Opposition party leaders have been accused of using the proposed salary increments for constitution office bearers to gain political mileage.
Northern Province Minister, Lameck Chibombamilimo says the proposed salary increments for constitutional office holders are justified.
He said this in reaction to a protest rally organized by the PF, UPND and Non governmental Organizations in Lusaka on Saturday.
Mr. Chibombamilimo said salaries and allowances for constitutional office holders that have been provided in the past years have been inadequate.
Mr. Chibombamilimo said it is immoral and hypocritical for politicians who previously performed public functions and got hefty pay to now condemn the pay rise for constitutional office holders.PF’s Michael Sata and United Party for National Development (UPND) president Hakainde Hichilema should be the last people to condemn the salaries for constitutional office holders.
He said it was hypocritical of Mr Sata and Mr Hichilema who had in the past undertaken public functions and got paid for their work to condemn the pay rise for the president, vice-president, ministers and other constitutional office holders.
“As a result of such public works, Mr Hichilema can today leave his profession and pretend to dedicate the rest of his life to serving the Zambian people,” Mr Chibombamilimo said.
The provincial minister said Mr Sata had for most of his life worked in the political offices and was therefore conversant with how costly it was to carry out functions of political offices.
Mr Chibombamilimo said that in some instances, elected officers worked for more than the stipulated number of hours thereby justifying the need for salary increments.
“An elected official often dips into his or her private resources to carry out his or her duties because there has never and may never be enough resources to fund the activities of political office holders,” he said.
Mr Chibombamilimo said the expectations of the electorate were high and could not easily be satisfied.
He said that the figures proposed for the increment were arrived at after sound judgment by professionals. He therefore said that it was highly immoral for the two opposition leaders to be against the move.
Mr Chibombamilimo also accused University Teaching Hospital (UTH) Neurologist Francis Manda of attempting to revive what he termed his fragile and ailing political career by using President Mwanawasa’s illness.
But Mr Hichilema said that it was wrong for Mr Chibombamilimo to compare his earnings from private businesses to what constitutional office holders were demanding.
He said the monies that the constitutional office holders were getting were tax payers’ money which should be used to pay striking lecturers at the University of Zambia (Unza) and junior doctors at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) among others.
“I have never been on the payroll of the Government and I do not get money from tax payers. I am a private businessman and if Mr Chibombamilimo wants to start doing business, let him do so,” Mr Hichilema said.
Mr Hichilema said the monies that the leaders were demanding could be channelled towards paying retirees, doctors, lecturers and improving sanitary conditions in most townships in Zambia.
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Things could be worse,if the opportunists or products of tribalism in the name of hakainde took power.let him not use this opportunity to gain political mileage.The tribalism I saw in Southern Province was scaring,its like i was in a different country.People there were seeing The president is illness as an opportunity for them to shift tribaism countrywide
Viva Sata, Viva HH. Ati they have to dig in their pockets in order to carry out their jobs. Does it mean that when their salaries are increased, they will stop digging into their pockets? Atase, bafikamba imwe! Fery myopic solution aka kamuntu.
Mr Chibombamilimo
Mr Chibombamilimo, you are a fool
Chibombamilimo’s reaction is pathetic, it stinks and deserves to be spat on! This is not at ‘ubomba mwibala emo alila, awe!’ This is tax payers’ money and its clear they do not want their grudas spent on lining the pockets of stupid *****s who are doing nothing but indulging in adulterous canal knowledge of other people’s wives and common whores at the peoples’ National Assembly Motel. I will rather die first than award the likes of Shakafuswa a pay rise. As for HH, he is a stinking tribal skunk of the worst odour. He should never be allowed to take advantage of this crusade to land into plot 1.
Chibombamilimo you disgust me…u even have the the guts to utter such words..now we know the people who have contributed to LPMs illness…At the rate we are going i think we should call for early elections coz it seems things have gotten out of hand..i relly think so..the Zambian people should show these politicians whos boss..
Finally PF and UPND are working together. I attended the rally..it was massive, alot and I mean alot of people attended and there was huge chimwela…last seen in 1991..Indeed “the HOUR has come for MMD to go” Ka Chibombamilimo is the same chap who was paid by Maureen to advance her presidential bid. When you hear him say something..its as good as coming fro Maureen.
#1, Tribalism is everywhere in Zambia. You have cited of Southern province, but I have worked in Eastern province for so many years where you find tribalism even in the church of God. The people in church campaigning in tribal lines during church elections. The Easterners vowing not to vote for anyone from another province just to have a change even none qualifies. In Solwezi, it was the same problem. The locals, Kaondes, threatened to bewitch a Bemba and told him to leave the town otherwise he would carried in a coffin.
Well, there is nothing wrong for PF and UPND to gain political milage out of the mistakes which the selfish leaders cant see over the heft salary increaments they want to give themselves.
