… the bar is too high that none of the noise makers seem to fit his shoes…
The Editor Zambia
POLITICAL commentators say there is currently no strong competitor to compete against President Hakainde Hichilema in August 13, general elections. 
The current crop of political opposition leaders lacks convincing messages for alternative policy change that can convince and influence voters.
The opposition alliances are yet to articulate a clear, unified, and alternative agenda that can convince majority voters. This leaves President Hichilema with no opposition competition.
Analysing what is happening in opposition politics, there is no alternative to the current republican leadership except for a few propagating regionalism at the expense of national unity. Most of the current opposition leadership has displayed unimaginable hatred against President Hichilema.
For the first time, Zambia has the most useless opposition leadership that forms alliances to serve personal political interests rather than providing practical economic solutions.
The country has seen politicians in the opposition political space whose only purpose is to remove President Hichilema from power without any iota of policy solution for the country.
Today, Zambia has political opposition leadership that lacks credible alternative vision. Their criticism is divisive and focuses on personal attacks rather than policy solutions.
President Hichilema has set the bar high, and hence, he is gaining the respect of Zambians and the international community. It is, therefore, for the opposition political leadership to find someone who can match President Hichilema’s high- quality leadership standards.
President Hichilema administration has introduced a higher standard of governance, characterised by economic diplomacy, fiscal discipline, and a more professional, rules-based approach to the presidency.
Political commentators further argue that the opposition alliances—like the PF-aligned Tonse Alliance, PF- Pamodzi Alliance, People Pact, and other’s vision, is only to oust President Hichilema, rather than a shared, coherent vision for Zambia.
Meanwhile, other opposition leaders such as Antonio Mwanza, leader of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), have criticised opposition alliances as “useless” arrangements that are meant to serve personal political interests rather than providing practical economic solutions for the country.
“We have people masquerading as alliance partners who have nothing to offer. They don’t have numbers, but because of bitterness and tribal hegemony, they’re jumping from one group to another, trying to achieve their selfish agenda.”
The opposition focuses on spreading misinformation and personal attacks against government leaders rather than offering viable alternative policies.
For this reason, Zambians should not expect much from the current crop of opposition leadership.
