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This Is Hakainde The Chameleon
Hakainde
We hope Hakainde Hichilema will try to learn something from the observations made by Dr Katele Kalumba on his political leadership.
There are many ways to look at leadership, but there is not now and probably will never be any complete way. Leadership is very vital to the future of our nation. But in the end, putting aside all the theories and concepts, good leadership will be achieved, not by the formality of structures, political party manifestos, but by the integrity of the participant and by the willingness of the individuals to work together and be inspired by a larger vision.
And of all the properties which belong to honourable leaders, not one is so highly prized as that of character.
Leadership is the capacity and will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence.
Outstanding leaders have one thing in common: an absolute sense of mission. Immature leaders hop from one thing to another; mature leaders seek to follow through.
Leadership is the ability of a single individual through his or her actions to motivate others to higher levels of achievement, of conduct. Leadership, therefore, is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.
Hot heads and cold hearts have never rendered good leadership.
It is said that a leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way. And in this way inspires hope. A leader is indeed a dealer in hope.
Some people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices. There is a Chinese proverb that says “A wise ruler must suppress his personal hatred”.
There is nothing noble about being superior to some other man, some other woman, some other politician. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self. It is said that quality begins on the inside and then works its way out.
Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader. People do not follow uncommitted leaders, chameleons who change their colours, their positions every now and then. Commitment can be displayed in a full range of matters to include the work to improve your abilities. Competence goes beyond words.
It is said that the true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we do not know what to do. It is also said that the whole world steps aside for the man who knows where he is going.
Clearly, there are no shortcuts to good leadership. There is no elevator to good top leadership. You have to take the stairs one by one.
Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without strategy. Effective leadership is putting first things first. Keep cool and you will command everyone.
The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet. This is probably why it is said that those who stand for nothing fall for anything. Leaders must invoke an alchemy of great vision. And the best vision is insight.
To think is easy. To act is hard. But the hardest thing in the world is to act in accordance with your thinking.
Hakainde has been at the helm of UPND for almost seven years now. This is long enough a period for one to finish any PhD dissertation if one knows what one is writing about. Hakainde doesn’t seem to have learnt something over this period. He has stuck to the same language, the same careless and defensive tribal talk. The only things he has been changing are political alliances and individuals and actions to defend, support or oppose. He doesn’t seem to have any commitment to anything progressive. Hakainde changes his political positions like a chameleon. He is a man of many colours. People have difficulties following such a politician. Today he supports this and defends that. Tomorrow he attacks and denounces the same things he was defending and supporting yesterday. This is Hakainde the chameleon.
A Chinese proverb says “With men as with silk, it is most difficult to change colours once the dye has set”. This is not a problem for Hakainde the chameleon. He has no problems changing colours. The problem he has is not to change colours, to remain in one colour.
And it is this that seems to be inhibiting Hakainde’s political development. When Hakainde stepped on the political scene, many hoped that he was going to introduce a new type and style of politics in our country that was more honest, gentle and civil. For a few months he tried to be gentle and civil. But eventually, he got back to his true colours. Belittling others, calling others names, mocking and insulting others became the hallmark of his politics. Who hasn’t Hakainde called names? Hakainde has never hesitated to call some of us little creatures, little worms.
Hakainde’s style of politics has been that of boasting, bragging about being this and being that. But is this the type of leadership the Zambian people want?
Hakainde has never hesitated to slander, malign those he considers to be political opponents. It’s no wonder some of the things he has said about others have today landed him in litigation.
Hakainde doesn’t seem to understand the political context in which he is operating. But the mark of a great leader is the ability to understand the context in which one is operating and act accordingly. Arrogance has been a defining characteristic of Hakainde’s political leadership. But an arrogant and complacent leader is sure to meet with defeat.
Creativity has been very low on the part of Hakainde. He repeats the same thing everywhere and as such makes very few new headlines. He is one of the most boring top politicians for a journalist to cover because wherever he goes, he repeats the same thing, the same words – even the gestures are the same.
