HH DIRECTS 100% PAY RISE FOR COUNCILLORS WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
Councillor Simataa Thanks President for Directive – It Will Reduce Costly Resignations and By-Elections
Kamwala Ward Councillor Hon. Mainda Simataa has thanked President Hakainde Hichilema on behalf of all councillors, for directing that government increase councillors’ monthly allowances from K3,000 to K6,000 with effect from 30th January 2024.
The civic leader said the directive is a life-saver because it comes after 2 years of lobbying MP’s to revise the emoluments of councillors had failed following parliaments shooting down of a progressive Bill that sought to address the poverty of councillors.
“Frankly, whichever angle you look at it from, K3,000 per month was a scandal – if you’re a councillor in Lusaka or Copperbelt, it’s even worse because you literally share your allowance with the community. We’ve actually buried councillors who died from depression; and their families couldn’t even afford a coffin or burial space. Those who choose not to sacrifice and die for the people opt to resign, and these are the by-elections you’ve been seeing”.
Councillor Simataa says the increment will go a long way in supplementing the operations of councillors and is hopeful that it will lead to a significant reduction in resignations and costly by-elections.
Those are civic duties which are performed by Councillors, if they want competitive salaries, its get a qualification and compete in the job market not na grade 7 certificate chabe then one is lamenting ati, i want a salary of diploma holder. Where there is no productivity but a high wage bill the outcome is an upward trajectory to inflation. With the kind gesture by the president one can only hope they is productivity from the beneficiaries.
Councilors are supposed to be volunteers. If you were not happy with the K3000 then why didn’t you just resign.
And then tomorrow he will start complaining that wage bill is comprising half the national budget.
Indigo Tryol always using kumbuyo kwako when reasoning. Sindalama zanyoko iwe PF criminal. Councillors just like MPs deserve improved conditions of their voluntary services in communities. Only a foolish PF criminal feel choked about this good gesture from the President. I submit
Iwe Bob Mpombo, conman lover, tell him to stop blaming PF for the huge wage bill he has created himself.
Where will he get the money to pay for all these pay rises and new jobs?
Economics know how, there is none there.
Only Cow-conomics.