The illness of Ben Kapita is well catalogued in both the government and private media in Zambia. There is also a general view that Kapita was a very good Minister of Agriculture. However, the man is no longer in a position to discharge his duties as a Minister due to poor health. One would have thought there was a very simple and straight forward way of handling this situation. President would be expected to relieve Mr. Kapita of his duties and appoint a replacement. He has done this before when he relieved Mundia Sikatana of his position in Cabinet. However, dr. Mwanawasa has decided that the best solution is to appoint another Minister of Agriculture to 'help' Mr. Kapita. How can one Ministry have two Ministers? Surely this is a recipe for disaster. Who makes the final decisions? It is normal to have more than one deputy minister but there should be a boss in every institution. Just like there is only one president at any one time. The reason dr. Mwanawasa did not sack his friend is that he wants the state to continue looking after Mr. Kapita. As a minister he has access to perhaps 4 vehicles, free house, free fuels, free bills, free everything! The people of Zambia do not have dip pockets to fund the upkeep of Mr. Kapita. If dr. Mwanawasa is feeling sorry for his friend, he should use his own resources to pay for his up.
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