PF Government U-Turns On Abolishment Of Office Of Secretary To The Treasury

The Patriotic Front (PF) government has u-turned on earlier pronouncements made by republican president Michael Sata to have the position of office of the secretary to the Treasury abolished.
Vice-President Guy Scott yesterday in parliament made a dramatic U-turn on the announcement made by President Micheal Sata that he had abolished the position of Secretary to the Treasury.
Dr Scott said that the office of the Secretary to the Treasury has not been abolished and that President Sata has already appointed someone as the controlling officer.
President Sata on 3rd October announced at State house that he had abolished the position of Secretary to the Treasury.
On Monday, the Speaker of the National Assembly directed Dr Scott to address the House on the point of order raised by former Vice-President George Kunda, who questioned the abolition of the position of Secretary to the Treasury, a position that was created by Parliament under the Public Finance Act No. 15 of 2005.
Meanwhile, Parliament yesterday approved the establishment of Government ministries and departments established by President Sata.
Vice-President Guy Scott, while presenting the motion in Parliament, said the move to reduce the number of government ministries and departments was meant to reduce government expenditure.
He said President Sata would have sought parliament approval before establishing the Government ministries but that parliament was not sitting at the time.
“The President had to assign people to ministries, therefore, he had to establish the ministries he wanted and later seek Parliament approval because it was not sitting at the time he made these decisions,” he said.

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42 Responses to PF Government U-Turns On Abolishment Of Office Of Secretary To The Treasury

Mind You

October 20, 2011 at 8:46 am

Former Secretary to the Treasury was the target, hence the oversight. Anyway the former has proved to be a liability to the treasury. Good move Presido Sata to kick him out. Pick on a man of integrity.
spin

October 20, 2011 at 9:10 am

ma u turns fulu fulu tiyeseko na lay bye !~!!
akazwela

October 20, 2011 at 9:14 am

Anyway,this position wil help th pf with investigations but we’l remove it wen time allows.next yr wen pf mps ar 100.
engines

October 20, 2011 at 9:15 am

If you thot michael had experience in running gorvenment you have to think again
spin

October 20, 2011 at 9:51 am

engines u av said wat every body knows but fails to publicily admitt
Paddie Joe the Master Outlaw.

October 20, 2011 at 10:08 am

Please I am asking the Presidential advisors to assist the President before he makes a major pronouncement to avoid such U-turns.
Ken

October 20, 2011 at 10:33 am

PF Govt listens and listens hard and from all stakeholders despite polical affiliations. Bravo my President. George Kunda, well done also for insisting I only wish you also listened like we do now.
Ken

October 20, 2011 at 10:39 am

There is nothing wrong in U-turning. No one is wrong to fall down, what is wrong is failing to rise again after falling. Pipo must not compare the 2011 change to the 2001, 2006 and 8. this one is like 1991 where alot of changes have to be made and when this is done certain functions may suffer due to the fact that responsibilities where given to caders and those positions looked like irrelevant because the former appointees where doing nothing anyway and all was commanded at state house with children.
Kahilu

October 20, 2011 at 10:41 am

Thumbs up spin and engines!
muko

October 20, 2011 at 10:44 am

ngolensha icimbayambaya kula fikonosha kosha fye pala last kubomiza!!
duchess rowena

October 20, 2011 at 10:45 am

whatever!
Civil Slave

October 20, 2011 at 10:49 am

The U Turn is a very healthy tenet of democracy. PF has scored a mark by listening to criticism. others dint listen & it has costed them.

Bravo PF. Teach them how 2 rule in a democracy. dont wory of mouse minded pipo who thnk listening is weakness.
tkzee

October 20, 2011 at 11:06 am

Its better to make a mistake and correct it.A great leader is the one that accepts his mistakes and corrects them.That’s true leadership, not a leader that does not accept his mistakes and does things contrary to the wish of the majority of the citizens (mobile hospitals, Removal of the abuse of office clause,sale of zamtel,sale of finance bank, the list is endless) God bless Zambia.
Ponyax

