Defence Minister Geoffrey Mwamba has urged senior members of the defence forces to explain to their subordinates Government policies in particular the removal of subsidies on fuel and maize.
Meanwhile, Mr Mwamba said some senior defence officers retired in public and national interest were relieved of their duties largely because of disloyalty and indiscipline.He said this when he addressed security wings senior officers at the Zambia Air Force (ZAF) Officers’ Mess in Chamba Valley in Lusaka yesterday.
He said Government removed subsidies on maize and fuel as they had proven to be a constraint on the State budget thereby reducing allocation to most needy areas of development.
“Therefore, it is the duty of all of you, as Generals, to explain Government policy to your subordinates so that they are not misled or indeed misinterpret the goodwill and intentions of the PF Government to develop Zambia,” Mr Mwamba said.
He said savings from the removal of subsidies would lessen the budget constraints and enable Government focus on a wider area of the economy, social welfare and infrastructure development in line with the Patriotic Front (PF) manifesto.
He said disloyalty created a fertile ground for indiscipline while discipline was a hallmark of the profession which officers took oath to uphold under any compelling circumstances.
He said the rationale behind the new retirement age proposal was arrived at following an observation that skilled manpower was lost at a time when it was most needed and difficult to immediately replace.
[Times of Zambia]
Really?!!! hahahahahahahahaha
ndobo ..what a nonsensical pointless contribution or served to have your name floating with no purpose. Why LT don’t remove such posts is beyond me
Why would a minister ask his subordinates instead of him rolling up his sleeves and do the explanation
If you cant look after your health (he weight) how can your country take you serious for a minister
Pathetic little country is Zambia
Thanks
@“mushota“
Dont fool yourself! i you one hell of hoaks! inpersonator ! you are not the famous mushota i know, …get yourself a real ID,, then i can debate with you,
These clowns are now insulting the dignified generals.Its not the job of the army to spread cheap propaganda but to defend the country and look into ways of increasing our defence capabilities.I wouldn’t insult people with gun power not matter how much of a clown I am! Watch it!
Looks like no one in PF can even explain the issue of subsidies. They all keep pushing it down to their subordinates to explain. All I know the savings will go to more bye elections. Why not stop these useless elections if you really want to save money. Useless leaders !!!!!!!!!!!!
What a shame that the entire minister is taking politics to the military people. Just be factual and people will help you bwana Mwamba. PF has just mismanaged the budget and they are busy finding ways to avoid printing money by cutting legitimate expenditure in the economy, such as subsidies. The savings from stopping subsidies are for saving your faces, which are at risk of being exposed for incompetence in economic management.
Has it become part of their job description??
Wrong people to explain subsidies when they are still enjoying them!
yaba! why?
Surely this dog called Mwamba expects our gallant Zambian soldiers to go out to explain about this nonsensical removal of subsidies?
This Moron Chimpanzee illiterate Defence Minister Geoffrey Mwamba should not push his luck too far!
All Zambian soldiers, their families and their extended families have been negatively affected not only by these subsidies but by the removal of Mealie Meal from them which was given to bloated extra ministers in INCOMPETENT Sata’s criminal government.
Soldiers are suffering in Zambia.
By the way involving soldiers in explaining subsidy removal makes them to get involved in politics and this what UNIP dictator made a mistake in the first place & was almost lynched in Ndola in 1990 during the trade fair.
Don’t involve soldier in politics!
GBM and general Mihova should be arrested for smuggling ivory out of Zambia. This story is now in the public domain and events leading to some diplomats being quizzled at KK international air port have clearly been documented. We await for Sata and his PF govt. to take action.
This does not come under their job decription .We have heard before government workers being warned from engaging in active politics.What has changed now that Tona is ruling
This does not come under their job decription .We have heard before government workers being warned for engaging in active politics.What has changed now that Tona is ruling.
Great Berry Man (GBM)Big body shallow minds
The Army is heavily subsidized, why do generals have to explain the removal of subsidies to their subordinates who are not affected? they get free food, free transport and buy things on duty-free.
And i think that it is wrong for GBM to use the military to preach PF propaganda, the military should not be involved in politics
So the idea is to get FAT PEOPLE, well depicted in the photo, to go and preach that we should accept to live on less & eat less!!!!!!
It is a pity, the guy didn’t get stuck in that turret as he tried to get into the tank or is it armoured car!