Hakainde is a politician who is so obsessed with tribe. Every now and then he is on the defensive about not having chosen to be born a Tonga. Who has a problem with him being a Tonga? Is Hakainde telling the Zambian people he lost the last three presidential elections because of being Tonga? Who has told Hakainde that a Tonga cannot be president?
What is in issue here is not Hakainde’s tribe but his own personal qualities. He has been losing elections because of being Tonga. He has been losing elections because the great majority of our people don’t like his type of politics, don’t trust him more than the other candidates who have defeated him. The national standard on this issue has been long set: “Our society in Zambia shall be non-tribal, non-racial, and that our society in Zambia shall only judge each and every individual according to his behaviour” (Dr Kenneth Kaunda, Chifubu rally, Ndola Jan 17, 1965).
And Dr Kalumba is right when he says that Hakainde’s political debate is low and needs to be checked. Hakainde seems to be totally at sea with politics. He doesn’t seem to know what to say and when to say it. He is dry. He can learn something from others if he wants to learn. But he doesn’t seem to be willing and to be able to learn – he knows it all even when he knows nothing or very little. Politics is certainly not his bag.
And we conclude this comment with a quote from comrade KK: “To be a leader at any level at all and in any scheme of things, you have got to love your fellow human beings, you have got to be ready to sacrifice for their good, you have got to be able to learn to respect the feelings of your fellow men.”
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shibobo
March 26, 2013 at 9:51 am
The article is well written.Now the problem is that it has been written by a Bemba and that alone will make Hakainde not to take the advice.Tribalism is in his bones and flows in his blood.You cannot change him.Leave him alone because he will not change,so it is difficult fo him to become president of My beautiful country,Zambia.
kekeeke
March 26, 2013 at 10:05 am
The problem is that the article was written by the post and Mmbe who will never write anything good about HH.Here is Sata you are supporting, look at how bad the economy is.No mealie meal, kwacha loosing value to fast etc. The article has no real points. sory to you the blind followers.
CHAMA
March 26, 2013 at 10:27 am
AM ONLY SURPRISED ON HOW A CHAMELEON COULD BE SO RICH LEAVING BEHIND THE DOGS, CATS, HYENAS, COBRAS, ZEBRAS. MAY BE HE IS A LION AFTER ALL, THAT KNOWS HOW TO CATCH ITS PREY.
JUST PETTY SUBJECT WITH A PETTY LANGUAGE.
truthteller123
March 26, 2013 at 11:05 am
Hakainde should be eliminated in national interest. this chap will bring about genocide in this country. During our days when we were active in politics, this chap wouldnt have survived this long. This government is not taking him seriously, they need to act.
Pyepye
March 26, 2013 at 12:26 pm
Why not Sata?
CALLED WISE
March 26, 2013 at 11:09 am
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KA GELO
March 26, 2013 at 11:18 am
He actually looks like a chameleon when it is angry.
kakolwe
March 26, 2013 at 11:27 am
Getting a whole encyclopedia of sayings to malign one person? Mr. Author, this is hatred which far more dangerous. You are worse!
Katankarous
March 26, 2013 at 11:31 am
Rubbish . Who can listen to Katele after all the nonsense and theft they did in Chiluba ‘s time. You Zambians you forget easily, that’s why we will never develop as a country. Your arguments are baseless and so dull. When you argue about HH there ‘s no substance. The guy is intelligent and can rule the country better than the present but you still want to argue .
kilipala kunda
March 26, 2013 at 3:15 pm
Muunke muzwe mu zambia ba fulunyemba
Fakundo
March 26, 2013 at 11:40 am
Much as u may be right the problem is u over eulogise Sata.We the people have a long memory going back to Michael’s behaviour during Chiluba’s misplaced third term bid
and Geofrey Samukonga’s victory in Chawama.To those
who were there this passage speaks volumes. Nevertheless,he became president of the Republic.
KASABULA
March 26, 2013 at 11:46 am
If MCS was singing about ‘Northern Province, Northern Province,’ he would not be in plot one today. Zambians are too cosmopolitan to dwell in the past when tribe mattered. It is actually HH who has made me aware that I come from Luapula.
