PF UNDERSTOOD THE NEEDS OF MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM – HON KAMPYONGO
….as he urges the officers to remain professional & refrain from following political instructions
Kabwe… Friday September 13, 2024 (SMART EAGLES)
Former Home Affairs Minister Hon Stephen Kampyongo says the Patriotic Front government understood the needs of the men and women in uniform and cared for them.
Hon Kampyongo says as can be seen, the PF government built descent housing units for the men and women in uniform which he said motivated them to do their duties diligently.
The PF Shiwang’andu Constituency Member of Parliament also noted that even the same Kalonga Milling Plant in Kabwe which is producing Kalonga mealie meal, was built by the previous government.
Hon Kampyongo was speaking yesterday when he featured on Cloud FM in Kabwe.
“When we were in office we thought of our men and women in uniforms. You saw the houses they were living in, including here in Kabwe. So, we built them descent houses and this made them proud. Even the Kalonga mealie meal that the people are lining up everyday to buy, it was built by the PF government. This was done because we have a heart for the people and our officers,” he said.
And Hon Kampyongo has urged officers to be professional in the discharge of their duties and not just follow political instructions.
He said even some of the cases that have been taken to court, some officers are failing to defend their actions in court because they just followed political instructions.
Hon Kampyongo further said political parties come and go hence the need for the officers to do their duties professionally.
He said it is sad that certain institutions that are there to look at the conduct and welfare of the officers such as the Police Complaints Authority and Police Service Commission are not proactive.
“So for me, it’s just to appeal to the officers to do the right thing. And I keep repeating this that, whilst you are supposed to grow the capacity of an institution like the Zambia Police Service with well educated officers who are right to take any position in terms of command structure. You can’t wake up someone who retired many years ago from the service to come back and provide a service. Because you don’t know this person could have been a carder all that time he was not working. We should have competent men and women to command the police service professionally. People should rise in ranks,” he stated.
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