DEAR AGED TEACHERS I’M SURE YOU SAW AND HEARD WHO YOUR ENEMIES ARE.
By Binwell Chansa Mpundu
We tried our best to fight for you because we believe that government has a responsibility of giving you employment opportunities for you are Zambians.
How can a country respect regulations instead of the law.Clearly we argued that the regulations that dictates that those aged above 45 should not be employed in the public sector is in contravention of the Public sector employment code Act of 2019 which law governs employment of public workers.
Your enemies however who objected our call to have you employed did not even cite any law but simply stated that you are not supposed to be employed because you are old yet the same people have supported the employment into public service of aged DC’s,aged Diplomats,aged board members,aged PS’s and aged ministers.So they support what suits them and reject you who actually voted for them.
We personally believe that every zambian deserves a chance to be employed and the issue of pension should not be a basis for employing someone in any case at whatever age one gets employed they will still get a pension package.
We thank the minister of education though for being sober in suggesting that government will consider you because theres need for more teachers than the current backlog of unemployed teachers,in my view thats what a responsible elected person should think.
I wish to put it on record that we will fight all arcaic laws and regulations that where created to make some people more human than others because Zambia is not an animals farm where some people should have special treatment than others.
We love you and we will defend your interest for that is the reason you voted for us.
I repeat that these political parties are the biggest enemies to progress because they have indoctrinated members of parliament to an extent that they no longer think of the well being of the people who voted for them but the wellbeing of their political parties .It is high time politicians stoped priotising their parties but the interest of people.We as independent members of parliament will always side with you our people.
BINWELL MPUNDU
NKANA MP
UMWINA NKANA