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Continued………..By Belliah K Theise

A look at Mr. Felix Mutati

The Hon. Felix Mutati, Deputy Minister of Finance, Zambia

The Honourable Felix Mutati recalls a number of highlights in his career.

Another highlight in Felix’s career came as quite a surprise. “One evening, I got a call on my phone. The person on the line said please hold for the President,” he reports, adding: “I was thinking ‘this must be a joke’ when the President started speaking to me.

He told me that he had put forward my name as parliamentary candidate. It was a shock, but I decided to make a go of it.

The next day, I was in the papers and my phone wouldn’t stop ringing. I was now in politics.”

After campaigning in the Lunte constituency and winning 75% the votes, Felix was appointed Deputy Minister of Finance. “I wouldn’t be able to perform this role as effectively without my ACCA qualification,” he asserts, explaining: “I am able to analyse the Budget and speak with authority about finance to my civil servants, members of the public and my peers.”

Felix hopes to make an enduring contribution to the development of Zambia. He is introducing an accounting system to improve management of public resources and is aiming to harmonise donor funding.

“If people want to help us, we must tell them where it hurts most,” he explains. Felix is also committed to making it easier for people to understand the Budget so they know exactly what they are approving.

“I’m going on a roadshow to educate members of the public on what the numbers represent. It’s all about the Government becoming more transparent. I think that’s important.”

A Look AT Mr. Hakainde Hichilema

Hakainde Hichilema (born June 4, 1962) is the President of Zambia’s United Party for National Development (UPND).  

He replaced Anderson Mazoka after an interparty election, organized by then functioning party president Sakwiba Sikota, which followed Mazoka’s death in May 2006.  

He is also President of the opposition alliance United Democratic Alliance (UDA) which comprises FDD, UPND and UNIP. 

Mr. Hichilema popularly known as Sammy by his close associates is married to Mutinta Hichilema and they have three children, daughter Miyanda (12), and sons Habwela (9) and Chikonka (6). 

He is a graduate of UNZA where he studied economics and business between 1981-1986 after which he went to the United Kingdom where he did his Masters in Business Administration - MBA. His professional career includes positions such as assistant consultant at Equator Advisory Services. At Coopers & Lybrand he held various positions including that of director, corporate advisor and he also served as CEO from 1994-1998. When Coopers & Lybrand changed its name to Grant Thornton, he was named Managing Partner of the firm. 

Mr. Hichilema is Chairman of the board(s) for Sun International, Greenbelt Fertilizers Ltd, Media Trust Fund, Export Development Program and sits on various boards as director including the Zambia Investment Board, Seedco Zambia, African Financial Services Limited, Zambezi Nickel or Bermuda Limited (Bermuda) and West Lake Investments (Mauritius).  

He also sits on seven other boards in member capacity which include but not limited to the Zambia Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Zambia Business Forum, etc.  

As a presidential candidate for the United Democratic Alliance (UDA)  he ran against incumbent president Levy Mwanawasa of the Movement for Multiparty Democracy and Patriotic Front candidate Michael Sata.  

Mr. Hichilema received the endorsement of former president Kenneth Kaunda. The elections were held on September 28, 2006, and Hichilema took third place with about 25% of the vote while other estimates say he actually come in second when the final tally is scrutinized.

In this week’s memo, he and Felix Mutati is being contrasted with Mr. Michael C Sata.

Here is a look at Mr. Michael Chilufya Sata ’s  Profile:

Michael Chilufya Sata (born 1937 in Mpika, Zambia). He worked as a police officer, railwayman and trades unionist before entering politics in 1963.

He worked his way up through the rough-and-tumble rank-and-file of the former ruling United National Independence Party to the governorship of Lusaka in 1985. As Governor he made his mark as a man of action with a hands on approach.

He cleaned up the streets, patched roadways and built bridges in the city. Afterward he became a Member of Parliament for Kabwata constituency in Lusaka.

