22/12/2024

6 thoughts on “Patriotism can transform Zambia into a prosperous nation!

  1. I 💯 percent agree with this. Zambia has been on a snare pace social economic development due to the lack and or lukewarm national citizen’s patriotism.
    The people have equally collectively failed to distinctively define the national character and aspirations and or dreams.

    Francis Chipili
    Business and Political Analyst

  2. I know that Many open minded Zambians are not happy with the perpetual national debt resolutions.Some of us who lived in the years 1991 to the time of debt forgiveness remember vividly how cumbersome those structural adjustment programs were.We remember the cash budget programs,the forced privatization etc.It is really painful to start facing the same again.I would like to spare HH for a minute and discuss those who without regard to the consequences of over borrowing borrowed massively.I suggest it high time a law is enacted to restrict borrowing for non productive structures and put up a borrowing ceiling so that Zambians should not remain economically at the mercy of IMF Paris clubs etc.Let us not only talk about using our own resources to pay back borrowed money let us also talk about using our own resources to fund the projects we borrowed money for.It is amazing that Money for paying debts is available within our own resources and yet the money to implement the projects is not available.I suggest those who over borrow should be labeled as unpatriotic.HH has to run the country and has to ask for debt restructuring as opposed to the use of local resources because mobilizing of local resources won’t happen just now
    ZAMBIA THE COUNTRY WERE THE WISEST ARE OUTSIDE GOVERNMENT.

    1. The issue is not about borrowing. The UPND has already borrowed $6b. The borrowing is caused by the need the MUST be met. Even America is borrowing.

      But how do we generate funds to pay back? Why ask for debt cancellation instead of monetising our so much sort after resources that we are giving out for free?

  3. If indeed patriotism was the missing factor, then why did the number one patriots fail us.
    The freedom fighters and UNIP would have transformed Zambia into a Dubai.
    I submit that it takes more to develop a country; at the core of development Private Sector Innovation is the key.
    The America you see today was developed by the Private Sector Capitalists, who saw potential businesses and invested in them.
    Nikola Tesla was not an American by birth but look at the legacy he left; bringing better ways to transmit electricity etc etc.
    We lack proper innovators and investors. What we have are; tenderpreneurs bent on milking the country and thinking that they are business persons
    Silicon Valley is a private entity. How many governments have we had so far? Look at the composition of the original MMD. They were all technocrats but they lamentably failed.
    So patriotism alone is not the key to prosperity. Proper and true leadership; with the likes of Magufuli is the panacea that will aid budding entrepreneurs to promote the local brand.
    Not businessperson who made it whilst others were sleeping….
    I rest my case. Zambia will prosper.
    Eugene Simenda Mbanacele

  4. Few patriots today…most zambians have loyalty to individuals or political party from which have direct personal benefits.
    The poor fighting and protecting the rich while the poor remain in their usual class.
    The kk generation of the patriots failed because of ignorance and lack of experience.

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