Kasesema
March 27, 2013 at 2:51 pm
Can we please be mature and sober and see things as they are. U sound more tribalistic than HH. Please can you substantiate your claim about HH. I am sure you do not have the data, Zambia has missed its share of development by not putting HH in plot one. Zambia needs an economic manager more today than ever before!
believer 7
March 26, 2013 at 11:41 am
If HH became president with his cameleon behaviour…..the country will be in chaos……..!
DIVA
March 26, 2013 at 11:42 am
@Katankarous, if you think HH is intelligent enough to rule the country, why does he loose lamentably? If I were you, I would help him start campaigning in the so called ‘superior’ provinces now. I for one has not easily forgotten that after the demise of AKM, it was announced that ‘no one other than a Tonga’ can lead UPND. Perhaps you have ‘easily’ forgotten eh? In my view, I have argued with substance and you cannot take that away from me. HH can only develop southern province given the chance to rule Zambia. His blood is too Tonga to think of any other province. I rest my case.
kilipala kunda
March 26, 2013 at 3:21 pm
CORRECT
Fire
March 26, 2013 at 5:33 pm
you are absolute right.
am a serious PF DIE HARD.
March 26, 2013 at 7:11 pm
He loses because the majority of votes are dull and not educated as such they can not analyse issue in a sober manner.in the western world HH would have been president but in zambia where the kaponyas are the majority of voters it is very difficult for literates like HH,Chipimo. This must answer your question why an intelligent man like HH has been losing election.For some reason Zambia will not develop as long as we put passengers in state house.
deacon
March 26, 2013 at 8:39 pm
Unforunately, majority rules. If you cannot appeal to the majority you cannot win. They may be dull, ******, ignorant or vagabonds but they will rule the so called literates. Democrracy at play.
Kasesema
March 27, 2013 at 2:54 pm
How can he be in plot one when all of us from the north are so tribal by not giving him votes
kj
March 27, 2013 at 10:23 pm
hh is not tribalist but he has tribe so u want him change his tribe so that u vote him in you people we know u thats why u voted for a old used tired mercedez benz and park it into secret garage bcoz of tribe lines grow one day u will eat tribe
G
March 29, 2013 at 11:04 am
I remember that statement but the one who said those words was that Old man MADYEKUKU, do u remember him?
Not my HH.
this is a new error.
shangai
March 26, 2013 at 12:01 pm
HH can never rule this countrey bcz the bagger is too over stupt,he thinks he is the only educated man in this country.fuc him……
mr. tembo
March 26, 2013 at 12:23 pm
IT DOES’NT MATTER WHO THE AUTHOR OF THIS ARTICLE IS. THE FOLLOWING QUOTE SUMS UP WHO Zambians are as a people!
“Our society in Zambia shall be non-tribal, non-racial, and that our society in Zambia shall only judge each and every individual according to his behaviour” (Dr Kenneth Kaunda, Chifubu rally, Ndola Jan 17, 1965).
Zed Patriot
March 26, 2013 at 1:05 pm
Very ****** Kolwestan article. I am not surprised. These kolwestans! Ifipuba fye.
PF will win in 2016
March 26, 2013 at 1:53 pm
This explains why PF will win again in 2016. 2021 will also be for PF upto 2051.
Southern Watchman
March 26, 2013 at 2:40 pm
Katele is nolonger relevant unless you want him to teach you how to make a magical laptop which you can use to communicate with others while running away from prosecution.
Zambian
March 26, 2013 at 2:41 pm
Who has more clours between Sata and HH?? fred please answer, or leave HH alone. We love him
Truth2
March 28, 2013 at 10:46 am
you love him…do’nt use “WE”
kilipala kunda
March 26, 2013 at 3:19 pm
Muunke mu Zambia ba kamilion.One Zambia one Nation
nshilimubemba
March 26, 2013 at 4:02 pm
Every zambian has a right to do politics but the article is good
give it to me
March 26, 2013 at 4:34 pm
Bembas are tribalist, u made RB lose elections bekosi of your tribalism
deacon
March 26, 2013 at 8:44 pm
RB did not lose because of Bembas. It was because of the catholic church. ignore ba katolika at your own risk. That church is very powerful!
deacon
March 26, 2013 at 8:47 pm
You are right my brother. The pentes are so divided. Nevers can get only 2% of the pentes. Not even Bishop Nwaka ,Pastor Chiluba, Bishop Chihana and other can vote for him.
imakando
March 26, 2013 at 8:51 pm
I know brother Nevers very well. He is a good preacher but I cannot vote for him as a president.
