The decision by Parliament to approve a budgetary allocation for an unconstitutional Office of the First Lady is greatly regrettable and shocking to proponents of constitutionalism in the country.
It is extremely disappointing that a watchdog institution like Parliament that is supposed to provide effective checks and balances on the dealings of the Executive could conveniently overlook such a misnomer.
It is the first time in the history of this country that the Office of First Lady has been allocated public funds without being constitutionalised, a precedent Zambia will live to regret.
Government should have first tabled a bill to constitutionalise the Office before rushing to parliament to seek budgetary approval.
It is in this vein that the Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP)demands for the above procedure to be followed before allocating and approving and consequently implementing the First Lady’s Office budget by the state. The approval must be rescinded immediately.
Nonetheless, one is left to wonder where the gallant men and women in the Parliament preceding the current one that acted in the interest of this country have gone. It is indeed a sad development for the Zambian legislature to go to sleep on such an important matter concerning the tax payers’ money.
Jacob Goma
NATIONAL SECRETARY
What you expect pad ZED? There is always drama! What a Joke!
The Idea is fine if to benefit the masses, but the process in the manner this has been handled is wrong. Sad that we are always caught in wrong decision that gets reversed all the time. DOES IT MEAN OUR MPs are so scared to express themselves and not sugarcoat anyone? FEAR OF THE MASTER.
There is nothing good about this idea. The goverment has enough branches to usein reaching its people.
we will be in state house soon..mr. sata has been proven to be a selfish old leader,,,pls zambians lets not pretend,,our nation under pf is getting more poorer than ever before…
BUT NOT ACCORDING TO WORLD BANK. INFACT ZAMBIA IS AMONG THE TOP 10 FASTEST GROWING ECONOMIES IN AFRICA. CHECK YOUR SOURCES AGAIN. SO DONT BE A LIAR.
This is all nonsense, all these years first ladies have chewed a lot of unbudgeted funds and why cry over this move. *****s
The 1st lady looks nice and sweetie,,,
that was before she allegedly went awol …..
“Government should have first tabled a bill to constitutionalise the Office before rushing to parliament to seek budgetary approval”
EVEN IF THIS SOUNDS NICE IT LACKS MERIT. THE SAME PARLIAMENT WHICH APPROVED THE ALLOCATION CAN CONSTITUTIONALISE THE OFFICE BY A VOTE. I THINK THE REASON GIVEN BY THE VICE PRESIDENT WAS GENUINE. STATE HOUSE ALWAYS SPENDS ON THE OFFICE OF THE FIRST LADY. THIS WAS DONE SECRETLY IN THE PAST BY UNIP AND MMD. BUT NOW THE PF WANTS TO DO IT OPENLY IN A VERY TRANSPARENT AND OPEN WAY. THE OFFICE SHALL BE AUDITED ALSO. SO WHAT IS ALL THE NOISE ABOUT?
How this office be audited? There are no terms of reference….our problem now is there is no independent thinking!
ba kateke looks very tired and weaker…needs boosters urgently. she must come back to perform her houeshold duties including that of Sikiriti ni ku bed.
ba kateke looks very tired and weaker…needs boosters urgently. she must come back to perform her household duties including that of Sikiriti ni ku bed.
its shoot ,then aim later.allocate funding then constitutionalise the office later.
At last the big man Sata is doing it day light..without a shame…this is tatamount to stealings..so its better for us majority poorers to protest this move now.
Whatever ! Laws are made by parliament and if the same parliament approves it then why the heck you bitter and good for nothing low life armchair critics complaining about ? The office of the first lady is an institution on its own hence it is only logical that it should be well funded for it to operate in a smooth and transparent manner.Muletontokanya before you start yapping semi-sane opinions.Smh
A first lady is supposed to have her own staff and budget. Too bad you are only finding out. Get with the program dear.
Laws are made by people for the people, broken by people, amended by people. So let the people make the LAW to establish the First Lady’s Office.
There is no need of constutionalizing the office! The expenditure is just illegal and should not be tolerated. Where are the youth that put this incompetent govt in power Kanshi? while they are roaming the streets dying of hunger Ukwa is busy enriching himself through a bogus 1st lady office! He jst wants to catch with HH’s wealth thats why he is doing all these things! 100% salary increament and this!!! malabishi yamunthu!!!!
I THINK THE REASON GIVEN BY THE VICE PRESIDENT WAS GENUINE. STATE HOUSE ALWAYS SPENDS ON THE OFFICE OF THE FIRST LADY. THIS WAS DONE SECRETLY IN THE PAST BY UNIP AND MMD. BUT NOW THE PF WANTS TO DO IT OPENLY IN A VERY TRANSPARENT AND OPEN WAY. THE OFFICE SHALL BE AUDITED ALSO. SO WHAT IS ALL THE NOISE ABOUT?
i like her boobs wow she is so beatiful and good..there is nothing the old man can do hahaha lolest
That’s all you saw?
presido looks confused at the menu, none of the items is familiar to him……..plus no cigar :d
Iwe waiter, nge sabi ilyauma ilyakusashila lili kwisa, tamwakwata kuno, mwa?? President seems to be looking for dry fish in peanut butter but only seeing shrimps and other funny names!!
