Government today told Parliament that over One billion kwacha was spent on the election campaign for Ambassador Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika’s contest for the position of African Union Commission, Chairperson.
Deputy Minister in the Office of the Vice President, Friday Malwa, told parliament that the Campaign team comprised of Vice President Rupiah Banda who was the Chairperson Former Foreign Affairs Minister Mundia Sikatana, Information and Broadcasting Minister Mike Mulongoti, some permanent Secretaries and Directors.
Mr Malwa was responding to a question from opposition Patriotic Front Kantanshi Member of Parliament Yamfwa Mukanga who wanted to know how much money was spent on the said campaign and who were in the campaign team.
And responding to Mr Mukanga on what reasons were advanced by the campaign team for failure to win the election for the said position, Mr Malwa said the campaign team did not give any reasons.
He said it was unfortunate that Zambia lost this position to Jean Ping of Gabon but noted that in future the country will prepare adequately for such campaigns.
However, Acting Leader of government business in the house, George Mpombo alleged that some countries in the Southern African Development Community-SADC betrayed Zambia.
Mr Mpombo who is also Defence Minister said some countries in the SADC region who indicated that they would support the Zambian candidate were not sincere as they voted otherwise.
He, further, said there is a tendency for West African countries to join hands in support of each other which was not the case for the SADC countries.
Meanwhile, government today maintained that it will not give free fertilizer and seed to small scale farmers who were affected by the 2007/8 floods.
Agriculture Minister Sarah Saifwanda pointed out that her Ministry will next week give a Ministerial statement on the many demands and concerns over the high fertilizer price and the need to increase the number of farmers under the fertilizer Support Porgramme.
Respond to concerns from a number of Members of Parliament among them, Namwala United Party for National Development-UPND MP Robbie Chizhyuka, Pemba UPND MP David Matonga and MMD Lumezi MP Isaac Banda who wanted to know what measures government is putting to help small scale farmers produce food this season as opposed to receiving relief food, Ms. Saifwanda pointed out that though government is aware of the need to have enough food, it will not give free fertilizer to those affected by floods or any one unless those under the cooperative society who will receive inputs under the Fertilizer Support Programme.
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Wow what a waste of money. Tell me how does being chairperson for the AU help Zambia in any way???
That K1 billion would have made a difference had it been invested agriculture.
No one betrayed Zambia, The candidate was not suitable to gather enough votes to win. Why shud the SADC vote for inonge just because she is from Zambia a member of SADC.
Siteke was going to be a strong candidate if he was available.I doubt he was asked????…Inonge’s credential are nothing more but that of a priviledged person and weak protfolios.
We are quick to spend money on useless adventure while neglecting neediful areas. For instance why wasn’t that One Billion kwacha not given to our Thompson Hospital to upgrade its Laboratories, Kitchen, Theatre and Ex-ray rooms and the machines in there. But there we are, wasting money on some unsalable person persuing their personal ambition which was going to have very little impact on the lives of so many people in peri urban and shanty compounds. Its time we started putting our priorities right if we are to move forward as a nation. Better still equip UTH to avoid sending stroke patients to Paris at huge costs.
Wait for bill that will come from Paris hospital. A country without a vision perishes. A nation full of selfish and greedy minister can’t develop. Look at the infrastructure how delapidated it is? Some have already worked for their monies but can’t be paid because the usual refrain that there is no money. It is high time we put right priorities in place. Even when you talk of MDG malya baumi ayo oonse.
GUYS Bakapala bachilamo aba. By the way do they even hear what we say. Its too much of these useless expenditure. Bakwindi I always say time will tell ask FTJ and you too gona pay for these criminal activities you are enjoying.
This is unaccepable expenditure and we shall demand answers very soon. Actually I would like a breakdown of the expenditure.
Yaba this country also!! every day you hear ilyashi lya bupuba. That K 1billion could have been spent on paying retirees. We have wrong priorities! God please help us
where are our senior citizens like winas,zulu,chongwe,even sata..? pliz speak out for the poor souls.limbi mulalyako? leadership crisis pa zed.pliz God help us coz even the church leaders like mumba and pule are polluted!
Inonge!!. My flat foot. The lady has no international credentials only uk queen and balotse kuta nonsense know. Whoever authorised that 1 billion expenditure. He Should seek audience with street/ abused kids and apologize
But do not blame Chitila’article on the failure of the lozi woman
Inonge!!. My flat foot. The lady has no international credentials only uk queen and balotse kuta nonsense know. Whoever authorised that 1 billion expenditure. He/she Should seek audience with street/ abused kids and apologize
But do not blame Chitila’article on the failure of the lozi woman
Shemuna bane shame!!!!!!!!!!! Fyaliya lusa
Good for nothing zambians debate!!!! You were quite when Chiluba gave $20M to katumbi for an arms deal, or was it his $1M for his suits in Switzerland, Or The carlintone maize deal with Mahtani, Did I mention the scandals of Samuel Musonda at commercial bank ouch!!! Or no maybe it was simon mwansa at zesco, no, no am mistaken it was faustin kabwe at access financial services, its confusing i think am trying to mention that it was during the sale of the mines that corruption started with Francis Kaunda at ZCCM!!! Bravo for LPM for womens support!! way to go.
So today it is Inonge and yesterday it was Lupando Mwape spending over K10bn. Tomorrow it will be Syokoloko Bangosha. How do you fight corruption like this. All Accountants at Ndola Cabinet office suspended to pave way for investigation.
This expenditure was truly unsolicited.One wonders why funds like these are not dispensed by the same govt to ensure every under-priviledged child has an education, basic health care and a roof over their head…There’s too much egotism and peeps are too obsequious in our govt; Everyone just bloody sucks up!And People, You won’t believe that even Kaunda was part of this mindless adventure; I can only wonder why he was left out of the campaign committtee in the report coz He was HERE in ALGERIA wit Lewanika and met with bout 10 students here…Time always have a funny way of catching up, but eventually, it will…
lord help us…? i do not understand what is wrong with our politicians (fortune seekers). That money would have benefited our hospitals or schools. I hope civic minded individuals and organizations will join in protest of the recent wage increase for the fortune seekers. It is time for ba MMD to go?
