A prominent Lusaka lawyer has expressed sadness on his Facebook page at the decision by the Germany government to deny Visas to a battalion of 18 Zambian MPs who were supposed to travel to that country for official duties.
All we can is, well done Germany for applying emergency brakes on this trip. We see this problem elsewhere in Africa! Who has bewitched us? Why do we seem to have our priorities upside down?
Our country is currently grappling with a serious energy crisis due to our failure to invest in the energy sector over the years. When such challenges arise, it becomes necessary to spare every available coin to help mitigate the situation.
Civil servants and public officers have a tendency of organizing countless trips abroad and endless workshops at plush hotels so as to accrue maximum benefits in terms of allowances even when the nation is in a desperate situation. Honestly, do we need foreigners to remind us such trips are not necessary at this stage? This is quite sad and embarrassing.
If you review the reactions from the followers of this lawyer who happens to be a former senior government official, which are of course collosal in number; they are all in agreement this trip was not necessary…..18 MPs in number!
Why do our MPs and other public officers keep on flocking abroad? If we want to learn a few things from others, why can’t we simply sponsor a few individuals, and then workshop the same afterwards?
Consider the issue of HIV/AIDS pandemic for instance….this problem has been with us for several donkey ages and yet we keep on organizing seminars and workshops in 5 star hotels to discuss the same devoid of any tangible results!
As a person who is frugal and believes in fiscal discipline, we are appealing to our beloved President to consider pulling a plug on all the unnecessary travels abroad and workshops!
Salute!
Prince Bill M. Kaping’a
Political/Social Analyst
Zambezi
Instead of leaders we have criminals masquerading as leaders in Africa…they’re all useless Pompwes Bandits
Sometimes I fail to understand how Zambia sets priorities. The German Official was simply telling our MPs the truth that they cannot afford the luxury of bloated delegations in midst of poverty and other important things to do. So stop complaining and reflect on what value this expensive trip was going to bring to many struggling Zambians