By Sunday Chilufya Chanda
One would have thought that by being an academician, UNZA don Sishuwa Sishuwa would be a person whose outlook would be guided by empirical evidence and objectivity.
Far from it! The prejudice and cynicism in his recent article in News Diggers wherein he attempted to disparage and “hex” President Edgar Chagwa Lungu’s announcement that he had significantly reduced his salary in solidarity with the masses, confirms what many Zambians already know; Sishuwa is part of a political coven of chronic cynics.
Sishuwa and his ilk don’t mean well. They are druids of doom and gloom. They never see any good in any good deed or any positive achievement of the President and the PF Government.
On the other hand, they promote hate and bitterness in a bid to stir up anti-government sentiment. They scheme to incite mayhem and disorder, so that they may manipulate an opportunity to impose on Zambians their disorderly and regionally inclined “warlock” who has been rejected by Zambians six times (and counting).
It would be pointless to even try to explain the President’s goodwill in reducing his salary, and the fact that such a reduction for Senior Civil Servants and Parastatals would be a demonstration of leaders ready to sacrifice, because Sishuwa and his kind have already deliberately made up their minds and taken up a position of “no matter what you say or show us, we will not listen to you”.
Are they being realistic when they say that PF has done nothing good at all?
What about the increased enrolment in schools, because of the boom in the construction of schools across the country? Is that a “crisis?”
What about the increase in fully stocked clinics and hospitals? Is that a “crisis”?
What about the significantly improved road infrastructure and bridges across Zambia? Is that a “bad thing”?
We could go on and on until Kingdom come cataloguing President Lungu and PF achievements, but whats the point when some people who are living in denial like Sishuwa have made up their minds “ukufwa na no”!
Their scepticism has become septic. It is eating them up.
“U’ushitasha mwana wa ndoshi nangu endoshi ine”, the Bembas say!
We shall not miss you after 2021, Sunday.
You fail to mention the corruption, load shedding, huge debt, abrogation of duty, 48 houses, fire trucks, foreign trips, mansions in Swaziland, Mukula thefts, theft of wildlife, jailing of opposition, forest 27, sinda plots, KZ nuisance, eskom scam, ndola dual carriage way scam, mealie meal prices, fuel prices, dying kwacha, and many many more bad bad things under the PF.
Instead, you go straight for the throat of a well meaning citizen.
Shame on you.
That completes the circle, the 3rd f!lthy well fed PF bark!ng d0g has finally spoken. What a job you have in defending the indefensible. Anyway the fact is that Zambians are now clever and will not be misled by dununa reverse anymore. Just start packing your bags its almost time for you r pack and leave, you have failed. Kuya bebele.
A timely advice to HH and UPND, non of these PF fino fimo should be allowed to join or rejoin UPND when PF in no more after 2021 for at least 2 years or never.
Is sishuwa a upnd guy or just a fellow writing articles because he has to?
Freedom of expression is important. Let every Jim and Jack express themselves with half or full truths.
We the non partisan will judge based on the kind of message in the article. When articles feel divisive, we shun them and go for more progressive posts.
Lungu can reduce his wage because he has stolen enough.
Political kindergarten sishua is running insane. Advise the unza ignoramus to join politics.
We had a Mmembe masquerading as a journalist now we have a situational dimwit masquerading as a unza fimofimo.
My gals and I have your votes secured.
May the good lord bless you for strongly objecting to gay issues in our land.
Your message is well received.
That said, we Zambians pledge to work even harder in 2020.
It is well with us except for a few disgruntled half citizens.
Too bad ba Sunday has remained in the era of ifishobo! Ngafyakosa ukuchita articulate bena nishi kutukana nangu kushoba.
Am no supporter/sympathizer of PF/UPND outfits but this chap Sishuwa has his own issues.One can read bitterness in his articles.
And that “ONE” is only you, thankfully many people are smarter than you
Have never seen such bitterness in an individual does he even wear underpants other than being uncircumcised.
@weknowyou you can’t tell the difference between chekanda namafe?
Sunday my colleague and brother speaks a lot of sense. Sometimes an advanced university education does not translate into wisdom. Myself I am not the most educated person on this planet but my wisdom and common sense has ensured successive pf governments. Even in 2021 we are winning. Kz
You are then responsible for the suffering and hardships a 2% GDP has brought on our people from a respectable 7%
Or is that shameful reduction all because of GRZ critics ?????
The recent FDI survey showed a drop in this and of this, 80% or so was in the mines. If you are a knucklehead like Spaka, you would believe that hh will fix this. It’s clear that a lot of our GDP revolves around mining. KZ, right you are; Sunday sishungwa is a demented soul…
Citizen
Look at this rat every body , now trying to blame the mines ???
