
It is also among the major reasons that saw PF packing in a very shameful way despite declaring themselves of handing power to self. In fact, plans of Hosana celebration at the Heroes stadium formally called Gabon Disaster stadium by our very own one Mr. Kambwili where in full gear. Up to now, zambians and their supporters do not understand whether these winning proclamations lyali lyashi lyamubowa or kachasu. When the UPND came into power we saw a relief on our currency performance that many civil servants felt the need to do away with Vits, nissan trail and all sorts of unwanted Japanese vehicles. However, due to lack of innovative ways of managing the public sector, that confidence was lost. They kept pumping money (dollars) into circulation but nothing happened because of the main factors like debt repayment and Time recognition lags. Life started becoming unbearable and the ability to fulfil political promises started fading away such that if it wasn't for the committed supporters to the vision who went on rampage stepping on any thought the opposition used, the story could be different today. We started pointing to the government to stop completely looking into the debt restructuring as the only source but look inside. Currently we are seeing some positive play or posts on the exchange rate and we hope for the best even without debt restructuring. God is surely in charge.
(c). Mealie meal saga.
It was also one of the failures of the PF government that proved that you don't need mazembe to remove you from power. Up to now, the Alebwelelapo president is still renting in Ibex. One wonders or amazed on the power of casting a vote. Upnd knew the challenges of mealie meal prices but paid a luke warm thought to it until the mess escalated and became a lining up situation. It is just now we have seen collective measures being taken. This is God at work in order for the New dawn government to deliver its promises to the voters. What this does is that millers will start now hunting for demand. In the past we saw consumers hunting for supply. The measures will make millers to tart reducing price in order to compete on the market if not, you close your plant and pay the costs heavily.
This will now see prices of mealie meal falling to unthinkable levels making the New dawn government deliver their promises to the electorates of cheaper mealie meal. This is God at work using a lazy government to deliver on its Godly mandate.
The way forward is to make choices on whether you the leaders will be reactive or take initiate drastic changes without waiting for the challenge. But as the saying goes, uwakalema Takaleka until someone slaps him, in this Case God himself conducting a slapping line up.
Akabwali Nakapya 2023.