All Peoples Congress Leader Nason Msoni says there is no need for individual ministers to be bragging and coming out in the open and volunteering for a pay cut.
Mr Msoni says if indeed it is a presidential directive whether flawed or illegal as was earlier stated,then there should absolutely be no need for a points-scoring sideshow by individual ministers going public about volunteering for a pay cut.
He said this embarrassing exercise, in essence, amounts to the hypocrisy of the highest order adding that what is more disappointing is that these same Ministers volunteering for a pay cut have in fact defied a legitimate court order with impunity to pay back monies earned illegally whilst in office during the dissolution of Parliament.
“If the catchword is volunteering for a pay cut then the firing of Mr Chanda Kasolo should then be deemed to have been done in bad faith under the circumstances.Our unsolicited counsel to those parading themselves and coming forward to give instructions publicly for a pay cut is that they should first meet their outstanding legal obligations through the settling and paying back the monies they received illegally after the dissolution of Parliament in 2016”, he added.
Mr. Msoni said Zambians are in no mood for cheap publicity stunts or points scoring exercises as the social and economic circumstances are absolutely tough for the overwhelming majority of Zambians and they’re in no mood for such shortchanged adhoc populist politics that are merely designed to earn publicity.
He said the suffering is real and painful for the majority of Zambians and expect to see predictable revenue going into the treasury than this bizarre circus playing out.
Mr Msoni said he expects President Edgar Lungu to demonstrate leadership on the judgment handed down by the courts to his former and current serving Ministers to be respected.
“To refuse to honour and respect a court order clearly amount to encouraging lawlessness and in essence is a fundamental breach of his oath of office he took and swore to protect and defend the constitution of the republic of Zambia”, he added.
They should just vacate their offices voluntarily and save the Zambian prople….the longer they remain in office more Zambians will die of hunger
The order in which they came out “volunteering” is the same order of “corruptness”. Just watch this space.
How did we end up with the people? No matter how hard we pray as a nation, during that national day of prayers, these thieves are still here.
The Chilubi Constituency Parliamentary By-election scheduled set 13th February, 2020 MUST be cancelled. This is a waste of Zambia’s meagre resources.
NO MORE By-Elections until 2021.
I think there will be more by-elections before 2021 general elections, some ministers will volunteer to hang themselves over the salary cut.
That was a first horrible political advise by ka Chris Zimba. But umwaiche Chris alitumpa, how can he go and mess up PF top earners like that?
Zambians are fed up of this thieving lot. The smart ones should resign now and say they can not handle the corruption in PF and they will be spared court in 2021.
The Ministers volunteering for a pay cut have not paid back the full salaries + allowances they illegally got in 2016
Sadly this is a country with a double legal system where the executive can override the judiciary roughshod when it suits him. The president is not above the law. Court orders ought to be respected, unless we are admitting to the country having transformed into George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” where some animals are more equal than others. Lets hear judges too agree to have a salary cut on account of this spur of the moment decree that lacks merit and think – through!! Sounds much like nkani ya muchibuku.
Me thinks this “volunteering” of pay cut is two-fold:
1. They know deep down their hearts that they do not deserve the emoluments they are earning as their contribution to the nation is negative;
2. They have acquired so much wealth dubiously such that they are now coming out in the open to donate their ill-gotten wealth to the people they have systematically impoverished.
I also have a feeling that the wealth of the PF officials put together is more than the wealth of the country. When they are out of power in 2021, we may have to get international assistance to track down some of the illicit money these thieves have been hiding in form of buildings and actual cash in foreign countries.
The smart ones have property in the UK, its only that I can not upload title deeds here, but they have property in very good neighborhoods here. In 2021, they will wait for the results of the election from KKIA, once they confirm loss they will be on the next plane out.
So two ministers have agreed to cut their salaries, what about the others? Are they going to be deemed disloyal.
Watch out civil servants! You are next!
Remember the State of the Nation address?
We were told 91% of the National budget is spent on Salaries and servicing debt. Apart from deceiving the public through the PR stunt, it has a deeper motive to reduce the wage bill!
Unfortunately, the unions are asleep! This is time to demand salary increases to mitigate against the high cost of living! Why don’t they all forgo their Salaries and allowances? Our leaders have proven that they other sinister sources of income other than their Salaries and allowances! They can as well do a 100% cut and pass the same to Social cash transfer!
PF should start organizing a second layer of leaders otherwise the party will die after elections in 2021. I can foresee a situation where all the PF leadership will be busy with court cases arising out of corruption whilst others will run away from the country. Ba PF these policemen who salute before u will be your bosses tomorrow when Zambians take u to court. U will be driven like cattle in that chi police vehicle. When that time comes, do not say u were not advised. Some of u will die in prison.
This is the first time in the history of this country where a Head of State has given instructions to cut the salaries of workers to cushion the impact of the economy. It simply goes to show that there is something wrong fundamentally which needs to be addressed urgently. Where are the advisors to the President???????
20% is a drop in the ocean considering the wealth they have accumulated dubiously. They are just smearing Vaseline in our eyes. They know that they have messed up and 2021 is drawing nearer. It is only a myopic fool who will be duped by such a scheme. We need to be Virgil and kick these thieves out. Another term for them will be a disaster for this nation. This time around even loadshedding has reduced. All these are kicks of a dying horse. Zambians should not be taken for a ride. Whoever fails to perform, should be shown the door. It is pointless keeping people in leadership who have caused such unbearable poverty in the nation.#KICKOUTPF
20% is a drop in the ocean considering the wealth they have accumulated dubiously. They are just smearing Vaseline in our eyes. They know that they have messed up and 2021 is drawing nearer. It is only a myopic fool who will be duped by such a scheme. We need to be Virgil and kick these thieves out. Another term for them will be a disaster for this nation. This time around even loadshedding has reduced. All these are kicks of a dying horse. Zambians should not be taken for a ride. Whoever fails to perform, should be shown the door. It is pointless keeping people in leadership who have caused such unbearable poverty in the nation.
This is a cosmetic exercise by people who have swindled taxpayers cash and even gone to the extent of building mansions in Swaziland. KZ is showing off that he uses servers in UK to blog on this . What has happened to the concept of ‘living within your means .’
‘Not spending what you haven’t got .”
Jon@ is always on that jet with a huge begging pot . The money he gets from these trips only benefit the rich in Lusaka and not the poor people of chavuma and shangombo whio have not got tap water despite having a huge amounts of water bodies .
All Peoples Congress Leader Nason Msoni is yet another clueless opposition leader hell bent to criticize anything pronounced by EC Lungu’s Presidency. Nothing of national substance ever comes out of Msoni’s acidic mouth. It is thus not strange for him to gang-up with HH and Nevers Mumba when an opportunity arises for them to line-up for financial benefits from the Brenthurst Foundation – a racist organization geared to fund the destabilization of Kenya, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. By-the-way, which constituency does Msoni represent in Zambia?
If it is their pay I dont see any reason they should not announce it to Zambians that they have given out their money , indeed that is the nature of all politicians I would encourage them to do just that .
The problem with failed opposition leaders like this chap is that they will never see any good in anything that is done to better our people. Look here, the ministers are contractually entitled to their salaries. So when people decide to sacrifice for the benefit of unfortunate people, the least you can do is appreciate or keep quiet if you have so much hate and venom in you. Not a single opposition mp has sacrificed a single ngwee. Even the richest politician, so called HH has not come out to help or donate anything. Yet they are first ones to cry about hunger in their strongholds. We as PF are an all inclusive party and will take development every where including your strongholds. The Same sacrificed salaries will help to feed your stronghold. Let us learn to work together. Yes I know…