I need to research more before i can comment! According to Magandes comment on the matter he seems to indicate that the Initial budget for 2008 had a provsion for the said increment, and is said to have been approved by Parl. Though i fail to understand his annoyance on increasing the lectures salaries esp that Govt is getting there entitlement which is i suppose above the 15% unless am mistaken.
I guess one can comment if they have all the facts. But regardless their pay increament seems to be unjustified.They receive huge allowances and dont feel the fuel costs and still demand for hikes how shameful…….
Please number 1 leave that subject , lets talk about the increments to these
Sata and Hakainde for sure will get all the credits from people because the fight is genuine. Chibombamilimo you are amongst the greedy and selfish ministers who joined politics to get enrichment. Thus why some countries would not vote for a poor person who first when voted in has to make sure his/her stomach is fed first at the expense of the voters. Some of us have not been paid the monies that we have laready worked for because the govt says there is no money. But there is money to pay their increased allowances and salaries. You will see what will happen to nation if the govt doesn’t heed to the cries of the people.
Maybe we shopuld just federalize Zambia, or split it like so: Luapula and Copperbelt goes to join Katanga to become part of Zaire-Congo; Northern Province joins Mbeya to link up with Zondwe Sata’s fellow tribesmen Nwacusas in Tanzania, Eastern should be ceded to the Ngwazi’s Wamutarika Bingu in Malawi, Southern and Central provinces (bantu botatwe boooonse) must be handed over to Mugabe in Zimbabwe to give him enough votes to defeat ka Morgan, Western province with all its fervent seccesionists should be made part of Ian Khama’s Botswana while Northwestern turned over to Santos in Angola.
Politics is about taking advantage of every ruling or opposition party’s mistakes.
MMD is making a mistake that may make it diffitulty for them to win elections should the President be not available for continuation in the near future.
The first people to vote against the rulling party will be civil servants. Then the rest will follow suit…
MMD needs to be careful here!
#12 Stop dreaming, it is Zambia forever until the end of time when Jesus Christ returns. Focus on developing the country not dividing her children.
Some simple minds.
Zambians, its time to come together and fight these thieves. Its not time to get divided and start talking about whose tribal or not,or who come from which province,hence we lose our focus becouse we only have one common enemy for zambia namely poverty and this great thief mmd with his scandalous ministers like Chibombamilimo and others who do not think before they talk. Viva PF, Viva UPND, Viva Sata, Viva HH. Its my prayer and for it should be for everyone that the almighty God gives us a good leader as He did to the Children of Isreal when he gave the moses. Twachula Tata Lesa tulubuleko muli buno busha no bucushi
It is interesting Chibombamilimo is now always in the news.Has he acquired a new post in MMD NEC or he is feeling the heat of being without Levy. All the same what he says is all nonsense anyway.
“PF and UPND trying to gain political points over salary increments”…….indeed Mr.Chibombamilimo, its called politics!!!!!!?????!!!!!!! If you can’t stand the heat get &*$£ out the kitchen!!!!!!
#12 Sipopa very funny contribution but will the countries in question receive us even though we have looked after them ?
I like your humour as you are not singling out one area as some short fused bloggers.Have a had a good laugh mwee!
what a shame.
Chibombamilimo chinamanshi?
#1 yu are a loser! It looks like you have scores to settle with some parties. Where have you sprung from with all this tribalism nonsense. Sata and HH have gone beyond tribal lines to promote the interest of the majority of Zambians who cant speak.
Its so fun. Hikaumba should have been there!! Whats wrong with this coward!! Too much mabisi!! He doesnt even know that this is the time when unionized members need him most!!
Politics of Fist Fighting…. Nowonder you are a poor people up to now. Grow up.
VIVA Sata Viva HH if an opportunity presents it’s self go for it.These are zambian politics MMD kuya bebele. Levy ngatalipo bonse aba nibangwele.Tukaizandamuna bakadabwa.
Politics……
Shame on them….
Sata and HH you can`t think of working together forever. HH get some sence from Sata so that when he also dies from BP by next year you take over as the republican president. Efyo iya mwaiche wandi HH isuka umutwe.
1 Have you ever head the rule of a finger. Whenever You point an accusing finger at your friend never forget that there are three others reminding you that you are three times worse. Stop blanding others as tribalist. What wrong have Southerners done to you. Dont be scared of them, they pose no threat to you.
What wrong has HH done?It seems when HH’s name is mentioned on this blog,people start shivering.The fact is tht there is nothing meaningful 2 use against HH apart frm accusing him of being a tribalist.HH is nxt Pres even sata acknowledge tht.
Chibombamilimo should well know that its immoral to award themselves an increament which is twice their current salary.Can he tell us where the money is going to come from.These chaps only get into politics to be rich and not to serve the country.This is actually robbing the country of its meagre financial resources.You refuse to pay university workers saying you haver no money but you have money to award yourselves from the current K8m to k24m.Please ashamed of yourselves.You make us look stupid,you cant defraud us.This is 419
If Koyatininii expected to see everyone who attended the rally, it not Hikaumba’s problem. I was standing next to him at the rally. He was very much present. I was encouraged by his courage. I engaged him in discussing the same problem. I mervelled at his large share of wisdom and level headedness. I was left convinced that he is in a class of his own. He is just naturally gifted. I had no option but to withdraw all the criticism I had levelled against him.
