After his election president Sata, in another political masterstroke, surprised the world when he appointed his long time ally and his party’s vice president, Dr Guy Scott, a white Zambian who has been on the country’s political scene for over 20 years. 
Baada ya kuchaguliwa, rais Sata, katika taktiki yake yake nyingine kabambe kisiasa, aliistua dunia pale alipomteua swahiba wake wa siku nyingi na makamu wa rais wa chama chake, Dk Guy Scott, mZambia mweupe ambaye amekuwa kwenye ulingo wa siasa nchini humo kwa zaidi ya miaka 20.