Don’t forget MMD was (is) all out to appease the western province so that they don’t pursue their grandiose Barotse nationalism and support opposition parties.
i m sik of all u water heads…leave inonge alone…it,s not ur money anyway…u dont even pay tax coz u guys ran away 2 go and babysit british pensioners….hahahah.
# 83. Zeddy,
constitutions differ, In other countries e.g India, Presidents have less authority compared to Prime Ministers, In Zambia the VP though senior in Cabinet has less authority compared to Ministers e.g Defence, Health, Finance e.t.c . A Zambian VP has no Job description, He wholly depends on delegated tasks by the President. Some Cabinet Ministers have acted as Presidents in the presence of a sitting VP in Zambia and including South Africa, It is common for Defence Ministers to act regardless of the presence of a Vice President. However a VP automatically acts in the event of the Presidents death, incapacitation or resignation for a specified duration. Lets us recall our CIVICs
Iwe chi Zero Charlie No 18, Shame on YOU! Ala! how in ur right mind wud u allow such foolhardy and unwarranted expenditure?!? U must be one of the very unrefined tribalistic Zedians that live in Misisi compound…Not wen there are areas that need the money more than the already rich Lewanikaz of this world…I’m Lozi but i jes don’t get why we should spend so much on inanely and glaringly unnecessary adventures!
Zambia court jails ex-copper mines chief for graft
A Zambian court jailed the former head of the country’s copper mining conglomerate ZCCM on Wednesday for two years with hard labour for corruption relating to the privatisation of copper mines.Francis Kaunda, who headed the Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines (ZCCM), a conglomerate that controlled vast copper and cobalt mines before privatisation in 2000, was jailed together with prominent local businessman Faustin Kabwe.”Both (Kaunda and Kabwe) have been sentenced to two years imprisonment with hard labour with effect from today, 13th August 2008,” said Victor Makai, spokesman for the country’s anti-corruption task force.
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has previously accused former president Frederick Chiluba and former senior officials of bungling the sale of the copper and cobalt mines, saying some copper mines were sold too cheaply.Mwanawasa’s accusations were backed by a World Bank report which highlighted “grave irregularities” in the sale of the mines.Makai said in a statement that Kaunda took ownership of one of Zambia’s most prestigious schools, previously run by the ZCCM, while he and Kabwe were also convicted of conspiring to defraud the government.A senior court official separately confirmed to Reuters the jailing of Kaunda and Kabwe
So its true we still have a working Government hah? Next katele kalumba and Stella Chibanda.Hope by next Presidential elections all plunders still in politics will be convicts.Strategically that will knock them out as a form of sanitizing the political arena.This looks to be a good and effective sycheme.
how much money has the government recovered from these two theives.
i will sue the zambian Govt. for wasting tax payers money on inonge.they could have built a school or by some hospital equipments with that money.
Just from the two thugs ZK75 Billion plus through securities,cash accounts, properties and automobiles has been recovered.
Wish Mwanawasa could have seen these guys heading to jail, problem is that they will be out in a few days on appeal and then the waiting continues again.
Political convictions usually don’t last and can be overturned on appeal. I guess its more money for lawyers pa zed.
Inonge is a useless person just like most lozi politicians. She used Mwanawasa’s rather confused state to compel him to support a campaign that she was bound to lose. This is an outrage to the people of Zambia. One Billion Kwacha could have helped flood victims right in western province yet this corrupt gov’t went ahead to waste such needed resources on a person that can not even win an MP in her home village. The people of Zambia must make sure that she is tried on corruption charges for wasting needed gov’t resources. Please don’t bring old cases and compare them to this crime. Where is the ACC, or Task Force or are they just mwanawasa’s political weapons against political opponents?
Iwe # 13 Realist,
You should be blamed becoz you are the one that new all those scandals and never said anything. You need to call me so you can fill me in on that. Take care.
KK must also be investigated because he was at the forefront of this campaign. I think RB’s name has been put forward to protect KK but we need accountability otherwise this type of abuse will never end. Inonge was not picked in a democratic way to represent Zambia because she was choosen by LPM and we all know by now that LPM’s judgement is very questionable that is why may be the man is in coma right now. Had he been honest enough with himself, he would have stepped down before the 2006 elections, this time he would be enjoying some time off with his family but poor judgement even on personal health has put him were he is right now,he made the same mistake by choosing Inonge, poor bastard.
Fellow citizens, how can we continue with this government that is so insolent and does not have its people at heart? I beleive these guys must have read Owen Powells book”ANIMAL FARM”. The ballot seems to be weak to remove them and so am giving them up to God for him to deal with them coz i cannot pray for the same unthankful leader who continues to torment his people. If i pray for their welbeing, they steal from me. So i would rather say may God have his way over them. Prayer has limits and goals.If those goals are not being achieved,check the route and item being prayed for.Yes the Bible tells us to pray for leaders in authority so that all is well with us. But in this situation, our lead
cont from 32
our leaders are not considerate so its better to have the peace and stability but leave this leadership in Gods hands.
#32, 33 amen
#31, be objective and put aside your hate for KK, he is not in government and merely asked by LPM to escort Inonge and introduce her. Are you suggesting KK organised and instructed cabinet to fund the campaign? If yes, then UNIP is still in power and KK the President!
#31, with all due respect let’s have respect for the dead. How can you call LPM a bastard?
#29, I really wonder what you mea by saying that she lost an MP election in her own village, are you really sure about this wild statement? That woman was MP for Senanga when she ran for president and despite being a clearly viable option that most other candidates, you Zambians went on to vote for a wilting cabbage. Today, the cabbage is in rotting mode and you still retain it as head of state! A Bemba saying states: ‘A fish starts rotting from the head’, true of you Zambians, especially Bembas who can field an outright embacile like Chakomboka or stinking thieves like Chiluba, or terrible wizards like Katele. Today, two of your own, Kaunda and Kabwe, are in jail. STINKERS!
