MIKE Mulongoti, Derrick Chitala and Sylvia Masebo are some of the unprincipled and inconsistent names in Zambia’s political history, as a result of an adopted tag of democracy.
The trio has become synonymous with confusion because of their failure to circum to political changes in their lives, as the latter was deep rooted to tribal politics during the levy Mwanawasa regime.
The latter was well positioned under what was widely dubbed the family tree.
Digging in to my dust gathering library, my eyes falls on a 2003 edition of the post Newspaper with an interesting story headlined….. “SATA HAS OUTLIVED HIS USEFULNESS,” SAYS MASEBO.
The story states that, “SATA should retire from politics because he has outlived his usefulness,” local government minister Sylvia Masebo said, back then in 2003.
Reacting to Patriotic Front president Michael Sata's statement that she resigned from MMD as deputy national treasurer on grounds that there were a lot of Bembas in former president Frederick Chiluba's government, Masebo said Sata was a time waster who should be ignored.
Sata said Masebo was now happy two Bemba ministers have been fired by President Levy Mwanawasa to pave way for opposition members including herself.That is part of the story as carried by the post, a new found friend and image builder of the otherwise image dented politician.A number of points can be drawn from this story in relation to the current marriage of convenience that is to be consummated between Mr. Sata and the Chongwe parliamentarian.
First and foremost glaring lack of principles on the part of our politicians emerge. It is unthinkable that eight years down the line Ms. Masebo can stand with her head high and embrace Mr. Sata she was fully convinced had not place in the country’s modern political dispensation-who in short was fit for the political archives.
Going by her statement that Mr. Sata had outlived his usefulness, implies that Mr. Sata eight years down the line cannot in any way be regarded useful to the country one would think not only aged has caught up with him or simply put the man has deteriorated further and reports in the recent media regarding his health may just be a point to bank on.
For Masebo one would think she is taking the people of Chongwe for granted, using their support, energies and belief in her for personal aggrandizement. Her tendency to jump like a frog from one party to another is a manifestation of her inconsistence to uphold democratic values. How would Ms. Masebo today in broad day light embrace a Bemba who she failed to work with in the past and opted to resign as stated by Mr. Sata.
It’s the biggest personal denial for Ms. Masebo to settle to work with somebody she considered not only useless, but a time waster as well and a bootlicker.
With some of the above one concludes that the decision to join PF for Ms. Masebo is certainly not based on principle and desire to the serve the people of Chongwe, but her stomach. It cannot be doubted that this mischievous lady is a political prostitute and opportunist who will not stop at anything to even trade her integrity and values for just wanting to cling to her parliamentary seat.
She is a danger to the country’s democracy and herself full of vengeance and no proper political agenda for the country, which might particularly prove costly for the people of Chongwe. If the MMD has failed to deliver for the people of Chongwe as was reported in recent media and Ms. Masebo’s attempt to disassociate herself from the alleged failure is in itself an admission of failure on her part having served in the government for close to a decade under the very part she is despising today.
For now its only time that will tell for Ms. Masebo survival in the PF where before she announces her defection to the party carrots are being dangled in her face, even the uninitiated can read between the lines and conclude that this is not genuine, unless the PF has no other capable women to provide leadership to be so desperate to settle for the Iron lady from Chongwe.
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