President Hakainde Hichilema has terminated the appointment of Zambia Public Procurement Authority –ZPPA- Director General, Idah Chella with immediate effect.
This is pursuant to Article 270 of the Constitution.
President Hichilema thanked Mrs. Chella for the service she rendered to the people of Zambia and wished her well in her future endeavours.
This is according to a statement issued by State House Chief Communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka.
What is the reason for her firing? I guess she is deemed PF. Which tribe is she from? Just asking
Chella is Bemba
This is a very unfortunate comment. If we do not know the reasons, let us not insinuate. What was the reason behind tribe?
Bembas only hired Bembas and some Nyanjas, when they were in power. They also stole money from other provinces to build universities in their villages. You cannot cry about the methods you so happily supported before. Even with the firing of the woman, HH still has the most tribally balanced government since KK. I would not be surprised if the woman was caught stealing. HH has zero tolerance for stealing, in typical Tonga fashion. I do not always agree with his neo-liberal economic policies, but I know, without doubt, that he does not steal. He may be selfish, but he will not steal
If she was fired because she is PF, that is good enough for me. PF lost, and there is no reason why the UPND government should hire PF supporters. PF did not hire UPND supporters, which was their prerogative. What is wrong and illegal is hiring and firing on the basis of tribe. PF was guilty of that; UPND is not
These are the same people who like putting government on the spot for selecting bidders to tenders who then fail to deliver. But when action is taken against those who fail to screen bidders, tribe becomes an issue.
State House Chief Communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka. Communications Specialist My foot!
Are counterpart I’m Vietnam was sentenced to death yesterday.
Lucky you in Zambia highest punishment is FIRED, that.
This is mentality is very retrogressive, surely you cannot be tying every presidential dismissal or appointment as tribal.
She has been in that position since Edgar Lungu’s time in government until two days. Her tribe didn’t matter then but now it’s an issue. How do I theorize this kind of behaviour?
When you take up these roles that are by appointment, you need to be aware that they can end just as they began. There needs to be no reason. That notwithstanding, it is quite surprising that her appointment was not revoked earlier.
Soon you will hear ati street sweepers and vendors have been fired with immediate effect. Presidents should not be supreme leaders. This is were it all goes wrong.
Maybe she was not up to the job do you think she would want you to know that.
Civil servants serve at the mercy of the president. The president serves at the mercy of the people. What HH has done is well within his powers. All the people working for him will now be on their toes, knowing that he can fire anyone at anytime. If his methods work, Zambians will reward him with another term, if not they will not. This is exactly how it should be.
They should release more data for us to know.. we deserve to know as Zambians
That is a fair request. The government is not the property of the president. We the people have a right to know why and how he is running it.
Who are to be reported to or demand answers.. you idyot!
Dismissing someone without disclosing the complete details to the public often leads to speculation, resulting in misunderstandings and divisions among citizens. For the sake of national unity, it is crucial that journalists and government officials maintain professionalism in handling matters of national interest. They should provide comprehensive and accurate information, rather than partial or misleading details.
Well, I wish that the parliament would demand an explanation for why she was fired. While it is certainly the right of the president to fire and hire whomever he wants, he cannot do this, for example, because some one refused to wash the clothes of his wife or mother. On the other hand, if the president says he is dissatisfied with the person’s performance that is ok. He needs to keep in mind that he will be judged by voters during the elections. The performance of his government will go a long way in influencing that judgement
Let us wait for another Mulambo Haimbe being appointed to that position. We are still waiting for the Tonga bull, the Justice Minister’s verdict for causing the death of a couple. So far no statement from Hichilema has been issued for his immoral tribesman’s promiscuity.
This is nothing but anti-Tonga tribalism from tribalist tribal people. The woman is a Bemba, she has been receiveing a salary under a Tonga president for almost 3 years. When Frederick Chipuba came to power, he fired all the Lozi, Tonga and Luvale people from the army, police, airforce, national service and civil service, and replaced them with Nyanja and Bemba. Michael Satan did the same thing. Between Chipuba and Satan, they tribalistically sabotaged the economy of Southern Province, so we do not want to hear any rubbish you have to say.
Party in not and should not be equal to tribe. You can be barred from appointed office because of your political party affiliation. You cannot be vocationally discriminated against on the basis of tribe. So UPND cannot fired a UPND supporter because he is a Nyanja. They can fire the person because he belongs to PF. The president has a right to have people in government positions who share his vision. The civil service and the army are free from party bias. You cannot refuse to hire someone as a civil engineer int he RDA because he belongs to a different party. A civil engineer is a technical, rather than a political appointment.
Seems there are a lot of Kambwili disciples taking a bite of this article. All presidential appointments or firings are viewed with tribal lenses. I’m so happy that the young Zambian do not want to be part of the this BS. Reason why they kicked the most tribal party in the history of Zambia, PF out of office. Where were you when the entire cabinet, PSs and heads of all government departments came from two regions.?
You should also remember that each time a deputy minister was appointed from the opposition, he/she was ostracised and expelled from the party. Then the same people turned around and said cabinet is swamped by tribe A, B & C
People are now living in fear. Just imagine at one institution the manager each time he tries to discipline his subordinates, the district chairman visits to warn him. It was there in PF and it’s still here
I think in all fairness the president must state the reason for firing her. If he wasn’t ready to do so, he could have asked her to resign as opposed to firing her without disclosing her indiscretion! These KK tactics are wicked and surely cowardly.