New Permanent Secretary at Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services Emmanuel Mwamba has said he will work to depoliticize the government owned institution.
Mwamba a journalist by profession says he will want to promote professionalism among reporters working the government media houses. He said among other measures he will stop a trend by some Ministers or anyone wanting to be covered to select the reporter.
The Information Permanent Secretary explains that some sources go to this media institution and choose which reporter to cover them, a situation he says should come to end.
He says the Media Heads should select the reporter to cover an assignment unlike the situation now where sources choose which reporter to cover them
There is a growing trend amongst government officials especially under the current PF regime where some Ministers have adopted some reporters who cover them.
Some these reporters to an extent became ‘big headed’ to their supervisors telling their superiors at their offices off because of their close association with senior government officials.
Mwamba who was last week promoted from Provincial Permanent Secretary for Western province to Permanent Secretary at Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services was speaking when he featured on Muvi Television’s Assignment programme, September 15, 2013.
All you guys saying all the crap about EM don’t know what kind of person you will be dealing with! Wacth this space that man is tough trust me. He changed things in Western Province during his breif stint! Muza umvela ululu wake embekezani!
Easy sir this is Zed…
Emmanuel Mwamba before u even settle down, u are already causing ripples. So what u telling us is that Malupenga politicized the Public Media houses?
careful PF has no size, look at Clive Chirwa!!!! Now facing a potential Jail Term.
With the poverty and prostitution at media houses, it is a matter of weeks before some journalist starts sucking his dick for assignments.
They all start/come with a bang just wait and see, the same words is using today will turn against him and he will realise when he will be moved to a different ministry. Ndeloleshafye.
Well, then start by routing out all party cadres deployed in the affiliated institutions
What kind be this
It is not known what pressures you’ll face, take your seat first
Hope so ….. Malupenga actually politicised it more than MMD, except that he was doing it “diplomatically”
B CARED MAN U WIL B FIRED