I agree partially agree with the above statement, Zambia is like a dead fish, busy rotting from the head first. Can one really imaging the amount of money the government has spent on Chiluba’s fake sickness and have other Zambias hang a noose around Luapulans for the misdeeds of that diminutive fool, no! There is no need of blaming Inonge’s failures on all Lozi people because it is common an AU charter requirement that if a country fields a candidate for the top post, they have to campaign for that candidate. Besides, that woman would have won hands down, had it not been thatDerrick Chitala’s last minute toilet acrobatics that annoyed most of her pledged votes.
#37. It is sad to see that in this day and age there a people with such tribal venom ,as you have displayed. You must have grown up with those skinny cows in Southern Province.
You are obviuos a fontini very typical.
Well done ZRA for that target.But,the worry is all that money is going towards the medical bill,pay rise for useless leaders who contribute nothing to the national development and probably the change will again go to inonge’s campaign for AU chairman.it time to pasteurize this ungreatful and inconsiderate goverment.
Well done ZRA for that target.But,the worry is all that money is going towards the medical bill,pay rise for useless leaders who contribute nothing to the national development and probably the change will again go to inonge’s campaign for AU chairman.it time to pasteurize this ungreatful and inconsiderate government.
Are Bembas involved in this episode?i wonder,You bunch of losers keep talking about the bembas when you lozis and tongas part away with millions.what a shame!why not spend that money on improving schools.
Contrary to what George Mpombo and others are saying, Jean Ping of Gabon had far more impressive credentials than Inonge Lewanika. Just check this out on Wikipedia. Inonge’s loss has nothing to do with the betrayal by SADC or any such other unsubstantiated reasons. She just didn’t match up to Jean Ping’s pedigree. The question we should be asking ourselves on this forum is why only Inonge was considered when there are so many other qualified Zambians with more impressive credentials who could also have been considered.
It’s Shame that in this day and age we are still talking about tribalism.That’s nonsense!what the F…k is that,come on people
let us be matured.If you have personal differences please,sort them outside this blog.Stupid *****s! One Zambia One Nation.
Listen up y’all, Inonge might be very innocent actually, but the campaign committee is guilty as charged. Inonge could have won, but probably 3 quarters of the K1 billion went into the greedy campaign scalawags’ pockets, leaving her with little financial resources to win the election. So, leave the lady alone and focus on the real thieves…and up yours for attacking such an honourable lady.
iwe #18 are you one of them? tell us if she is your mother.if we have such people like zambia wont develop.
What is the shock over all this spending??? I guese the Govern had to use its initiative to represent Zambia’s image abroad coz a bunch of ZED’s out their are not doing a good job at this, having her on the AU was going to be more inflential than spending ZMK1 billion when one person can waste ZMK10 billion. I guess people do NOT UNDERSTAND ABOUT COUNTRY REPRESENTATION AND INFLUENCE – WE NEED CIVICS STUDIES AGAIN. Why is USA always appoint for this positons, I guess someone out there has an answer?
In USD terms it equates to approx. $300,000.00, coming to think of it I think I should withdraw comment #47
WAS THIS MONEY BUDGETD FOR?WAS IT PRESENTED BEFORE PARLIAMENT? WE MOVE IN TO INVESTIGATE AND CULPRIT BE BROUGHT TO BOOK WITHOUT FEAR OR FAVOUR.
What is the cost benefit for the post had she won the elections.The money could have been used in hospitals , instead of giving panados . This is really plundering of resources . God help us.That one billon kwacha would have either been used to solve the suffering of workers in Kafue
Fellow Zambians, its a pity our money can be spent so carelessly by this Govt. RB and the intire campaign team should questioned seriously. I doubt if that money was even spent on what has been reported. Its very illegal for Govt to spend such an amount of money on programmes outside their budget. This MMD Govt is full of irregularities which simply shows that its incapable. They are so quick to release money on things that are not budgeted for yet they leave important things. Imagin how many programmes are pending because Govt claims to have no money even when the tax payers pay every now and then. Because of such unbudgeted programmes, Govt ends without money for budgeted programmes. Shame
Bangwele. This is small change. If you want Zambia to have influence in Interantional organisations this is what you have to do. Per capitawise there are very few Zambians in international organisations because you do not push as hard as other countries. Remember we make monetary contributions to these organisations and its only fair that we got our own people into influential positions. Afterall the French and Gabon govts are reported to have spent $25m on the Jean Ping OAU candidacy.
#52
At the expense of the poor? Dont compare Zambia to France or Gabon. We are far poorer thann them.
52 i totally agree, we have to have an edge in these international organisations. Its never done at no cost! my friend Eratus Mwencha had to fly from country to country to get the Vice Commissioner Positions its never free. So go on shouting but that what it is.
Crendetials of Inonge i want one of us here to prove to me they have a better CV than hers in relation to her job , and field. We have plenty of useless chaps here tell us ur credentials????
Right on #52. Zambians are cunts! The country makes budgetary contributions to these international organisations but the country never gets a return on its contributions because zambians are so spteful of each other. Bo Inonge CV is impressive. She has afterall worked in International organisations. Her not getting the job has nothing to do with her CV. It is jusdt the politics behind it. French speaking countries in Africa have always had an advantage in Africa coz the French foreign ministry has always had a budget to compaign for French speaking candidates. UNESCO, FAO, IAAF, CAF, Most OAU SGs have been led by French speaking Africans.
#52
Mind your language. We are talking about peoples lives here. Your thinking is archaic. You trying to say we should spend all that amount and yet some people in thousands are lacking decent shelter and wages.
We as a people should be consulted before government decides to go on this barbaric expenditure sprees.
no one betrayed zambia,,even when kalusha lost the cosafa sit,,he thot he had beeen betrayed by the cosafa memebers,the money spent on the campaign would have been used on something else,i can imagine the bill from france,whats with our goverment,and of wat benefit was the Au chairmanship to zambia,,there is a LEAKAGE SOMEWERE
#53. If you are poor then stop making monetary contributions to these organisations. Why put money into something you have no return? Just to employ and pay nationals of other countries?
#52
The comfortable never mind seeing extra mouths starving. They spend to equate what they have seen in their fellows in rich countries.
