Africa-Press – Zambia. Members of Parliament need not to be reminded that, they are in Parliament to serve the people and not to enrich themselves. One of the greatest attributes of a good leader is to put the interest of the people or organization you represent first before personal interests.
Therefore it’s NONSENSICAL for our MP’S regardless of their political affiliation to be championing calls for SALARY and ALLOWANCE increment when majority citizens ( voters ) are wallowing in abject poverty or living slightly above the poverty line.
Government today is struggling to employ 11,200 health workers and 30,000 teachers as a result of the already suffocated treasury and yet we have MP’S advocating for salary/allowance increment.
I expect our MP’S to focus on how they will eradicate high levels of unemployment and scarcity of business opportunities among the YOUTHS in their respective constituencies than talking about increasing their salaries and allowances.
We have retirees who are homeless struggling to cope with life as a result of government failure to settle their benefits due to chocked treasury yet the so called representatives want salary and allowance increment.
The civil service movement that happen to be the driving force behind the steering wheels of our economy have had their salaries stagnant despite the price of commodities and services skyrocketing as a result of high cost of living yet people failing to enact laws and policies that will change the economic landscape of our country to favour ZAMBIANS are the ones calling for salary increment because of screaming yeah yeah yeah in Parliament or sprinkling white powder on other political leaders during state funerals.
Today foreign investment is exploiting our resources due to weaker laws and failure by our law makers to repel some of them yet our MP’S have impetus to call for salary increment.
It’s absurd that Members of Parliament want to use Parliament as a ladder to enrich themselves through hefty salaries and allowances at the expense of majority citizens subjected to high cost of living.
Let me put it on record that if our Members of Parliament are desperate for hefty salaries and riches then let them quit politics get back to school and get a high paying job or venture into private business.
Let me also make mention that am not speaking using political microphone based on which political Party i belong to, but am speaking as a concerned citizen that wants the best for our people.
Calls by Members of Parliament to increase their salaries and allowances are not only misplaced but a clear demonstration that we have representatives before Parliament that are selfish and only interested in their personal agendas.
I beseech President Hakainde Hichilema to intensify calls for austerity measures among political players and senior government officials as one way of sympathizing with the Zambian citizens amidst high cost of living.
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