Kennedy Limwanya
8 July 2009
(Page 3 of 3)
Zambians deserve respect
But here is one fact. Having problems is one thing, while having problems and doing nothing about them is quite another.
President Banda has exhibited that he is able to face these problems head-on and has not pretended to be the know-it-all type that other politicians claim to be.
At that Press conference, he chose to tell the people the hard facts despite knowing that deception is what usually sounds enchanting.
President Banda has been in this game long enough to know that deception does not pay; it only creates a tangled web whose extrication requires another form of deception.
Zambian people deserve respect and not lies.
This was President Banda's second Press conference since being elected president and it took 194 days since his first Press conference held on November 14, 2008.
Clearly, this shows that it does not matter how often a president holds Press conferences.
What matters is what he does even when he is away from the glare of cameras.
A country must be led as though one led not. A leader should only inspire.
That is what President Banda has been doing. He has given his ministers the latitude to exercise their sense of judgment to the fullest.
That Press conference also brought out the human aspect of the president and his sense of humour.
In the meantime, before the next Press conference, work continues.
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