Federation for Free Trade Unions of Zambia (FFTUZ) National Executive Secretary Lyson Mando says the Patriotic Front government should prove to Zambian people who voted them into office that they are different from the MMD government.
Mr. Mando says it will be pointless for workers to continue having the same old complaints under the PF government which they had during the regime of the MMD.
In an interview with QFM, Mr. Mando says government needs to take the ongoing negotiations with public service unions seriously for salary increments and improved condition of service because the PF campaigned on the basis of putting more money in people’s pockets.
He has however called on workers in the country to be a little bit patient with the PF government because it is operating on a budget that it found in place.
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Mr. Mando its not about being different but national development and setting up and implementing plans/projects for the betterment of Zambians now and many many years to come.
“He has however called on workers in the country to be a little bit patient with the PF government because it is operating on a budget that it found in place…………” This is incompetence,try the Corporate world and ask for a little bit of time and you will see many exit doors.PF promised everything within 90 days now its 6 months and you want to give excuses for them…Dude zip it.
The only difference is the party Names.
How can you guys expect more money when GRZ has not money? Uncle Sam in Zed is broke guys. He first has to put in policies to encourage entrepreneurship in zed increase the tax base then you guys can cry for more money. You cannot get more money without a form of income.
Which of the following regimes would boast of having brought up the most confident youths?
(1) Super Ken (2) Kafupi (3) Muwelewele (4) Nyamasoya (5) Ukwa
none of the above … HH
Pf government I would I like to use this opportunity about madison finance solwezi branch how u honestly give a loan 12m and have a interest of nine million our government y do late such compani
es operate in such a manner that’s too much for poor zambians why are they different lending organisation our government we voted for u but see the way we being ripped anti corruption offices office of the president in solwezi zra in investigate these companies MFinance its to much iv cleared my loan with u but ill never come back
Why are peopl complaining kanshi? Cant they just be happy that we won the elections and Afcon?
Mr mando no wonder u are from Free for all Union or is it Free Trade Union? How in your right mind do u ask Zambians to give PF gvt more time? You are not fit for that position. PF is worse than MMD. Now Madison Finance when they give loans what % is K9.0 million from principal borrowing of K12.0 million? Madison Finance is one of the most expensive of micro financing institutions in zambia. BOZ & your 9% interesit rate benchmark what do u mean? There is indicative upper limit to avoid this mad son putting 60%+9%=69%?
#6 At what stage did you realize that interest on a loan of 12million iz 9million and over what period? If this information WAZ NOT availed to you before signing for and getting the loan, then you have a valid case. But if you enjoyed the 12million and only now “realize” you must pay back 21million, then you are fishing on very dry land and I advize you to try next door.
@6. this is a classsical case of over-reliance on govt. that was your private arrangement in an open economy my friend. read books like ‘rich dad poor dad’ by kiyosaki and learn some financial skills. we have to be more responsible if we are to see personal development than having this victim mentality. all the best
You can put a lot of money in people’s pockets, a lot if you want, but if their roads are littered with pothole, no bridges on rivers, poor schools, colleges and universities , poor health institutions, poor everything, is no meaningful development at all. More money in people’s pockets will enable them to eat well, drink well, build their houses if they are capable, etc but no sooner you give them so much into their pockets they will very quickly start asking for more money into their pockets! Its human nature to ever want more and more often times at the expense of meaningful development. People must think beyond their boxes. Borrow money not for drinking but for multiplying that capital for future self improvement or that of your own children. Govt must develop infrastructure.
This Mando must be very thick and incompetent. Didn’t he listen to the PF Budget presented by Mr Chikwanda late last year? Where was he? He is just apologising for PF instead of negotiating on behalf of his union members.
Fair comment, try n compare 20 years to 6 months. Give them time che
If you people in town are ever asking for more money in people’s pockets when will government ever give us bridges here in Kaputa, and Nsama Districts? You have let us down so much you town dwelers. You get contract from govt and eat it year in year out. When will we see tar mark road here, when will we see electricity, sewer lines, good schools, hospitals and what have you that you enjoy year in year out. Let the govt bring those things to us as well. You are too selfish.Alot of our people have left the area and are camped in Lusaka and copperbelt because of your greed. Listen to us we need development here as well, not only money in the pockets for you, crazy heads who have not understood development for all up to now!
Mando as a representive of workers would do well to be truthful with national issues. The current workers negotiations for good wages and service of conditions is taking place with PF govt. PF as a govt presented to the nation a national budget which included sections of workers welfare in the nation. The majority of workers voted for this govet on the premise that conditions would be better than those of the last regime. Today, allegations by Mando that PF govt is negotiating with workers on the budget it inherited from MMD is both misleading to the workers and moronic on the part of Mando. Mando forgets that PF govt with Mr Sata took advantage of the vulnerable Zambians and fed them with ruthless skill of ‘More money in your pockets’ and feelings of victimhood of Zambians. Be truthful.
Give us meaningful development in Kaputa and Nsama. We are not talking about seceding like some folks. We just want equal distribution of wealth. There is nothing sensible here that you talk about a government undertaking. All are useless projects that you give us out of crumbs from yours portions. We are also tired. Do you want us to be Mushalas or Ngambelas for you to listen to us? We are a people that have been very honesty and humble but for that each and every government has just been humiliating us with no meaningful development. We want it now. Do something about developing our areas. We know what we can do that cancont please anyone but we don’t want to go that way because we are sensible enough. just give us development.Â
The fact that people can compare 20 years of MMD rule to less than 200 days of PF rule shows that the latter is far better.
#5 REFLECTOR…….Who’s Ukwa? Nobody else apart from a few bloggers of Lusaka times will know. Or do you mean…………….King Cobra, Man of Action. HE Michael Chilufya Sata? Please clarify
Thanks for change of Government. PF is doing very well everywhere I go
@5 Reflector, my answer is regimes 1 and 3.
Same………….