CORRUPTION WATCHDOG TAKES ISSUE WITH PRESIDENT HICHILEMA’S RECENT ‘IMPULSIVE’ CIVIL SERVICE RECRUITMENT
By Michael Kaluba
The Community Action against Corruption has warned President Hakainde Hichilema to avoid using his executive powers to impulsively hire persons into the civil service while on tour, citing the potential for abuse both now and in the future.
Organization’s Chief Executive Officer Brighton Tembo, claims that the practice of randomly pronouncing persons employed in government has the potential to be abused by future presidents to promote politically motivated employment into the civil service.
Mr. Tembo has compared the current course of action by the head of state to previous president Frederick Chiluba, who he claims instituted a system of a presidential slush fund to empower people but allegedly sowed the seeds of political corruption in zambia.
He has also urged the government to consider allowing volunteers in various ministries to sign legal paperwork entitling them to a monthly allowance of K1000, which will be utilized as benefit papers during the recruitment process.
Mr. Tembo argues that current impulsive job pronouncements, such as those made to the Ministry of Health, may soon favor political cadres while deserving people across the country are left out.
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Such acts aren’t bad yes but this really mounts pressure on the national treasury bill. If the president feels so excited and want to appreciate these patriotic people why not just give them some kind of gratuity?. Of course with first priority on the well planned and budgeted for next recruitment.
So already you’re thinking of which tax to hike in order to raise their salaries.
A politician makes a stupid decision and us citizens deal with consequences.
The problem is he cries like a baby about the civil service wage bill, and blames the PF for a bloated civil service.
Seriously this man has issues. Clinical case, it seems. His mental faculties need to be assessed because some of his decisions are totally impulsive, and usually nonsense.