Bwanamkubwa member of parliament says a member of parliament should not use own resources to develop a constituency from his personal resources because that was the function of the government.
Mr. Joseph Zulu disclosed this during a meeting with the Clergy in Ndola during a question and answer session.
He said the member of parliament was a representative of the people’s wishes and views from his constituency through advocacy to the executive wing of government which was the implementer of developmental programmes countrywide.
He said it was unfortunate that during elections, many political candidates traded lies to woo votes from the electorates but the situation should change for the better so that the electorates should elect people who would effectively perform their roles once elected.
He said a member of parliament also plays a role in enacting and making laws for the good of the people when in parliament.
He said it was important for the electorates to vote for people who could understand the process of law making for them to make a meaningful contribution after considering the implications of the bill under consideration in parliament.
He said the member of parliament also plays the role or providing an overseeing role of what government was doing and not doing in their respective constituencies so that government was made to respond in go time to issues affecting the people from their sending constituencies.
He advised that it was important for the electorate to send people with the required capacity to lobby for development for their constituencies because the caliber of some members of parliament left much to be desired as they could not articulate issues effectively.
He added that the member of parliament also plays a role in ratifying certain appointments made by the executive wing of government because such appointments needed scrutiny from parliamentarians especially where it involved persons that needed to serve the nation at a higher level in commissions, the judiciary and other bodies that needed parliament to ratify.
Mr. Zulu advised that the member of parliament should be one who understand how government operates and the electorate also should be actively involved with their elected leaders to foster development in their areas.
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?? its now new rules??What did RB use to campaign???
just picked up this from znbc site ” Chitalu Sampa is dead”,
Let them use their resources if they wish. Better still than spending taxpayer’s money.
Iwe Nine Chale these are the results of not speeding up the decentralization process. Now MPs will stop drinking in order to save money for the constituency. On the other hand if ba MP has enough, then he can speed on his constituency. The present Government and its funds are only enough for half of the country.
what is this yapping about?if one is able to offer one’s financial support to his/her constituency,what’s wrong with that? even other citizens like can opt to implement some project in my locality.can someone put this man’s message in plain terms?
Deliberately the MMD govt has been very unwilling to decentralize, so everything is controlled from the top. Everyone has to march to state house, the presdo has to source funds for the football national team, the Nalikwanda has to be rebuilt by central govt, and ZRA donates. Any service which should be otherwise ordinary has become a favour. One would think MPs are actually law makers and as part of the local councils developmt is planned and carried out. But because the local authorities are mere skeletons, so everyone looks at the MPs as the ones with money. Until this issue is addressed MPs will remain in the same dilema.
STUPID MAN, why didn’t you say so towards the Elections before you were elected.i remember you.during campaigns you were so sensational even calling the hard working LEVY ugly names whilst exalting your mythical president to be.at one talk show you almost came to blows with fridah luhila who could not stand your nonsence.so when you where vying for office didn’t you know that people where yearning for development.and to take this development to them you needed money.is this when you have realised that this money is not there.some of you even lack innovations.some ideas you moot and attract developers as long as they are beneficial in a way you get financiers i pity your electorate who voted even for dead woods like you as long as ni bwato
There is what the call CDF (community development fund) which the MP is ultimately responsible for. The funds are not enough but its a start. There was talk of increasing it to a billion kwacha per year, now if an MP and his commitee can actually think and plan a lot of projects can be done from this money. This is perhaps the quickest way of directly funding the communities.
Ba Zulu I dont think you are the right person to talk about development. You failed us the poeple who voted for you, not even once have you visted us shame on you. This is your last chance dont even bring your face here you hypocrity.