ZAMBIANS CAN NOT EXPECT MMD TO FIX ZAMBIA'S PROBLEMS WHICH MMD CREATED IN THE FIRST PLACE...IT WILL TAKE ANOTHER PARTY IN 2011 TO FIX THE FAILURES.

Just as it took MMD in 1991 to clean up this crisis caused by UNIP failures, it will take a new party, new manifesto and new president in Zambia to clean up the national crisis caused by MMD government.

MMD government has been in charge for the last decades, we can expect them to clean up the crisis which themselves caused. It will a new president and new party.

The status quo is unsustainable. No one knows where Zambia is heading under the MMD. The MMD government has failed to explain to Zambians their plan on health, education and social service. The unemployment is reaching the highest record. Cost of living is high. Roads are death traps for motorist.

Zambia can do better. Of course MMD will NOT give up power without a political fight. Therefore Zambians must get ready for that and must ask hard questions to MMD politicians: WHAT DO YOU MMD WANT TO DO BEYOND 2011 WHICH YOU HAVE NOT DONE SINCE 1991? Zambians can not take anymore. We need Change in 2011.

Across the country, healthcare workers and teachers are demanding better conditions of services. The ruling party is talking marketing tactics for MMD presidential candidate for 2011; an example how out of touch politically a regime can be with needs of its citizens.

Our hard working nurses operate with inadequate medical supplies and teachers work in poor facilities. Their demand for a sustaining working condition is legitimate. Unfortunately, we see the same patter of dismissive from concerned elected leaders. Government must quickly address the concerns of these workers so that patients and students are served.

Millions of dollars spent on importing mobile hospitals and manda mandas would give better salaries and provide professional development opportunities for nurses and teachers. Mobile hospitals and hearses can not function in a vacuum; both will require motivated and well paid healthcare workers to utilized those facilities. We know our government is limited in resources; but we expect sound government priorities in any public spending.

Zambia requires a comprehensive reform on health and education sectors. We can not sustain the health sector on the generosity to South Africa to treat our patients in critical conditions. Zambia must invest in students to compete globally by having motivated and professional teachers in classrooms.

My hope for 2011 elections is presidential candidates to campaign on workable, innovative and quality health and education policies. It is time to move from salt-for-votes campaign to real infrastructure reforms. Zambia ’s current health and education challenges require a new political platform and ways of governance. Zambia should expect changes in healthcare and education if we keep electing the same people or party with same manifesto and tactics into power.