This is when you know your country is a banana republic when the first lady has a budget and presidents get houses built for them even though they can afford a house on their own.Zed will be a 4th world nation soon.
Total madness in Zambia, wait 2016 is coming
What do you expect when kaponyas are running the government? They don’t think strategically (more than a year ahead). Everything is done for today.
That guy behind is he the junior doctor they are talking about misbehaving with the first wife?
Pa Zed we run to the law just to make small talk. How many fraudsters have you let go despite breaking our laws?? Â Someone already said the approvers are the same law makers so what is the big deal? In fact we will now have a true platform to monitor her activities unlike in the past when slush funds were limitless. Â THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS!
There’s nothing new. In any case, this is better than previous GRZ’s did, cause here there’s transparency at least. So you people that are apparently angry and surprised! are being unreal and just a little bit petty
the old fool is selfish,and his advisers are coward
the concubine looks apetising ukumulya since the old fool is not fit enough
I agree with Chisenga This is now in the open I always wondered how the first ladies managed to sop elegant. At least we know this first is spending our money. Can we now put this into law. I would also need my own budget if I became first lady not be arrested like Regine even when you saw me using public things. Lol I still can’t believe those people who thought all the former first ladies didn’t have their own budgets paid by us the tax payers
WHat kind of Fodep is this? Check what is happening elsewhere rather than ranting like uninformed chaps. You are the ones bringing the nation down. Inferiority complex at its’ maximum.
I AGREE WITH YOU CHILESHE.
fools agreeing with each other on lawlessnessÂ
When are they approving ‘office of the children’ budget?
oho is she back?
Sata is not presidencial material. Zambians wake up, RB was bad, KCMCS is worse.
As usual. They quickly ran to the press and give their opinions instead of looking at the arguments that the Hon. Mp’s put forth in Parliament.
Fool. The so called arguments were trash. You people are just a bunch of unashamed criminals!
#30 It is unhelpful always saying that Sata is not presidential material. A democratic country needs true parliamentarians. Even Sata cannot go against parliament or the courts. Unfortunately, you get people like Masumba and Kambwili in our parliament. Clever men of intellect never bother with these dirty politics of hunger.
An almost illiterate president who is no good,a first lady living off the backs of poor malasha and kantemba taxpaying dealers and having gotten into office illegaly by blocking internal party democracy.I’m sorry Sata is no presidential material,period.
:(( bad politics. I warned the people who voted for an 85 years old man. What happens if they divorced? This is a bad move and should not be tolerated.
Actually, tribalism is an extension of corruption. We therefore make a clarion call to all our Bemba -speaking people to fight this emerging dangerous Bemba tribalism being championed by Sata and his minions.
Shocking enough, Mr Hakainde Hichilema has fumed and he is looking for us seeking to work with His Exellency Micheal Sata. We seek protection your Exellency H.E Micheal Sata. UPND has become a sarvege group. Mr Hakainde is using his money to terrorize people. We are really scared as UPND MPs we cant even say a word. We regret have stood on UPND ticket but we know President Sata will listen to us.
Please Mr President & Please Zambians, help us we are tired of hero worshiping Hakainde Hichilema. We are made to pay him for being on the party ticket and he says without him we were not going to be MPs. We failing to take development to our people because when you want to work with govt, our lives are threatened. The levels of huliganism in our party UPND has reached arlaming levels. We shall post more information on this site so that people of Zambia can deliver us from this bondage. Thank you.
this the lowest anyone can go in trying to discredit the opposition, but again what can we expect from pipo with kanpinya mentality like their leader
@ SHEIKH what is good about people breaking the law. The constitution is the supreme law of the land and for the PF to break and people as weak as you say it is a good idea. This the worst government ever in this land. they are increasing loop hopes where they can use to siphon money. Who will be the controlling officer for money for that office, the first lady? this just shows what we were being warned but were foolish enough to ignoreÂ
I now know why we are poor and will for ever remain poor. While money has been spent on the first lady for example for travel, it has been done through the office of the president which is a constitutional office with procedures how the money is expended. Office of first lady is ceremonial and has no structures that formally link it government. The constitution in Zambia should be abolished so that we can all do as we please instead of just allowing one person to rape our constitution with his mindless supporters cheering on. I hope I can find opportunities elsewhere because being here can make me go to jail
How did other first ladies manage the affairs of the offices, Mama betty ( MHSRIP ), Vera, Maureen, Thandiwe?atleast we now know how much money is allocated to the first lady’s office………..well done PF
These are criminals pure and simple. So are the tribal sycophants who do not see anything wrong with their primitive tribal warlord spending money outside the constitutional provisions of the state. A very primitive species indeed!
what do Zambians & FODEP expect if you allow kaponya’s to manage your affairs? The day we rejected the degree clause in the const. is the day we thru away professionalism in politics!