THE APPOINTMENT OF THE NEW SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ON POLITICAL AFFAIRS MR. CHRIS ZUMANI ZIMBA.

By Namakando Nalikando-Sinyama

There has been a lot of raving reviews and sentiments aired to Congratulate the New Office Holder and the Appointing Authority for what a number of people feel has been a long overdue bold decision to have taken. Some people have gone as far as saying the predecessor should not be paid his December salary because he spent most his free time beating up people instead of working,which is of course silly right? This is pretty hilarious if you asked me but it is really not in anyone's place to call for that. On the other hand ,there are others who cannot completely come to grips with what has happened and feel it is too good to be true but still want to make sure it has really happened. They have gone further to enquire about  KZ's actual fate as they see him to be too sensitive to be simply thrown out in the cold like that. They claim CIA 1 is still a big enough fish  by any measure as he knows way too much to be easily cast by the way side like that. There also those who are extremely apprehensive and feel that KZ might be whisked away into the Shadows to serve in some secret arm to still further his craft and manifest as a Political Ventriloquist and perfect the art of double speak and make a number of Public statements with tongue in cheek. There are some that fear he is still a huge indispensable asset in the field that he could simply be redeployed to handle the coming Big One in the year of the proverbial Perfect Vision plus One 2016 style with even heightened vigour and aggression, for make no mistake, it will truly be a make or Break event.The recently released  caricatured images on canvas of him represented as a Shadow Republican President did not help his chances of still keeping his job as it represented ,to me one of the worst and last throw of the dice in his tarnishing the image of the Presidency which some quarters thought he had effectively captured. This proved to be one affront Eagle ONE could not take lightly and is actually one I thought may have bordered on Satirical Treason as it insinuated he had been 'toppled' in a sense. Then came the litany  ear splitting, hardcore X-Rated Kopala alphabetical obscenities or rantings of unprintable epithets amidst groans that almost made my ears bleed from a gentleman calling himself Joe Coloured as he received a thorough pummeling from supposed KZ goons.

 Even as I write this,  I very well know that these are not people to mess around with as you can easily be 'Cleaned Up' by them at their slightest infuriation with anything you do or say about them that they find not too pleasing. I will be careful in walking this tight rope so as not to inadvertently step on any of their toes too firmly. It will perhaps shock you to note that, there are even those who already feel they will miss the endless scandals from the Plot 1 Big wig as they do not expect any such drama and juicy scandal coming from that direction anytime soon. This because it has dawned in me that Zedians are literally sustained on Political and social drama.  There some who even needed to first enquire whether KZ would be at Chita lodge in Kafue before they could attend any weekend social functions there as they feared for their safety while others may have actually   become genuine fans of the 'occassional' goings on there when he is around and thus have lamented his ejection from public office as he ironically,may have  actually contributed to the patronage to that establishment as there were people who looked forward to setting their eyes on him due the clout his exuded  like that of a Rock star. This was the KZ Effect on business volumes to that place for which they were not even paying him. There is even some extremely hilarious memes we are now being treated to online that are comically suggesting that KZ's house has officially been added on the Load Shedding schedule after his dismissal. All crazy funny stuff if you asked me.

 Notwithstanding,the obviously brilliant résumé that Mr. Zumani Zimba has managed to garner under his belt, it is important that even before all the dust finally settles on this turn of events, we put things into some perspective here. A number of youths feel glad that one of their cohorts has been given a chance to serve in such a dignified high profile job and hope it is a start of more such appointments to truly deserving and patriotic Youths. There is the majority that are now urging The President to initiate a total purge of his Cabinet and rid it off some named office holders who people feel have souled his name and will prove to be excess luggage going into the coming big one thus should be shed off in earnest. They derive confidence in suggesting this from the fact that the sacking of KZ came as a result of increasing public pressure ad outcry. Little do they realise though that,in the fullness of time ,though it might take long, The President acts on his own clock and he cannot be arm twisted or rushed into making a decision over anyone or anything.

EFFECT ON THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY

We know not exactly to what extent they may have foreseen the positive effect this move has had on the Presidency as an office which has finally been seen as having the unction of appointing such an unblemished and raw individual and ejecting one deemed so vile. What we all need to realise though is that, in Life No one is ever completely good and we are all never Completely Evil either.
True to this immutable universal Law, we have already started seeing the unearthing of some quite candid Online seemingly anti-Establishment Political views that Mr. Zimba has shared over the years which have made some of us even wonder whether he was fully vetted before he was appointed to that job. Be rest assured though, that very little ever  escapes 'The All Seeing Eye and All Hearing Ear ' of The Presidency hence I doubt they never knew what opinions or views that man holds but His Excellency still went ahead and appointed him. Here is what this action clearly immediately says about him,The President that is,He has opted to take the  Moral Higher ground and ignored everything that may have been discovered when Mr.Zimba's Personal File was brought up for review and opted to see his potential to serve The Nation. The President has displayed the highest level of Political maturity by reaching out across the aisle of Political Divide of divergent views and brought I some one who may not always agree with his decisions and governance style. What value would have been in having a vassal or Yesman by his side? It also shows that, as the Head of State, he is extremely tolerant and allows or promotes Freedom of expression and he is not vindictive and is largely accommodative of divergent views.

The other important  Lesson that we should learn from this incident is that, as people who aspire to someday hold or occupy positions of authority and influence in Life, we seriously need to be more mindful about  what we carelessly say online as it might come round to haunt us one day when it is dug up and may spoil our chances of Connecting with our destiny through facilitated Social, Corporate or Political mobility. This should however,not be the case in a perfectly Democratic environment where Freedom of Speech  is not only Allowed but Constitutionally Protected.

 With this expression of magnanimity,The President  has certainly done his approval ratings a world of good . We are yet to see  though whether this is as a direct result of KZ having been truly that bad a person or Mr. Zimba being such a blue eyed intellectual marvel that he has been celebrated or made out to be. We still need to be alive to the fact that He still needs to be Baptised by Fire or prove himself by experiencing,handling and being thrasted into the highly Volatile and and combative Political Landscape replete with Real life Drama that requires him to be thinking on his head and not dealing with virtual scenarios in the lecture theatres of academia.