The government has said that it is aware of public service workers, who are actively posting political statements on social media platforms, and has warned them of stern disciplinary action.
Ministry of Education Permanent Secretary Joel Kamoko has said that civil servants must not take President Hakainde Hichilema’s goodwill for granted by continuing to politic on social media platforms.
Mr Kamoko said that government will no longer tolerate politically active civil servants who are spending their time writing political statements on social media at the expense of work.
Mr Kamoko said this when he called on North Western Province Permanent Secretary retired Colonel Grandson Katambi in Solwezi.
He said the new deal government wants to work with civil servants, who are committed to delivering social services to the people and not those spewing rumours and political innuendos.
And, North Western Province Permanent Secretary retired Colonel Grandson Katambi said he has learned that there are some civil servants in the province who have refused to accept that there has been a change of government in the country.
Colonel Katambi also appealed to the government to expedite the rehabilitation of schools and teachers’ houses saying the poor state of infrastructure has contributed to the province’s poor performance of learners in examinations at the national level.
Earlier, National Science Director Dr. Benson Banda assured the Provincial administration that more science and mathematics schools will be constructed in the province soon.
This one doesn’t know why he is PS. Good idea to relieve him of his duties.
Ni ba cadre
Politicians come & go, while civil servants are permanent government functionaries who should not seem partisan…at least in public! This is especially so in Zambia, where every change of regime means possibly waving goodbye to your civil service job because you immersed yourself in politics – I would keep well away from politics! And posting your opinions on line, is definitely a big NO for any civil servant!
#plant more trees next year!
This is what happens when you employ people in civil service based on party loyalty. Never in the history of zambia have we seen so much politics in the civil service. I am disgusted at what is happening under the upnd government.
By arresting opponents for alleged cases of 2015 is politics and why can’t civil servants follow in the footsteps of its government to participate in politics?
This thing is a failed project. When civil servants from certain sections doneted money for a named political party it was ok. Now it is not ok. This baby boss is really an under five.
What do you expect when you appoint party functionaries as permanent secretaries?
You can’t politicise the civil service and then expect it to be impartial. You reap what you sow!
This ichi koswe #3 is lying coz obviously politicking civil servants in PF time as seen as normal.
When Upnd inclined civil servants were posting negativities, it was okay. And when they were caught and disciplined it was TRIBAL CLEANSING. You rip what you sow my brother.
Stup.id
Nibani uletinya I we macaque.?
A noisy fella, this one is. I remember him even in tutorials at UNZA; he was just noisy with little or no substance.
Civil servants are also zambian citizens and have a right to comment on social media. That is how we improve ourselves by taking the positives from those comments and making improvements.