Did the mines tell you to recklessly borrow and build uneconomical roads mostly for kickbacks ???
“my wisdom and common sense” Your wickedness is not wisdom or common sense.
Sunday is right.
Sishuwa sishuwa is a dull literate character wasting University time doing politics.
Let the nigga join active politics so that students can have a fresh breath. I am sure his kind is the likes of nincompoop lecturers who take politics to lecture rooms and remain impartial to students who don’t rhyme with his hogwash politically.
I deliberately skipped sishuwa article on ECL because the 1d!0t stopped making sense to me sometime back.
Uka ponokwa cikala ewe
Lisa you are very angry. Next time I am in south Africa I will let you know or better view my profile here and email me so that we can hold a discussion as to why you think I deserve beating.
Sunday Chanda was accurately described by Field Ruwe who called him a serial spreader of lies and misinformation and a pathological demagogue. His obsession with tribalism and unbridled hatred for one Hakainde borders on class II paranoid schizophrenia. These are the people who have tried hard to convince us that a viable opposition is lacking in Zambia while at the same time working ceaselessly to destroy divergent opinions.
A Kaizer, go rest please. You are making a bad situation worse. Why are you guys on the attack? Why do you not listen, go back to whatever drawing boards you have and make corrections. Your rantings on whoever makes valid criticism just puts emphasis on the sceptic tanks you have created. It should never come to having a leader reducing his earnings to make amends. He was taking too much in the beginning! Even my 2 year old knows that!
Ka Sushuwa is just another useful ***** of Akainde. Very dull academician hiding in politics of hate.
Fuel up, meal meal up, electricity up , unemployment up , foreign reserves down ?????
Sishuwa was spot on. His analysis was itemised. Sun – day fails miserably to itemise responses to each item. He’s no match for Sishuwa.
Wrong headline. This is not a response. It is an attack on Sishuwa that fails to respond to the many salient issues of incompetence, imprudence, and corruption in Lungu’s government. Attacking Sishuwa’s character or insulting him (ad hominem fallacy) is a sign that Sunday Chanda has run out of ideas. Sunday mentions roads and bridges which erode or collapse with the next rains, are overpriced and are corruptly awarded for kickbacks. It is a pity we have the calibre of Sunday and Antonio running what should be dignified offices fostering mature debate in society.
Hw does the President reducing his salary help Zambians in the situations they have found themselves in pls sunday explain so that we know hw that will be of assistance in the high electricity tarrifs high fuel prices and soon high transport fares including high mealie meal prices.
One thing these PF people around lungu and including lungu don’t seem to realise is that if their economic performance was anything to uplift Zambians, nobody would listen to any critic ………but people are living everyday through the the evidence
Of all economic indicators crashing with suffering and destitution in Zambia on the rise…..
Looking at the money PF have had to play with , PF should not even be campaigning, but alas , they have been reduced to blaming everybody else
At reducing salary? How laughable! as Jay Jay would say. So that is their best economical management, reducing salaries?
Very hypocritical of a corrupt dictator who is now stinking filthy rich to pretend he cares.
The self inflicted problems in Zambia have nothing to do with meager wages of public employees, but rather the corruption, bribery and plundering of national resources, topped by mismanagement of the economy. Lungu knows too well he’s merely making a mockery of the situation by pretending he cares by reducing his bloated salary. Let him return all the wealth he has disproportionately accumulated if he genuinely cares.
As for this numskull sycophant criticizing Sishuwa and trying to intellectually challenge the academic, I have no comment, or rather I wouldn’t waste…
At reducing salary? How laughable! as Jay Jay would say. So that is their best economical management, reducing salaries?
Very hypocritical of a corrupt dictator who is now stinking filthy rich to pretend he cares.
The self inflicted problems in Zambia have nothing to do with meager wages of public employees, but rather the corruption, bribery and plundering of national resources, topped by mismanagement of the economy. Lungu knows too well he’s merely making a mockery of the situation by pretending he cares by reducing his bloated salary. Let him return all the wealth he has disproportionately accumulated if he genuinely cares.
As for this nnmskull syc0phant criticizing Sishuwa and trying to intellectually challenge the academic, I have no comment, or rather I wouldn’t waste…
At reducing salary? How laughable! as J@y J@y would say. So that is their best economical management, reducing salaries?
Very hypocritical of a corrupt dictat0r who is now st!nking f!lthy rich to pretend he cares.
