IF humility is so important, one wonders why our leaders are so arrogant. There is a purpose for having three arms of government, and the Legislature is very important in providing checks and balances. The Parliamentary Committee system plays a vital role in ensuring that the views of the electorate and the interests of stakeholders are considered before that committee makes conclusions and recommendations. It is morally wrong for the government to use the arrogance of numbers and evade this process. This “supposed” humility of the Minister of Finance has been shattered, and it flies in the face of the recommendations of the Planning and Budgeting Committee that examined the Securities (Amendment) Bill. We are talking about the hypocrisy of Honourable Musokotwane who in one breath told Parliament that he was prepared to withdraw the Zambia Institute of Banking & Financial Services Bill because the government would not use the “arrogance of numbers”, and in the same breath used the arrogance of numbers not to withdraw the Securities (Amendment) Bill and subject it to a vote. This is indeed shameless arrogance and total lack of respect for a Parliamentary Committee’s findings and good governance. It is obvious that government officials displayed remarkable ineptitude in drafting the said Bill. According to the National Assembly procedure, “Under a Parliamentary democracy, Parliament is supposed to oversee the government’s administration and subject its activities to detailed scrutiny on behalf of the electorate. To carry out this important function, Parliament has Parliamentary Committees that conduct surveillance on defined areas of government administration. A Parliamentary Committee system ensures that the Executive is accountable to Parliament. It enables Parliament to probe into any maladministration and make recommendations.......