October 20, 2011 at 11:20 am

engines my frend dnt jst open yo mouth carelesly.wat ur seeing here s a true act of democracy.meaning the president s a listening leader unlike yo uncle rb wh actd witout listening to othr pipoz views.who told u tht revesing a decision implies tht one s nt experienced.jst give the man chance to rule.its easy to pin point faults wen ur lukn 4rm a glance.if sata wantd 2b dificult he wudnt v reversd the move bt bcoz he wants to promote democracy he heed to whe impositions.dnt jst yap carelesly abt politcal isues wen u v no clue of wat s being discused.
mbuya

October 20, 2011 at 11:23 am

Those close to the President should assist him and advise without fear. I see a situation where they are not able to question his decisions which ultimately are an embarrasment. The number of U-TURNS is embarassing given the period of being in office, even if it is listening to the people. So far so good, especially on the BOZ export permit. We need a fair share of the mineral resources.
tkzee

October 20, 2011 at 11:24 am

A great leader is the one that accepts his mistakes and corrects them.That’s true leadership, not a leader that does not accept his mistakes and does things contrary to the wish of the majority of the citizens (mobile hospitals, Removal of the abuse of office clause,sale of zamtel,sale of finance bank, the list is endless) God bless Zambia.
Framuka

October 20, 2011 at 11:25 am

U-turn is as good as tendering an apology and is better than being adamant. Bravo Sata for listening to mistakes. You are such a good example of a listening leader.
CRY

October 20, 2011 at 11:35 am

WHEN IS THE POLICE,ACC AND DEC VISITING G KUNDA FOR NCC SAGA, DORA FOR ZAMTEL AND RADAR SAGA, CHIFUMO BANDA FOR NCC OBSOLETE MICROPHONE. PLS HEMCS YOU PROMISED TO NAME AND SHAME THIEVES. ZNBC DG PLS FLUSH THOSE MMD PRESENTERS WHO DELAYED RESULTS AND MANAGED TO COMPEL HIGH COURT TO SEAT AT NIGHT TO SECURE THAT INTIMIDATING INJUNCTION. START WITH KANDABA. CHECK THEIR FACE BOOK PAGES. PLS JOE!
Chali

October 20, 2011 at 11:40 am

H.E, please learn to consult. mistakes shouldnt be that much within 3 weeks. OTHERWISE, KEEP IT UP.
pabwato

October 20, 2011 at 11:44 am

well done presido.may god bless u and add more years to your life
Kateka Palwandi

October 20, 2011 at 11:51 am

may the fcukin president u-turn on the 65 years? Does it mean he hasnt listened?
Kahilu

October 20, 2011 at 11:53 am

Chi Kunda, now you are yo law knowledge for the benefit of the nation, not when you were using it to look for loopholes in the Law and benefit yo corrupt MMD!
Kateka Palwandi

October 20, 2011 at 11:53 am

ba kateka too much diarrhea of the mouth…kutekanya pakuchita pronounce ifintu limo limo. Anyway, Viva Change
snr citizen

October 20, 2011 at 12:01 pm

This is the democracy we have been fighting for now it is working, gvt of the pipo by ze pipo & 4 ze pipo. Not the previous one where by whatever the president says or does no one can say no that is dictatorship type of gvt. We cried 4 William Banda, Mobile hosp., zamtel no none listened till the ballot paper had to save us.
Former PF secretary

October 20, 2011 at 12:03 pm

Thanks Geoge for providing checks and balances as we listsen.Now provide checks and balances on the abuse of office clause.We need the clause back since you guys never litsenned.Now more popcorn please as we listsen to them
Bhagdad

October 20, 2011 at 12:15 pm

Ya ba – too many mistakes and U turns in a short time – where are the presidential advisors, ummmmm?
Former PF secretary

October 20, 2011 at 12:19 pm

MMD became like pigs in animal farm
Mwansa Mambwe E

October 20, 2011 at 12:27 pm

ba bagdad you get the meaning of democratic politics, dont just yap any how. nimwe bene ba rb supporters ba ma wrong.
Kalishati

October 20, 2011 at 12:37 pm

Making errors shows that these people (PF) are working, you can only be error free when you doing nothing.
DK