They are obliviuos of the fact that there are prople in their own country that are starving.
That is what you are encouraging.
#58
Try to differentiate between luxuries and needs. You cant afford not to pay rent but you can afford not to rent a house that is above your means.
At this point in time, Zambia is too poor to waste that kind of money.
Ababene abena Liwanika does mean they are the only ones who know how to work? Aka is on so many commitees, his brother a PS, the other one was on GMO inquiry (which never benefited anyone)and now we have spent K1bn on this girl Inonge. Is there no other educated Zedians than this old guards. They worked with KK Chiluba LPM. Not in the next Government. Please leave room for the youngs as well. THIS GOES EVEN TO ALL GUYS LIKE SATA, MASHEKE,RB, MUNKOMBWE and others. SHILENIKO ABANA PLEASE
You are trying to pretend that all is well in the eyes of those that you mingle with at those ‘important’ gatherings, try pretending that you are from a poor country.
I would rather think that countries like Botswana, Southafrica, Namibia would have been in a better position to fund such campaigns(sic?)
#56. You really have a comprehension problem. Your Zambian govt makes monetary contributions to these International organisations. If you and your government are so concerned about the poor and their shelter you should forthwith stop making these contributions. But if you still want to be members please divise ways and means of having a return on your contributions. I put it to you that having your citizens in influential positions will constitute a return on your contributions since they will be paid handsomely and the monies will flow into the Zambian economy.
#63
Refer to my ans at #60
Do you have an idea as how much we contribute?
#63
Also, are our contributions mandatory?
Hot ..Hot.. Hot.. Is the issue of 1 billion becoz she lost? Or the mere spending of 1 billion.Poverty …. we are crying over spilt drop of milk, are’nt we? This money cannot even buy three mansions in Kabulonga.And here we are insulting one another, throwing tribal tirades at each other … Poverty.This evil called “POVERTY” can really make us stoop so low.
She lost to a better and well exposed candidate.This woman is the best candidate Zambia could have come with, forget the celebs of kabwata.LPM helped her, asked KK to lead her campaign, just shows how little influence we Zambians have in Africa period.I bet if this woman was South African or Nigerian would have won.
Look at the National Budget under Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
I guess LPM’s bill in France has alreay topped 10 billion …. whats the fuss over 1?
#65 The membership and contributions are voluntary.
No,these people had a reason not to vote 4 inonge, first they know than zambian’s are failures and secondly corruption,that’s a big post to be to someone who’s her/his country background is known of corruption. first think of it how many leaders are facing corruption charges in our courts of law? Nearly everyone and is that a good picture to the outsiders. even if inonge was clean as long as she came from zambia,UMSUKU UUBI USAFYA MPANGA.BUT IF I ASK you A QUESTION, AU CHAIRMAN what does it mean to Zambians.waste of money.
#66
What we are talking about is ACCOUNTABILLITY. How much more 1 billions is GRZ capable of spending in like manner.
The Government needs to account for every Ngwee spent and justify them.
In other words you are saying we could afford to waste that 1 Billion?
Some has said that it would have taken more than 1 billion to achieve the goal of (winning) but then why go ahead and chance with 1 billion?
The fact is the campaign was unaffordable.
our poor schools need money,unza is closed becoz of money problems,yet money is being spent on foolish campaigns and sending fake boxers to the olympics
#69
How much do we contribute?
#66, that money could be used to buy may be a cheap second hand MRI machine coz new ones may cost about a million US dollars of which we cant fail to raise about 700,000 usd top up.
So where does that leave you and your short sited economics? We should be spending money on facilities that will benefit most of the zedian community not just sponsoring individuals to posts that no one knows what the countries benefits are.
#71
Yes, we need to account for every ngwee, agreed.And it was accounted for, you read, its was spent for the campaign of this woman to lead the African Union, wass it enough? If we really wanted this seat and have influence on the continent, and I was the president, I would have pumped more than that.Thats me.
The billion my countrymen was not wasted, If we had won I don’t think we would discussing this.Its a billion Kwach my man , not pulas, kwacha.
Whether we needed this seat its for LPM to answer.I guess he had a vision of having a voice on the continent.Zambia has lost out even to countries like Senegal,Kenya,Botswana, etc.So maybe LPM wanted to drag back our poor country.
#75
Let us be objective sir, how much are our contributions?
#75
To develop our country, we cant afford to be chancers or pretend that we not poor.
#74
Again thats the thinking I would not go for, why buy a secondhand MRI? A govt begging for a discount on a secondhand MRI … common.If we do not have one we will wait until we can afford one, maybe get three new ones for that amount from china.
Economically, call us short-sighted, thats fine.All we need is a more agresive president after LPM’s term.Not afraid to bring new ideas on how to expand our agric, mining, tourism ventures.Build more infrastructure, which we are way back compared to countries like Zimbabwe, Botswana, Kenya, etc.You are not in Africa, u will never understand Africa.
It was foolish of our government to believe that woman was a sellable product,a woman who can not even be sold locally!!!!
#37.am very diaspointed with your primitive unsensible reaction to the truth,such kind of people with diplorable calibre as you are not needed in this country.i wonder if you are even zambian.have regard for people rather than insulting the crocodiles before you cross the river.
inonge is just one of those “women” seeking for her better tomorrow,and her efforts can never contribute any sort impact to the development of this country and the 1 billion spent for her campaign by the goverment was a waste of resources.
Watch your mouth.
Now these are men we do not need this era …. #79.This woman has achieved more than what you will ever dream of.Check her profile before you comment, I guess you do not know her, by the way who beat her …. you right a”woman”.Don’t be soooo sexiest.
Oh soory the person who won was Jean Ping from gabon.I guess he is a man.
govt is irresponsible… they need to set their priorities right…. subsisdise Meali-Meal instead..
iwe Muyoba… we dont care about much she has achieved… we aretalking about reckless and unjustified spending…. priorities….
