ON several occasions, President Hakainde Hichilema has complained of the slow speed at which things are done in government. He says as someone coming from the private sector, the bureaucracy involved in getting things done in government is frustrating to him. The Head of State echoed these sentiments once again when he officiated the commissioning of First Capital Bank’s Head Office last Thursday. President Hichilema is right, government bureaucracy is something that every other citizen loathes. We’ve all been in a situation where we had to wait weeks, sometimes months for something that could actually be done within an hour. However, the President is not like the rest of us. As citizens that voted for him, we gave him the...

This premium content is for paid ePaper subscribers.
Subscribe
Already a member? Log in here