Realist
March 26, 2013 at 5:09 pm
If only the author was credible and was not owing Zambia huge sums of money, I would have given the article a chance. I want an objective journalist not a well known HH hater.
kandindi
March 26, 2013 at 7:21 pm
The only ****** man living on mother zambia is Mmembe. His height is contributing to his stupidness. he is the only one preaching about tribe every day. what does he want to benefit from that topic of tribe. Mmembe is as ****** as his anus.
MileGBMSatan
March 26, 2013 at 8:13 pm
Mmembe is himself the leader of all idiots. He never gets tired of saying the same shit every time about HH. When dd he become HH’s adviser. Those supporting this fool who is holding Sata at ransom are simply ****** Bemba tribalists.
Mmembe is supporting Sata not because Sata is a better leader but as a means of plundering state resources. The little animal is being protected by his slave Sata from paying back the money he stole K14 billion. HH makes money not stealing.
Be Real
March 26, 2013 at 10:43 pm
We all know that its only a Bemba who can write such an article…. we know… we know how they think..talk… They think they are the only ones who can rule… God has given 2016 to a non-bemba.
saca
March 27, 2013 at 4:10 am
hh is nt interigence he also athief they sold zccm and eat money thats y u cal him rich man you re jst fools 4 supporting HH he s nt aleader
saca
March 27, 2013 at 4:15 am
stop attacking mmembe u fools jst concentratig on yo cheap HH who s nt apolitician HH s nt aleader sametimes he was trying to initiate to wll a zambia
mfumu
March 27, 2013 at 8:31 am
nice article ,it is high time we became factual and stopped judging people by their tribe instead of their behavior
Tonga Bull
March 27, 2013 at 9:54 am
The truth is dat U Bembas hate Tongas 4 no reason but Tongas dnt hate u pipo.Y u Bembas re de only ones talkin about tribalism wat about other tribes ? u mean they re blind dat they cant c en talk?
Pls spare HH en Tongas we just manage 2 do thins uniquely beter than u en u hv just failed to accept dat. Statistically Tongas are learnt en rich dan bembas en dat gives u headche.Nubanabababwa .. mwabalya bamanyoko .HHH go pls u wil rule
High Above
March 27, 2013 at 5:42 pm
That is balderdash. Iam a Bemba from Chinsali. My wife is a Tonga from Mapanza
tumfweko
March 27, 2013 at 11:10 am
YOUN ARE SO SHOCKED YOU TRIBALISTS THAT APART FROM BEING CUNNING, YOU CANT COMPARE YOURSELVES WITH THE RICHES OF INTELLIGENT HH. SHAME ON YOU. AS LONG AS GOD IS GOD AND DECIDES WHO RULES, HH CAN RULE. EVEN THE STRONG CATHOLIC AS GOLIATH WAS TO DAVID, HE WAS OVERPOWERED BY DAVID MY DEAR. YOU ARE NOT GOD AND GOD IN HIS INFINITE WISDOM HAS A FINAL SAY
SATA
March 27, 2013 at 12:09 pm
Well said boss
G
March 29, 2013 at 11:01 am
Write words indeed.
Us will just be worshiping Christ as Zambians till we see Him coming.
W e will support a Genuine leader ether HH , Chipimo or whoever Brilliant Guy it will be.
Go to hell with tribes.
bimbo
March 27, 2013 at 11:35 am
why would you want to put HH in state house with the money he has? to massage his ego? Not at all. He should never be president and we will ensure he is not one! I agree with bloggers who say he could bring about genocide. He would first start with ethnic cleansing. We know they have been saying in their UPND circles that should they come into power they will cleanse Lusaka of Bemba speakers.Let us not make the mistake of voting for this political misfit!