When will Zambia ever win?every time it’s lose or lost to this and that.AU position lost,Cosafa presidence lost,Africa cup we are mere participants.This explains why we still don’t have good roads,clinics,police posts,educational facilities etc.ANNA CHIFUKUSHI or is she CHIFUNGULA expose more of these wasteful expenditures.These people should not Just be excited on Taxing us to finance there useless expenditure.
iwe … Kaponya, how is spending on campaign reckless and unjustified? You have to stand up and play a role on the continent. 1 billion would not even subsidise bunga for a month.Do you know that?
Very upsetting news. Just look at the street kids. Do you see their sad faces every day with no homes and no food. The leaders we have are merciless. I cry for the poor kids and beacause when they become adults, our society will pay heavily for these injustices. When you travel the world so much and see how our colleagues plan ahead for their citizens you can’t help but feel sorry for mother Zed. The closures I left at UNZA 10 years ago are still occurring. When are we gonna learn and move one big step ahead of time. Please our leaders be real for once! That money could have been put to good use.
Why start a journey you know you will not complete?
Simply put, you borrow your poor sons long time savings to buy a ticket to london and discover that the money is not enough for that objective.
You spend the mpney buying luxuries at the ticket sell point as evidence that you at least attempted to fly out.
Your son complains and you say after all the money was too little.
What do you think your son will think about you after this.
#75,78&71 Miyoba, we all know what Inonge has done academically but on the improvement of the local Zambian when she was MP senanga,ITS A ZERO SCORE. Ask me why she and brother ended up at AGENDA FOR ZAMBIA, now back again in MMD? I personally dont have a problem with Inonge but its the way govt is spending that is irking me. The money is not accounted for as we dont know exactly how it was generated and all we know is a block figure that it was spent. Be real my friend. Well when i talked of an MRI, i know what i meant and am not talking of cheap chinese staff, which works today and tomorrow is packed. An MRI for UTH can mean a lot than the AU commission chairpersonship.
I still stand by my words even if i’m enemy no.1 here.If I were presido I would have spend 2 billion and Zambia would be the chair the AU.Zambia would be playing a bigger role on the continent, we are matured democracy and we have to lead and stop being followers.We liberated almost half of the countries leading SADC, Comesa, etc.Countrymen, what is Zambia’s role in this era? All countries are liberated and thanks to ourselves, so what now? Be led by Swaziland, RSA,zimbabwe, Namibia, DRC,etc??????
Though we have already lost the money there is nothing we can do at the moment as the money is already lost. At the same time though Zambia is poor let the the people in control of the resources prioritise things according to the area of needy. Majority of Zambians are living in abject poverty and yet a lot of billions is being spent on things which benefit only a few. Let us develop our country first before we start vying for those positions. Charity begins at home. Merely to talk of Zambia people who visited this country first think of how dirty our environment is because of the special song of non availability of funds
I think some of these expenditures should not be encouraged espacially that there are no benefits to the country. Had we invested in athletics we would have won a few medals at the olympics.
#75, 78 & 81.
sorry my earlier posting included 71. Well Miyoba, how about the same money being used to build two 2 roomed houses for teachers in some rural school? 500 million kwacha actually can build a good 3 bedroom house. The houses will stand longer that the period stipulated for the sit Inonge bidded for. This is what we shud be thinking not just to appease our selves that we can spend 1billio kwacha.
Yes its not pula or rand or dollar but when the money is brought to zed, it still stands to be 1 billion and can do a lot.at least if u divided this money by 12 and then factor our 100,000 kwacha, u know how many teachers will benefit for a small retention allowance. Not less than 800
#89 Start thinking like the man you named yourself after.
Accountability is a concept in ethics with several meanings. It is often used synonymously with such concepts as answerability, enforcement, responsibility, blameworthiness, liability and other terms associated with the expectation of account-giving.
The money is accounted for, it was used for a AU chair campaign , thats accountability.It has nothing to do with a motive.As long as there is an audit trail created, its traceable and accounted for.
1 billion spent on UTH would do wonders for the health sector. There would be no need to even keep bodies in Paris
#93 You are changing the motive, its was for the reason I stated earlier.If you ask me, Is building a classroom better option? I would , yes, but I was meant for a different purpose. And that purpose was genuine.Just like we still pay our membership dues to SADC, AU, etc and not feed the street kids.There are other issues we should take care and this was one.I understand your thinking here, but look at the bigger picture for this one, If we succeeded we would be playing role I feel we deserve, not cry poor for the rest of our lives.Look at china, They have millions startving but they are aggressive inter-nationally e.g. staging the Olympics, spending billions of dollars, why?
How does a poorly calculated campaign, colosal spending and misgiuded priorities benefit the ordinery Zambian? Mr Miyoba? That amount of money shoulkd have been channeled towards funding agriculture supplements or fuding some small sxale farmers… or even contributing it towards the Citizen empowerment commionsion for youth loans…
Its like a father who takes his salary to a wardelection campaign when his children are not fed… think baba
Waste of money. To make the matter she went and lost the election. First it was Lupando campaigns of K10 billion. Now it is K1billion. This is pure plunder. No difference with ftj.
Kaponya … You will not get it.
If I will still get a salary in 30 days time, and the ward election is my lifetime achievement in the making, I will risk it.I will explain it to the family that the next thirty days will be hard for us, of course we will have something to eat, I will take the risk.Most succeesful pipo took great risks, having no money for thirty days is not too big a risk, but leaving my job now thats a risk, I would not consider.walk with here or you will not understand me.
#99
Soft blogging I guess
A thief can ACCOUNT to his fellow thief. So much about ACCOUNTABILLITY.
A thief can open a bank ACCOUNT and account for his spending sprees.
someone show us a single prestigous public institution in zambia that we can proudly point to and say wow!! there is where the money has been spent. do not include the house of parliment or state house because only afew people use these places anyway. I mean a common man’s place like a university a hospital a school a public library or a public toilet for that matter. well, we just spent 1billion on that campaign although i honestly dont know if we needed to.10 billion for lupando to drive around and campaign for a political party. i tend to wonder if these billions are the same money in nature to what we can refurbish hospitals etc.
Bemba’s stop making noise, just because she is Lozi
Nigerians, are my fav kind of people on the continent.If there are any on this forum, I salute you.
1. These are very proud of themselves.They make local movies, pipo ridicule them , but still watch them, hence growing their industry.