Though once close with then President Kenneth Kaunda, he became disillusioned by Kaunda’s dictatorial style and he left UNIP to join the MMD during the campaign for multi-party politics.

After Frederick Chiluba defeated Kaunda in 1991, Sata became one of Zambia’s most instantly recognisable faces. Under the MMD, he served as minister for local government, labour and, briefly, health where, he boasts, his “reforms brought sanity to the health system”.

In 1995, he was appointed minister without portfolio, the party’s national organising secretary during which his political style was described as “increasingly abrasive”.

However, when Chiluba nominated Levy Mwanawasa as MMD candidate in 2001, Sata left the MMD and set up a new party, the Patriotic Front (PF). He contested the 2001 elections but did not do well - his party only won one seat in parliament. We hope pundits will look at a veracity of issues pertaining to both qualities as well as qualification of who we should put forward as the nation’s chief executive officer for the Zambian Enterprise in these perilous times.

That’s this week’s memo from us at the Zambian Chronicle

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By Belliah K Theise

February 24 2008

What makes a great president is the question that is asked in every part of the world. I did some research and came up with seven elements that make a great president.

The following seven words describe qualities that a good president must possess, and they are most often used to describe an effective president:

1. Honesty

2. Integrity

3. Intelligence

4. Leadership

5. Judgment

6. Patriotism

7. Humility

Four the past two weeks we having been looking at three Candidates for the next Zambian President for 2011. This debate continues until 2011.

Just like in any part of the world, it takes people to choose their leaders. As citizens, we need to critically think through the qualities we are looking for in a next president. What changes are we looking for? What qualities and expectations are you looking for in your leaders.

The seven word above will help each one of us, to pick a great president for 2011.

This week we are combining three candidates.

Hakainde Hichilema, Felix Mutati Vs Michael Sata ( King Cobra)

Choose your leaders wisely

Thanks a Trillion

Belliah K Theise

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THE Kwacha continued to trade strongly against  the dollar on Wednesday, posting modest gains as offshore and local players continued taking positions ahead of this week’s Treasury Bills and Government Bond auction.

According to the latest Barclays Bank treasury newsletter, the local unit opened K10 firmer than Tuesday’s close of K3,740 and K3,760 for the buying and selling respectively.

The report states that the Kwacha rallied to intra day highs of K3,720 and K3,720 by mid morning on increased inflows before retracing to close at K3,725 and K3,745 amid choppy demand.

At these levels, market sentiment was mixed with likelihood that the Kwacha may rebound as takers look poised to come into the market to take advantage of current Kwacha dollar levels.

Meanwhile, the Bank of Zambia (BoZ) Daily Statistical Release  stated that liquidity levels rebounded by K40.9 billion to K137.9 billion, recovering from below the K100 billion-mark in the previous session.

In Open Market Operations (OMO), the central bank was in the market to siphon excess funds amounting to K270 billion through term deposits. A total of K90 billion was accepted against K97 billion bid in the second intervention.

On global markets, Copper’s rally stalled on Wednesday as the market paused to take stock of recent sharp gains and study fundamentals.

Copper for three-month delivery on the London Metal Exchange traded down at US$8,050 in official rings compared with US$8,195 on Tuesday, when it touched a four-month high of US$8,225 a tonne.

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THE Kapiri Glass Products (KGP) will be in operation next year, Commerce, Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Dora Siliya said in a Parliament yesterday.

Ms Siliya said this in response to Roan member of Parliament (MP) Chishimba Kambwili (PF) who wanted to know why the new owner of the company, Chimsoro Milling, was not opening the company.

She said after a German company that bought it earlier failed to open it, the company was sold to Chimsoro Milling who commissioned a feasibility study to determine the viability of the firm.

She said US$13 million was required to restart the company and that the owner of the company had identified technical partners while Zambian companies had shown willingness to assist with funds.

“There are no plans to revoke the sale because Chimsoro Milling has assured Government that by next year it will open the glass manufacturing company,” she said.

Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Felix Mutati said Chimsoro Milling, a Zambian company, should be given credit for its efforts to re-open the company when German investors failed.

Mines Deputy Minister Maxwell Mwale told Parliament that Government would earn an estimated K2.4 trillion from Chibuluma Mine, Nchanga Open Pit and Mindolo Shaft by the time copper deposits would be finished.

Mr Mwale said the three mines shared 64.7 million tonnes of copper with Chibuluma having an eight-year life-span, Nchanga 14 years and Mindolo 17 years.

Foreign Affairs Minister Kabinga Pande said the Government would this year open a mission in Malaysia in an effort to enhance economic interaction, especially that the same country was also planning to establish a Multi-Facility Zone in Zambia.

Mr Pande said his ministry was also planning to open up a national secretariat for the New Economic Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) for it to oversee the implementation of programmes.

Pemba MP David Matongo (UPND) advised that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs should explain to critics that the new mining tax regime would not affect Zambia’s international relations.

And Defence Deputy Minister Mwendoi Akakandelwa told the House that 22 Zambian soldiers died on duty while on peacekeeping missions from 2002 to 2007 and US$50,000 was paid by the United Nations as compensation to their families.

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Kanyama vote extended

THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) yesterday extended voting time in polling stations, which opened late to allow voters cast their ballots in the Kanyama constituency parliamentary by-election

And election officials at polling centres described the turnout as fair but said it could have been much better if there had been no rain in the morning.

ECZ spokesperson, Cris Akufuna, said ECZ had decided to extend the voting because some polling stations had opened late because of the rain that hit Lusaka yesterday morning.

He cited Mutandabantu Centre which had about three polling stations where tents had been blown off and officials had to re-erect them.

Mr Akufuna said that voting at polling centres which had started late would go on to about 21:00 hours.

However, some voters braved early morning rain to cast their votes to choose one of the seven candidates vying for the seat.

Some residents went to cast their votes as soon the polling stations were opened at 06:00 hours despite the heavy downpour.

Times random check showed that at Mwapona A, 200 people out of the registered 2,600 had cast their votes by 12:00 hours.

At Mwapona B polling station which has 3,550 registered voters, 250 had cast their votes at 12:00 hours.

Mwapona A polling station presiding officer, Liabela Lubasi, described the voting pattern as very good, especially after it had stopped raining.
Mr Lubasi said more people were expected to vote in the afternoon.

At Kalumba polling station, 200 people had voted by 13:00 hours. The polling station has over 1,500 voters.

Presiding officer, Anne Kamana, said the turnout was encouraging looking at the number of people who had cast their votes at that time.

“People were coming to vote even at the time it was raining, which is encouraging,” she said.

And a monitor from Zambia Peace Foundation (ZPF), Samuel Kabumbwe, said the voting at the polling station was peaceful.

A check at Yeta polling station at 13:10 hours revealed that 243 had voted out of the registered 2,195 voters.

Another check at Emmanuel Mulemena polling station showed that 225 out of 2,173 registered voters had cast their votes at 13:10 hours.

At Bwelani polling station, which has 2,325 registered voters, 170 had voted by 13:30 hours.

A check at Munkolo polling station in Linda township showed that people were still voting at 17:30 hours, and that a total of 500 people had cast their votes out of the 3,000 registered voters.

Presiding officer, Mwape Mukosha, said they would ensure that all the people who arrived at the polling station by 18:00 hours were given a chance to cast their votes.

“We will make sure we capture all those who are already here,” he said.
The MMD fielded Mwalimu Simfukwe, United Party for National Development (UPND) fielded Harrison Mukupa, United Liberal Party (ULP) was fielding Elizabeth Phiri and Patriotic Front (PF) had Gerry Chanda.

Other parties contesting the seat are UNIP’s Husty Mwachilele, FDD’s David Kasanga, and All People’s Congress (APC) leader Kenny Ngondo.
By Press time counting had started and results were expected late in the night.

 Belliah K Theise

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