Roland Msiska has apologized to all those he offended in the last 6 years he has been serving as Secretary to the Cabinet of the Zambian government.
Dr. Msiska has confessed that they are some civil servants whose toes he stepped on in very bad ways during his tenure.
Speaking during a farewell dinner organized in his honor in Lusaka, Dr. Msiska disclosed that whatever he did that offended others was not intentional but that he meant good.
Dr. Msiska, who has been reassigned to head the Zambia Atomic Agency (ZAMTOM), has acknowledged that for the fact he is human he is however bound to make mistakes.
He says his hope therefore is that all those who hold anything against him will accept his apology and move on.
And Dr. Msiska has urged permanent secretaries that worked under him to support his successor Patrick Kangwa, who has been appointed Acting Secretary to the Cabinet.
He has advised them and all other civil servants to encourage Mr. Kangwa, who is also the Deputy Secretary to Cabinet, to be what he is as his appointment is about consolidation.
Meanwhile Dr. Msiska has thanked late President Michael Sata and President Edgar Lungu for appointing him and retaining him to the position of Secretary to the Cabinet respectively.
He states that it has been a honor for him to serve in this position as he believes Zambia is a great Republic.
Speaking at the same farewell dinner Mr. Kangwa who hailed his achievements and initiatives, admitted that Dr. Msiska’s patriotism to Zambia cannot be measured.
Mr. Kangwa has recalled that during his tenure, Dr. Msiska served the nation with passion, commitment and honesty in addition to providing guidance in public service matters with wisdom and maturity.
And Civil Service Commission chairperson Dickson Kayula Chasaya praised what he has referred to as the humility Dr. Msiska exhibited in his role as Secretary to the Cabinet.
Other farewell tributes during the dinner were made by among others Dr. Msiska’s former immediate staff and permanent secretary for Internal Audit Joyce Phiri Sundano.
What kind of apology is this, “it was for there own good”.
Zoro Msiska was and still good, Ba FAZ president Kangwa will not match.
He should have been replaced with Kasolo older brother. He is hard working PS.
This Patrick Kangwa is this the one who was mayor?
It would have been better to have a photo from the dinner.
You are now going to superintend on nuclear things. Stop stepping on people’s toes wrongly at the nuclear centre. Otherwise you risk being a nuclear fusion experiment. Take extra care in your new endevour
Stepping on people’s toes the way he has put it implies it was deliberate. Bottom line is, don’t get carried away with these public jobs, always comes a time when you have to leave and you will need the very people you were stepping on and others whom you had closed your doors to. Welcome back down to earth and reality!
@chaos theory reloaded you are crazy…that was very nice anyway
People have been fired, not been paid and this incompetent dingbat is apologizing as if he is retiring good…in fact he should have been retired in the nations interest!
It is like Mr RM deliberately used to frustrate some civil servants because of his position. Please people with advantage don’t deliberately step on our toes in mind their is a day to apologize.
What goes up definitely comes down one day. How do you luagh with those you sput in there faces and crushed their toes.
Public Office to me is a very good chance and plat form to make a million friends not 10 enemies.
Your apologies are welcome only if you stepped on other people’s toes outside work. But if you did for the say of making them work, why apologize. No need. That is why situational leadership style is there. The context should attract an appropriate response from the leader. In fact, civil servant need mad leaders to make things move. A good leader should not be predicable otherwise subordinates kuti babelesha!!!!
Why are you apolosing then if you are human and meant good in your action?
He was supposed to apologise during his tenure of office not after enjoying till the end as if he realised it today.
He served us well. Cabinet ran well under him. A true patriot. God Bless hummingbird his new role.
In his role!
Rubbish. It means he did wrong things deliberately. Just go to hell
you hypocrite
Big man just go, we don’t need no apology
I didn’t know Msiska was a nuclear scientist, or are we just that hopeless that social scientists can run a nuclear lab and protect. Mukafwa ngembeba mwefipubamwe.
Dr. Msiska is a very patriotic, hardworking, humble, intelligent and great leader. He is a man of exceptional integrity. I have interacted with him both as clergy and as a civil servant.
I agree with the sentiments from the incoming Secretary to the Cabinet and Public Service Commission Chair Person and many other well meaning citizens. Dr. Misiska has served Zambia at the most critical political, economic and social moments yet , he served with great honor and distinction. Best wishes in his new endeavors. God continue blessing him.
He is not Patriotic. If he was, he should have be in Malawi.
Good riddance
The biggest problem you created was firing people who have not done you any wrong and you called it Retirement in National Interest.Unfortunately that has hurt so many! One young man aged 28 years was retired in national interest but at your age sir you are still getting new appointments
It would be fair to say in some instances, he did step on other peoples’ toes while in other instances, he actually broke their toes and these people have been unable to walk since then. Call it anything- collateral damage or casualties of war or any other term but the fact is people got injured(fired, transferred, demoted, retired in national interest) during his civic reign of power. No amount of apology can make up for lost jobs, lost careers, unrealistic transfers and demotions. The only hope is that affected people can find it in their hearts to forgive him for stepping on their toes or crushing them out of their jobs. Closure is needed.