October 20, 2011 at 12:40 pm

LET OUR PRESIDENT GOVERN !
Keen Follower

October 20, 2011 at 12:40 pm

Kunda behaving like a lawyer and Scot exposed to be a kaponya follower.
Ku…nda bafunse nafuti nafuti …!!!
rubychaks

October 20, 2011 at 1:17 pm

bravo mcs.its not a mistake 2 make a mistake,but it is a mistake,INFACT, a very big mistake to repeat the same mistake.
its really difficult to believe that you are not as stubborn as RB.
Zibwidi

October 20, 2011 at 1:23 pm

Now that has been corrected since we are a govt that listens. Can George Kunda ask why the abuse of office clause cannot be reversed? Wapiya….. Kunda, that clause will haunt you. Never assume that what goes up can never come down. Hope it falls gently on would be suspects otherwise I see mincemeat.
kurtis

October 20, 2011 at 1:39 pm

as much as i believe we did the right thing to eject MMD please please please consult on these fundamental and constitutional issues before you announce publically Mr president.

there are a lot of disgruntled and dispondent opponenets who are just ready to pounce at the smallest gaff you may make.

GOOD THING IS THAT YOU ARE WHERE THEY AINT GONNA NEVER BE!
Dee

October 20, 2011 at 1:48 pm

meaning what,have you run out of comments mwaana?
Dee

October 20, 2011 at 1:53 pm

stop insulting the you fool!!!!
mushilika

October 20, 2011 at 2:10 pm

ENGINE YOU ARE SUCH A BUM AND LACK FORSIGHT,I BLIVE AS YOUTH,YOU HAVE NO VISION FOR THIS COUNTRY…
pussykovic lickabitchov

October 20, 2011 at 2:25 pm

@Ponyax
are you the twit from kitwe who likes la liga? your view are just too familiar.

@ engineer you are very right, no wonder these short sighted, i will follow sata anywhere idiots are insulting you, the man has no idea whats going on, first he chooses 10 mps and shamelessly drops the extra two after being told the basic law we learnt in grade 7, now this, shouldn’t this man know this alrealdy????????????
CHINGOLAN

October 20, 2011 at 3:07 pm

Let hope ba Kunda amano yatampa ukulongana mumutwe unlike following BWEZI blindly. Bravo MC and GS leadership is about realising you made a mistake and correct it, otherwise some of these posts ya fake yafyilefye ukufumako. So our able parliamnet will do its job. remember the London judgement and Chiluba’s case I wonder if Kunda was then a lawyer.
kamfulunganya

October 21, 2011 at 12:43 am

Bashi Andrew made so many mistakes which r being reversed, just to get kick backs, and satisfy the hunger for money his sons and Tandiwe but shikulu sata is to change everything that made a few people happy to popular progressive decisions for the majority of the people,so ba pussyshani mu mine amafi na bepi bateyeko. G Kunda should have been the same alert even when they were removing progressing clauses from the mong’omba draft @ NCC, changing the paper from what was suppose to be the supreme law of the land to a Toilet paper that can only be used in the MMD/UPND Kangaroo courts, they shud all account for chewing our hard earned income. what constitution does UPND want which they failed to make @ NCC. why shud make constitution to fix an individaul{SATA} u shud all b jailed. ish
Muntu Zambian

October 21, 2011 at 8:34 am

Good move mr President, for strength of the wisdom lies in accepting your faults thereafter correct them. if this the way mr President will be going about state business, then failure will hardly be his portion.

As for the former vice president Kunda, am impressed with you so far, continue conducting yourself in that sagacious manner and provide the indispensable direction to our leaders, the ruling party. One day, your works will speak for you. Keep serving your great country, it doesnt matter whether you are in opposition or not. For others, it will pay to immitate Kunda.
Muntu Zambian

October 21, 2011 at 9:06 am

Good move mr President, for strength of the wisdom lies in accepting your faults, and thereafter correct them. if this is the way mr President will be going about state business, then failure will hardly be his portion and Zambia will go to greater height in terms of development.

As for the former vice president Kunda, am impressed with you so far, continue conducting yourself in that sagacious manner and provide the indispensable direction to our leaders, the ruling party. One day, your works will speak for you. Keep serving your great country, it doesn’t matter whether you are in opposition or not. For others, it will pay to immitate Kunda.