Ukwanomics
March 27, 2013 at 1:50 pm
What’s is wrong you? Wpould you rather we put a poor guy there or what?? The guilty are always afraid. You are now admitting that your Ukwa-man has filled all positions with Kolwestans. I think the next president, whoever it will be, will have a mammoth task of de-bembalising the system by trying to balance the equation in favour of the rest of the Zambian tribes. Twacula pafula!!!!!!!
Umwina Zed
March 27, 2013 at 5:09 pm
There is nothing like debembalising Zambia. Since you tribalists have now grouped many other tribes into Bembas its going to be very difficult for you to ‘alienate’ this new grouping of Bembas if anyone wants to win elections. Democracy demands a majority so if you make the majority your enemies you have no hope of winning. Unless you want to stage a coup?
Umwina Zed
March 27, 2013 at 5:12 pm
HH is careful not to say such tribal stuff but some of his followers strongly believe his is a tribal war against the Bembas. Thats where his leadership should have shone by coming out to distance himself from petty tribalists
Ukwanomics
March 27, 2013 at 12:06 pm
Are you not ashamed of owning such a tribal paper?
SATA
March 27, 2013 at 12:08 pm
Is there anything serious to learn from Katele Kalumba? Let us be objective in our writing. Because HH is Tonga then is close to Satan. In Zambia, tribalism will destroy us. How long did our president Sata wait to be president? Didnt he trouble mwanawasa when he was president? Was he not opposing everything? Being objective is rewarding. Zambia is peaceful and a democratic nation. Mr Sata is the president and must be opposited as this is supported by our laws. Zambians are dying of hunger and rhetoric will not feed Zambians.
She - knows
March 27, 2013 at 3:42 pm
SATA, on the point of Mr Sata opposing everything Mwanawasa did, you are wrong because those two people at one point reconcilled and started supporting each other. It is Mr Sata who told mining investers to go ahead and leave when they threatened to wihtdraw thier investment from Zambia because of Mwanawasas windfall tax. As for HH, politically he is a nonentity and he should quit and go back to business. He is wasting his time and money.
Mulundu
March 27, 2013 at 3:47 pm
Katele and KK are not the right people to preach about ‘love’. Have the two ever loved? What about those people that KK killed. And that stinking corruption on the shoulders of Katele. Its very well known that M’membe and HH do not see eye to eye and so the article does not supprise any sane human being. The reason for this kind of hate by M’membe is known by all who care to know.
Umwina Zed
March 27, 2013 at 5:05 pm
Most of the article is true about HH. However, it is also true that most of what the article says is true for Sata too.
CNP-4U
March 27, 2013 at 5:58 pm
any article form the pf post is useless nowadays..very biased and untrue..katele is not clean..he’s more dangerous to society due to his witchcraft!
Kafula Davies
March 28, 2013 at 8:38 am
Its also wise to accept and adhere to words of wisdom please country men and women let us stop insuiltng each other this country belongs to all of us zambians. Triblelisim is just setting is country on fire, best of all let God who has sufficient wisdom continue guilding our leaders untill we uttern a lever of belonging to each other. Love your leaders and continue giving them moral support. loving you all my regards.
Kabinga
March 28, 2013 at 4:39 pm
Please pipo,there is so much biteness.Please
judge someone based on issues and not the trbal.Do you think you are better than God who created different tribes and he loves them all.Grow up pipo.
foolish zambian
March 28, 2013 at 4:57 pm
ailing ukwa is the worst and leader of chameleon leaders pa zed. the tubulu kolwestan clan are the least enlightened blind followers of kolwestans. infact the tubulus are the real tribalist because tribalism or kuselela ekwakaba is deep rooted in their blood system. only the mind of Christ wrought about by the Spirit of God can cleanse this fish constituted blood and retrogressive thinking. as long as this does not happen to the majority, Zambia will forever remain with one tarred road to the copperbelt from livingstone. this is why at school, I made sure that my results were higher than any tubulu in my class. and surely it was so. and surely it is so with hh.
Tonga Bull
March 29, 2013 at 4:06 pm
You UPND supporters you will continue dreaming till the end of the world.HH is not Presidential material that’s where you have gone wrong.Replace the I D I O T with another leader you will see how you will carry the day