The self inflicted problems in Zambia have nothing to do with meager wages of public employees, but rather the c0rruption, bribery and plnnder!ng of national resources, topped by mismanagement of the economy. Lnngu knows too well he’s merely making a mockery of the situation by pretending he cares by reducing his bl0ated salary. Let him return all the wealth he has disproportionately accumulated if he really genuinely cares.
As for this nnmskull syc0phant criticizing Sishuwa and trying to intellectually challenging the academic, I have no comment, or rather I wouldn’t…
….or rather I wouldn’t waste my time commenting. What a d0uche!
As usual this Ka Big head Sunday Chanda has to open his mouth and bark nonsense. Your article is simply drivel if you don’t debate the issues raised by Sishuwa.
As we all know, those haphazard construction projects you mention are a way for you and your cohorts to steal money from Grz coffers.
your own brother ka Amos Chanda is now in sheet for being corrupt.
Iwe Sunday Chanda, Dr Sishuwa is not in your league of party cadres, he is a true intellectual. Actually he can make a far better President than your Hamble and Trible HH and Nervous combined.
…anyway I have already prayed to our Lord in Heaven to remove you and your leaders from the leadership arena. And the results of my prayers are already showing in the mad decisions and directives that have started and will continue until all of you are made insane, surrender power.and take themselves to gaol voluntarily.
iwe ka Chanda sit down you are not an original PF. Dr Sishuwa’s argument is based on the premise and precedent of the law. You are the same people yet future who will be suing government for reduction of salaries.
If you have no good damage control ikala panshi!
…ati infrastructure, can any reasonable person build roads at such cost that he can’t even repay loans? You have to balance economic priorities in order to achieve balanced development, not chioantepante yaba PF. Did you consider affordability of mealie meal to poir people? Can a donation of20% ofyour salary help 1000,000 poor people? Ala mulekwatako insoni, ubuntu.
Sunday Chanda the PF god of disinformation, lies and illusions.
This fellow!….’ I wonder who told him that what he writes has impact on the masses. If this sunday’s Only job in PF, I am afraid this money wasted. Anyways PF don’t feel pain when they misuse money since they don’t really work for it.
There is nothing wrong with the president reducing his own salary. But there is everything wrong when he reduces other people’s salaries by decree. Don’t you see that bwana, Sunday? I don’t envy your job, especially if you have to defend the indefensible…like now
According to PF charlatans, people who freely express themselves and intelligently analyze issues, are bitter. But of course that’s only because they can’t respond intelligently themselves or articulate major issues. What has Chanda actually said above in response? Most of it is hogwash. This is clearly nothing to do with ‘goodwill’ – (by one ECL? – since others were not consulted) it’s to do more with a lack of direction and misconceived desperate populist manouerves
This lakkie(lap dog) for chagwa busy spewing balderdash… hot air with no substance.
Rebuttal from Sishuwa was excellent!!!! I will be surprised if the lakkie even barks
And to really boast about drugs in a clinic and school enrollment as achievement is really embarrassing. This is basic stuff that others achieved about 200 years ago. And for the record, a lot of this (e.g. drugs and school enrollment) is funded by the donor community.
As for roads and bridges, what n0nsense… first there is no such development going on… I traveled from Copperbelt to Western province recently and all I was going through was long patches of potholes and trenches and dust gravel with more than 10 toll stations along the way. So what is he boasting about? 2nd borrowing money from the Chinese and then give it back to their companies in inflated contracts to do shoddy work while pocketing the rest isn’t development.
Let me tell you something, development is having…
….Let me tell you something, development is having 90% of your people who are middle class who can afford basic things like food, shelter and water; have access to basic medical care; have access to basic services like electricity and sanitation services and can get a decent job. What you see at Arcades and Manda Hill isn’t development when the majority in the backyard of Ngombe live like in a warzone. This something these numskulls can’t comprehend.
Sinking Titanic, you can advise these people and they won’t listen meanwhile they’re heading into an iceberg. Any Advice is seen as an attack and these power angry chaps will insult you like crazy. I blame Zambians for promoting the chawama boy too fast before his time, he and his crew have no balls to withstand any meaningful criticism.
An oxymoron sees dung and says its sh$t, sees sh$t and says its dung! Lungu’s sycophants would look a tard decent if they just kept quite than openly exhibit their shallowness. Who in this country does not know State House is a den of thieves? Lungu could have gotten a pat on the back if he sold the gulfstream jet and reduced his cabinet made up of a cabal of thieves. PF do not like intelligent people capable of critical thinking and analysis of issues, but at every turn will find reason to support their rot. We can’t wait to see your backs headed for Mukobeko in 2021 or earlier with divine intervention! We have had enough of you stealing from us.