Opposition PF presidential candidate Emmanuel Mwamba says President Hakainde Hichilema has taken over 40 International trips since ascending to the presidency since August 2021.Mwamba a former Ambassador at the Africa Union says this despite the country going through economic challenges. He has called on President Hichilema to exercise prudence.
“In the last one month alone, President Hakainde Hichilema has travelled to England, Scotland, France, Ukraine, Russia, Rwanda, France again, Angola, and Ghana,: Ambassador Mwamba said. “Under two years, President Hichilema has taken over 40 international trips.”
Mwamba added, “Despite the country facing the economic crisis, despite preaching austerity measures, despite the country experiencing the highest cost of living, despite the serious economic challenges, the President and his Cabinet Ministers have been taking international trips without recourse to prudence or restraint.”
Mwamba made the comments yesterday following President Hichilema’s State visit to Ghana.
While in opposition, Hichilema condemned then president Edgar Lungu for making several foreign trips.
Minimum cost K10 Million per trip. That is K400 Million minimum total. Just imagine how many schools we can make or roads we can improve or tar. The road to Mongu from Mumbwa can be
It’s true. He was not equal to that job. He should have started with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a Desk Officer first.
Some of us who had the opportunity to work in the same Diplomatic Service as Mr Emmanuel Mwamba did, we wouldn’t bring such an argument for known reasons that I dare not mention in an open forum like this one. This only shows how ‘RAW’ Mr Mwamba was as a serving Diplomat at senior Embassies and High Commissions like Ethiopia and South Africa respectively. I leave it at that.
Some of us who had the opportunity to work in the same Diplomatic Service as Mr Emmanuel Mwamba did, we wouldn’t bring such an argument for known reasons that I dare not mention in an open forum like this. This only shows how ‘RAW’ Mr Mwamba was as a serving Diplomat at senior Embassies and High Commissions like Ethiopia and South Africa respectively. I leave it at that.
It’s a sign that Emmanuel Mwamba did not deserve the senior diplomatic postings Edgar Lungu was assigning him.
HH is making these foreign trips because of the amount of image-building that Zambia needs to do abroad after a decade of PF misrule. Emmanuel Mwamba does not understand because he doesn’t know how the world works.