2. They are confident and aggressive, no country even SA can push and shove them around.
3. They lead not led. West Africa knows who is boss there.
There are other things I do not like about them also like the “corruption” aspect.They are trying very hard to solve but its deep.My point fellow zambians is do not cry “poor” “Starving” etc. Stand up, Be proud, Be counted.I suggest anyone into books to read “Capitalist Nigger”.Gabon probably spent K3b.
#103
SHIDADA, we are not Bembas’, we are lozi.
Miyoba don’t be foolish in your thinking my fellow Zambian, China has a population of around 1.5 Billion people. No matter how they develop, they will still have poor people somewhere in China. On the other hand, Zambia is not more than 10 million+ so the money spent on Inonge would have made a difference in Zambia. Why didn’t Zambia take the route of Burundi, there candidate realised early on that she would not win so she withdrew from the race saving her country and her self a lot of time and money. Inonge’s CV is not all that, she was educated by getting free education from british scholarships because her family helped the british to colonise Zambia. She worked for the UN…
Miyoba
Gabon is a rich country, are you aware?
Some Lozi losers think that if you point out some obivious failures by Lozis then you are Bemba. No No No, I’m Lozi and I think the money spent on Inonge Lewanika was a waste. Every year there are floods in western Zambia, that money could have been spent on flood victims, Inonge needs to be arrested and sent to jail with hard labour for 10 years for wasting gov’t money. What wishful thinking, she thought she would leave the sandy villages of Kalabo to go and get the highest political position in Africa just like that with a PhD in selling Zambia to the british, that woman can not even win votes in Mongu let alone Zambia, what made her and her supporters think she would head the AU? Shame!!
I think Anonymous lets not get personal.You cannot call me “Foolish” just becoz I do not agree with you.And I will allow you to be disrespectful to me.lets be adults and behave like adults.I debate issues here not persona.
You have said it she worked for UN, does anyone just work for the UN? And yes I’m aware Gabon is a rich country thats why I think they spent thrice that amount you are breaking bones for.U say shes educated, never mind who paid for the school fees thats irrelevant here, her CV is very strong, and ambasador to US, just add that.What more do you want?
106 whether a scholarship or not one still has to study and pass for it. Do you think the Masters and Docrate were all given if she didnt perform? I totally agree with Miyoba…a country has many sectors and to behave as if we live in a vacuum is dangerous. If i were to via for a Position at the ACP , COMESA, SADC , AU wherever in these organisationS, i will get Govt support.
I know for sure the other sectors of the economy are important , so is being the chair of the AU. You can imagine the impact she could have given on Zim issue if she was elected chairperson?
People, the Lewenika’s are from Wusakile. Their dad worked for the mines before he became Litunga. Please the woman is not from the village as some suggest.
contd from 93
less than 800 teachers will benefit and who knows how much man power would have been encouraged to work in rural set ups?
I know for sure that people like Miyoba are positive minded and would like to spend. Thats the spirit but in our spending, we should reflect where the source of the money we intend to spend is coming from.
If she had won, You could have been dancing here on the blog telling us how majestic she is and bla bla bla ….
The fact that she lost we stand here denouncing a very good citizen. Who put her head on the block for Zambia.Calling her by her tribe, family, history, etc. Be fair.
Wait a minute, I remember when her candidancy was anounced we were all singing her accolades, and anonymous my friend you were one of us, I might be wrong.
Miyoba
I have the utmost respect for you. There are two anonymous here.
I dont think you deserve to be called such.
#s 106 amnd 107 are two different people.
This is the price of being anonymous.
I believe that we aught to discuss issues and not individuals.
As for Inonge, I am sure she is much more qualified than me and probably a suitable candidate. But the issue is not her at all.
Con’td from, 106
She worked for the UN, working for the UN is like working for a charity, you don’t get a lot of political experience compared to someone who has been working in senior gov’t positions like the Gabon candidate. She has failed to be President of Zambia a few times, everytime she stands, she will be one of the least voted candidates in Zambia because she has no support. We need a change of gov’t so that certain groups stop abusing the state. Some people would like everyone to believe that Inonge is one of the most educated person in Zambia, we have so many educated and experienced people who could have won than Inonge. This was Levy’s fool way of winning votes among the lozi
But, again dont take it personal Iam sure you above that kind of person.
#96, am not changing the motive but the reality is for the past 17 years or so, we have lost it all in terms of improving the zedian community in the name of democracy and also unwarranted spending sprees carried over from chiluba’s admin. Can we proudly stand and say we have good houses or hospitals or school and universities before we go on the international level? Not at all. Your comparing Chinas poor and Zedian poor people i think is highly misplaced. Let us just be real and i personnaly would like to see more schools and hospitals built than vying for posts at international level where only individuals and their immediate families benefit. Yes being an ambassodor to america is good but
#103 What makes you think that all these pipo speaking against K1 billion spent on Inonge are bembas! These are Zedians who want justice for mother zed. Get a life man are Bembas a thorn in your MUNYELO!
My man, Koffi Annan is today what he is becoz he worked for the UN right.If she was in MMD at that time and stood, things would be different.Look we stuck with chaps like Shaka, Mulongoti, Kalumba, etc.Very questionable politicians.
Secondly, poilticians are the same.New ones will come and want to be rich and then plunder our country.At the time Levy thought he had the best candidate.And I also think so.But our own SADC friends betrayed us.Look at this, west africa never supports anyother pipo, thats why KK went to Libya, Algeria, etc to get the Arab vote, then our friends in the South thought otherwise.If they did not dump us, we will discussing other important issues now
from 118
but there are so many people who have been ambassodors before and this merit cannot be used as a par for someones achievements, such appointments are at the mercy of the president and any one can be appointed and recalled. I am not against Inonge but the way the monies are being spent. Think of equiping UTH so that VIP’s can go for medical check up locally than spending tax in other countries and most of them end up coming back to zed dead.
shame on this illogical spending.
Such risks are not worthy it.
#118
You couldn’t have put much clearer than that my friend.
I remember sometime back someone in cabinet saying thier perks are the ‘lowest in the region’ and yet they forget that our economy is probabilly the lowest, our peoples wages are the lowest, our services are the waste and so on and so forth.
Sadly, we have people in Grz who pretend that things are not as bad as they are and this mentallity is what led us to even venture to pursue the AU chairmanship despite the knowledge that it was a costly affair.
#120 may you enlighten me on this issue; were we betrayed by fellow SADC collegues and is this provable or its just a thought. I have no idea on this one.
#118 We will not reach that level you are talking about, I’m just being real my man, we will not.The way african govts operate we will not.
Secondly, that billion cannot build a school let alone a hospital.I might have over stated by using China as an example.We have not staged any continental event.So How do you want other africans take you seriously? .We have to believe in ourselves first before others beilieve in us.And that AU chair would have upped our esteem as a nation, big time.I hope the All Africa games will give us that opportunity, show the world, africa that Zambia does exist, not only when there is debt relief, we are being heard.
it was not worth the expense.Inonge has failed the Zambian people and wasting such huge amounts of tax payers money on such a campaign was irresponsible. even the composition of the campaign was wack!!!!!!
Imagine our Ministers want to get as musch as their fellow Ministers get in Botswana.
But they forget that economically, Botswana is capable of supporting their pays.
But can Zambia afford the same? No
The 1 billion spent was a waste of scarce resources.
DONT BE MISSLED BY THE FIGURE THIS IS LITTLE MONEY FOR OUR RICH COUNTRY IF YOU HAD TO COMARE IT WITH WHAT ZRA HAVE REPORTED IN THERE COLLECTED REVENUE, COME ON GUYS PLEASE LETS BE REAL
Miyoba
Positivity with objectivity, my friend, is what pays.
Not Fanciful Objectivity which is no Positivity at all but
Irresponsibility.
I wish she tood in Matero consituency is better than fostina.
#123 You do not need science to prove that.She got 17 votes by the way, Jen Ping got 31.And No, it cannot be proved, its a secret ballot.Had we got support from all SADC , COMESA, and EAST and Central africa, she could have made it. And Yes its just a thought, mine.
That’s total plunder of national resources…why did she go ahead when Mbita Chitala had already spoiled her chances?
GEEEEEEEESSSS, You guys want to break bones for a billion kwacha.That amount has already being plundered as we are blogging here by parliamentarians, ministers, etc.
#124, my man, am talking about a house for a school teacher. I didnt say we can build a school or hospital. Not at all but i know of very cheap housing plans by our own National Housing Authority which will cost around 300,000 a full house is built. Why do they sale the 2 roomed houses at PHI for such an amount? Its becoz they have evaluated the costs and the input needed to erect such a house. Offcourse we cannot budget bigger projects in 1 billion but smaller projects even like renovating the leaking roofs at one of Evelyn Hone college hostels. that will mean a lot or simple renovate some lab at NRDC coz the last time i went there(2007) it was bad.
Typical of an African. Why? we luck confidence in ourselves that we can win anything without bribing OUR WAY THROUGH in this case buying votes at our expense. Damn *****S!
Politicians think they are clever! Dayz are numbered. Look at Faustin Kabwe?, Look at Francis Kaunda.
I will be desperately waiting for Maureen Mwanawasa,Mulongoti,……… at CHIBOKAILA!
While the AU chairpersonship is a good indicator for our role in democratic issues in Africa, I do ot think Zambia needed to be so extravagant in its campaign strategy. Look at Gabon which finally got the position, does anyone think they spent this much? I do not think so. Imwe ba kalubemba, anyandule or whatever you call yourselves, parliamentarians, you are a let down. Anything in your favour you approve without consulting the masses, and yet it takes you your tenure of office to approve what is relevant to the masses. Is this what democracy means?
#133 I hear you.Now, these Tax people have just collected over 200 billions, thats the money we should be wishing to build a house for a teacher, not a billion that was spent on trying to improve Zambia’s image, unless you do not approve of marketing or advertising expenses.I will not change my view, it was worth the try , and we failed. We had the right candidate, I think.Like I said had we won, we will be honoring ourselves.
I will be called “fanciful” , but I still believe we had the right motive, maybe we could have done better selling our candidate, thats history now.
Spending ZMK 1.0billion on the AU campaign for was worth it. Its about time Zed started asserting itsself on the continent in leadership issues. If we had spent a little bit more we could have gotten better results. Next time we should budget 3.0billion.
As for fellas that think we can influence events on the continent by economical are suffering from stone age inertia. The same inertia that was reponsible for us getting colonized.
The British, Spaniards and others spent millions of dollars centuries ago on explorations with no calculated/assured rewards. Look where they are now. There motive was, if they are people beyond the horizon lets find them first and colonize them.
GET IT!
#130, thank for your math but if you check the picture, SADC has how many countries less than 17 meaning its unlikely that some countries didnt vote. We just lost becoz the west african states are many and we are not in very good terms with the arabic countries either. We plunged into waters whose depth we well knew was very deep for our easy swimming.
The Moral of the issue is MORAL ACCOUNTABILLITY which leads to meaningful Progress.
We expect GRZ to take seriousness when it comes to peoples Taxes.
Our leaders are expected to take moral cognisance of their moral duty to perform above unscrupulous behaviour.
This is the more reason that the NCC is such an important undertaking for this Nation.
We currently do not have capacity as Tax payers to require the highest moral accountabillity and expectations from our leaders.
The conscious of the nation lies in the constitution.
Spending ZMK 1.bn on the AU campaign was worth it. Its about time Zed started asserting itsself on the continent. If we had spent a little bit more we could have gotten better results. Next time we should budget 3.0billion.
As for fellas that think we can influence events on the continent to our advantage by being economical are suffering from stone age inertia. The same inertia that was reponsible for us getting colonized.
The British, Spaniards and others spent millions of dollars centuries ago on explorations with no calculated/assured rewards. Look where they are now. There motive was, if they are people beyond the horizon lets find them first and colonize them.
GET IT!
What is 200 billion in the hands of a fool? Even God knows that resources ill gained dont last and also people who do not have good priorities even if you gave them the whole worlds monies, will simply squander it and blow it up and come to nothing. We should just agree that we need to be mindful and plan for the money we get. If you are not a good steward with 1billion, you think wisdom will just flow to you to spend 200 billion? Nay.
Those of you who do not appreciate regional power, heres another of my thought about Zimbabwe.I might be wrong.
Thabo Mbeki is the mediator, he had headaches on mediation becoz of Zambia, namely Levy and Botswana about his treatment of Mugabe.He dilly-dallied all the way until he has the chairmanship of SADC, so now that he got the chair it’s way or no way, just watch it carefully.Mugabe has been waiting for this to happen for a long time.
#138 Inclusive some North and East Africa in that 17, and yes you are a maths genuis.
And by the way, the 200 billion is just the surplus …. so u would rather talk about a spent billion #141.
“The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) registered a surplus of K248.8 billion during the second quarter of this year representing a 11.6 percent rise against a target of K2, 153.1 billion.”
This is the money we should be worried of now.
The sad fact is that while the Tax payer representatives are dozing in Parliament, 1billion kwacha a time is being wasted.
Then campaign team, what credentials did they have, who appointed them, was there consultation beyond the cliche, who approved the expenses breakdown.
Who evaluated our chances, who, who?
You will probally never know the answers and Miyoba you are quick to judge that it was a worth while undertaking.
#143
That money is being wasted 1 billion at a time.
I f you ask me I bet it was just a few fellows who sat whilst chilling who decided how the 1 billion was going to be spent.
Some GRZ was thereby asked to cook up some figures for accounting.
I know fellers back home who are simple clerks who have more than 3 mansions in lusaka.
They even boast about their exploits.
Talk about accountabillity, it sucks.
The government workers are busy plundering had earned Public Finance.
That is the cause of this apparent poverty.
We Zambians are such a demoralised pipo. This I think comes from so many in the diaspora who have lost hope. That Jean Ping comes from a dictatoship where they have not changed a Head of State since 1968. The same nut Bongo, who has had his buttocks on their oil for half a century. We are a free people. And we can change government and insult our leaders any time. Don’t mourn about France, some of you are near Buckingham Palace. May be you can tell the Queen to fund our international budget. Inonge lost just as we have lost at the Olympics. It costs money. You can not avoid spending on national pride. Kaunda spent and sacrificed Zillions for ZIM, MOZ, NAM, ANG and RSA and we got nothing
so mulongoti was part of this nonsense, no wonder the disastrous result. his interest was to take part in chewing
1 billion and nothing else. we know this character now.
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in return apart from pride.
So you baldheads out there do you want to isalate the country until you have built which hospital, which school, which road which university, which college.
Life is tough and choices are even tougher. What is important is to be free so that the jackals running our lives can be insulted when they make a mistake. That freedom we have. And Jean Ping with his victory is only represnting frightened Dirambas in Libreville.
And there is another objective zambian ….#148.
#144 You make me look like a plunder or what.I supported that bid for the AU chair period.Thats does not mean I support other expenses GRZ makes, do u hear me?
Sorry Miyoba, I dashed off to sell some shoes in Cairo rd near the post office… We sell better during lunch because of the traffic… I think using the family example will derail us. Lets get back to the issue at hand… 1Billion Kwacha can achieve a lot of things in a developing country like Zambia.
I am very passionate about agriculture, the stomach first then the rest follow… more because I feel the first indicator of success for any government is if they can provide the basic food for their citizens… Miyoba, don’t you think we could have channeled those resources to grading feeder roads for instance… refurbishing some schools…
Cont’d… developing alternate sources of energy such as bio fuel which we have in abundance… thereby reversing the our addiction to oil… subsequently reducing the Meali-Meal prices? Tell me Miyoba since you have attended college, you are better placed to understand this simple logic even more than I who could not afford any college education…
MONEY WASTED ON USELESS CAMPAIGNS…..
#148 & 150,
No one is saying let us not go for international positions as a country, that is not the issue. The point here is that we had a candidate that was not good enough in terms of experience and continental support in the name of Inonge Lewanika. It can be seen that, had the candidate been a person that was supported country wide and has demostrated national leadership, we could have won that election. The problem is that Inonge was picked for political reasons to be the sole candidate for Zambia. Candidates for olympics are not picked, the win their way to represent the country so that is different. She needs to pay back to the state or do some time at Chimbokaila.
#4, i totaly agree with you, First of all, the govt supported the person who had no credentials and they knew from the onset that she was not capable. They went ahead and wasting such humongous amount of monies on her. We have public infrastructure, schools , hospital that need agent attention. This Mbikusita is not only fit but horrible. We know her and we know how she behaves in her office. She is every where travelling and doing very little at work. it was a good thing they did not vote her in. She could have embarrassed zambia.She has failed us here in washington. we can’t wait for her to be recalled. she is an embarrasmnet!
1 billion is nothing. How much is it in US$
You people honestly, do you think Zambia and its croup of politicians can be voted for?
Our politicians have nothing to write home about. The type of mentality of trying to capitalise on our Presidents sickness by awarding themselves irrisponsibility allowances, its a shame because I can not even vote for one.
I for one I ll never trust a Zambian politician.
Inonge for 2011 president
#57
Have been following the thread or you are just been funny, grow up.
Definitely non of the bunch would have been suitable candidates for the position, Just face it people…
if Mwanawasa was around nga libapanta ifibaka ba mwankole aba
ENOUGH OF INONGE! WATS UP LT?
Inonge for president? which country…. For certain not Zambia. She was once a candidate here and she failed to raise the necessary supporters to support her bid. She was hand picked by LPM, as usual.
Should LPM not make it back in full force,.. Lets try Jennipher Musonda Per Sec for copperbelt. The woman is tough, and she has sent the whole cabinet office on suspension for thieft. BalimuchiiiBe pa CB. Mulongoti will be the next to go.
Bane what did we expect from investing US300,000 in the AU? What was in it for us.
No wonder MMD should not continue to govern the country..these guys are not priorities …i guess the AU losser spent more money that the candidate who actually won the AU presidency..the hour has gone!!
#96, