A LOT has been said about the government appointments that President Hakainde Hichilema has made in recent weeks. People have complained about some “undeserving” individuals being given jobs in the UPND government, when they did nothing to support the party during election campaigns. Others have alleged that some people who have been appointed are crooks who should be kept very far from government positions. An observation has also been made that some of the people who sacrificed their jobs and others who risked their lives for the party have either been left out or kicked out of the positions they previously held. In our opinion, an elected President has the right to choose the people whom he wants to work with. When you elect a Head of State, you must be prepared that he will make some decisions that you will not be pleased with, and that includes government appointments. This is important to emphasize to those people who help a political party in order to get government jobs. It’s okay to hope that the President will appoint you, but if he doesn’t, that should not mean you start attacking his choices. Doing that is tantamount to holding the President to ransom. The President should be given room to appoint a team that he thinks can help him deliver on the promises he made to the people. If the team he selects turns out to be ineffective, it will be his problem explaining that to the voters. If he picks crooks and criminals, there are enough watchdogs in our society to expose them, and that includes us the media. But it still remains the President’s discretion to appoint people of.......