04/06/2025
Happy 63rd Birthday to the President of the Republic of Zambia Mr. Hakainde Hichilema
Sir it’s your birthday today. As your birthday gift am inclined to pointing out some reasons why Zambia is blessed to have you as President. I also know that we have no idea how many sleepless nights you go through trying to find both short and long term solutions to the problems that we are facing.
1. Free Education
This is the greatest gift you can ever give to Zambians. Education levels the playing field and allows us to access opportunities that life has to offer on different levels. An educated person is able to improve on skills, run a business, empower themselves and also employ other people.
2. Employment Creation
We know that Government can’t employ all of us and we are not blind to the fact, it is commendable how your government has committed itself to creating employment at any given opportunity. I still get testimonies of how someone stayed for 5 years without getting a job and life changed as soon as you became President. There are more testimonies of how people got money from NAPSA and started small businesses that support their families.
3. CDF
CDF is something an ordinary Zambian may underestimate but if we thoroughly look at how communities and people’s lives are improving, we would then see the value that you’re creating in your people. Each constituency gets their share without discrimination.
4. Sanity
There used to be a time when a Policeman seemed powerless in the eyes of a cadre. Top civil servants like a PS feared a cadre 🤭 and this nonsense went on without powers that be putting an end to it. Education lost value and the only people with hope to succeed were a certain elite people because of affiliation. Right now though not perfect, levels of sanity have improved. Yesterday I was in a business meeting and a colleague said “the economy is hard but at least you don’t have to belong the ruling party to access opportunities but as long as you qual