#12. Its good to have people like you on the blog. You help reduce our stress levels in these hard times.
we have to beyond this tribal nonsense otherwise we are not going anywhere.
We cant talk solutions until an ***** utters tribalism. am sick of this shiiit.
#29 thanks, I am far far away from my motherland. My brother and sister are civil servants and I know how much they get!! That is why I wanted to hear Hikaumba’s wisdom on this irrelevant salary increment for these catakerous leaders who want to increase their salaries so that they can drink and womanise a lot and die from HIV/AIDS!! Stop them! Viva Sata/HH.
lets us ensure that mmd govt.does not continue sacking our treasuries as Chibombabimilomo behaves,thinks he is more zambia than anyone of us.
Its a long overdue come together venture.we need such kinds of people…we need to mature and learn to contribute properly to national development.VIVA SATA and HH ….we are very much behind you guys…just learn to share ideas and interact with the people on the ground…abash Chibombamiliom…the only male Minister with a wig and female voice!!the chap is so dull and i wonder what schools he went to?LPM is not coming back to rule if ever he does!
PF and UPND to go for ELECTORAL PACT ! Fellow bloggers, those who were insulting HH for being a tribalist, what are you saying now that there is this UNION with ba shukulu SATA ?
Though what they are doing might be good for the nation i personally dont trust the OLD man and i just hope that this is not the end of our Young HH.
Sakwiba Sikota has a good story to tell about Mr CYCLE MATA and if our LPM returns, iam sure he will have something to narrate about their reconciliation with the OLD man. Anyway lets wait and see…….
# 1 ulibe nzelu.
keep it up HH and sata, continue working together and of course HH your are the next president of the republic fo zambia ..No doubt about young man …be wise HH and open your eyes ..this is zambia and once you are in office appoint sata to VP positon..
Thanks PF and UPND , please stop this rot.If LPM was well and working this would not have even being a story, they chaps know that.In his absentia, they want to reward themselves, how can u reward yourself when your boss is out?
Chibombamilimo is very disgusting and very shallow in thinking, how could a well thinking person compare a businessman in the private sector with a civil servant? He must be mad, It is this same Chibombamilimo who said some people were in the mandevu mountains fasting and praying for Mwanawasa’s quick recovery and that the prophets, I don’t know from where, had prophesied that the President is fine, what is he saying now? they almost killed Dr Chituwo for saying the truth. Iwe ka Kabombamilimo buka and take responsibility without complaining. Did you take up that position to enrich yourself or to serve us the masses? How much tax do you pay? Why are you trying to reap where you never sowed?
I ve always known chibomalilimo to be dull now he proving himself to my former classmates who used to doubt me at Matero Girls. He is such a joker!
I hope the old man Sata will use his head in this pact. It is time for the young to rule and him be in the background providing support. Go HH gooooooooooooooooo and leave the tribalist on this blog licking their wounds.
Does he honestly think we care what he thinks? How can he honestly try to justify a pay increment at this crucial time? Our eduvation and health systems are at a standstill and he knows it but instead of trying to make it better. he wants a larger pay so that he can afford to not to use the UTH and send his kids to UNZA because he cant be bothered to allocate money to the right place. He should be ashamed of himself for using our money for his selfish wants. How dare he say what they have already is not adequate and he thinks the salaries of the lecturers and doctors are?-People that actually ARE educated and deserve that money.
Sata for presidency and HH his vice.
Viva Sata! Viva HH!
Abush Hikaumba………….you are a coward!!
You are not speaking for the majority workers you represent!!
Vote out Hikaumba!!!!!!
Viva bashikulu ba Sata as HH puts it at the rally in Lsk!!!!!!
The drama continues.
#1 Prove your tribalism claim by listing the names of all the officials in the UPND executive also stating there tribe. Do that and see whether your accusation is justified. I take it that all you know is that HH is fom Southern and you don’t know about the rest.
We all agree that the proposal for salary increments are not only ill-timed but they are also completely immoral. If the Preident refused to agree to those increments, why do do it in his absence? The MMD team has shown total greediness on this issue and may be made to pay the heaviest political price in the end. However, I would also urge HH to be careful with Sata because this is a marriage of convenience that would only hurt HH’s political career. HH should stand on his own or with well meaning people and not Sata – the Satanist, wo way. People will loose respect for HH if he chooses that route.
Tell chibombamilimo public office is for serving the masses not for accumulating wealth!!The increments they are proposing only shows how stupid,selfish and greedy they are,honestly how can they even think of that when the civil servant aren’t getting enough!!! their days in office are numbered!! Zambians let us kick them out and give way to people who will serve the interests of a common person!!!! viva HH viva Ba Sata
chibombamilimo ibolo