MWIGULU NCHEMBA IS THE BEST
“All Treasurers, if they do good service to their masters, must be generally hated,” observed King James in a speech to the House of Lords in 1624. Ours can’t do much service and are hated nonetheless.
People need someone to blame for their economic woes, and the finance minister is their favourite punching bag. It doesn’t matter whether he inherited a problem or it is beyond the control of any human being. The finance minister is going to be held responsible.
The difference lies in the job of the finance minister Mwigulu Nchemba. His job is not about winning hearts and minds, but raising and spending money. He is supposed to pursue “structural reforms”things like fiscal tightening, deregulation,privatisation and trade liberalisation.