Friends, on this the first Sabbath of my Presidency, we're holding a Church service at State House. We commit our plans to God and through His guidance, we will diligently serve the Zambian people. Wishing you all a Happy and Blessed Sabbath.
As Zambia's CEO, I expect my CFO and team to:
1. Dismantle public debt
2. Enforce fiscal discipline
3. Rebuild the fiscus
4. Drive decentralisation
5. Stop financial leakage
6. Produce a progressive budget
7. Engage creditors transparently
8. Foster economic development
Our Minister of Finance, Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane, has a wealth of experience from being an advisor to the IMF, an advisor to President Mwanawasa, Secretary to the Treasury, deputy Bank of Zambia governor, among other relevant functions that will be valuable for his role.
Good morning beloved citizens, we are doing things in a phased and coordinated manner that will yield positive results. My first Cabinet appointment is the Minister of Finance this morning. I shall keep you updated as we progress.
On #AfricanStatisticsDay, 🌍we launched the partnership between @zamstats and @StatsSweden , financed by @Sida. It is a peer-to-peer 🤝 cooperation between two agencies supporting statistical development , strengthening accountability and ultimately democracy in Zambia 🇿🇲 🇸🇪.
Sweden is happy to be part of the celebration of #AfricanStatisticDay at Ministry of National Development Planning 🇿🇲🇸🇪
Photo: Susanna Hughes (Sida), Interim Statistician General Mr Musepa Mulenga, PS Ministry of National Development, Chola J Chabala, Jonas Bergstrom (SCB)
From the archives: The Dark City Sisters, an old South African group, singing a rendition of a popular struggle song for UNIP "Chasokona" and praising our freedom struggle heroes KK, Kapwepwe et al.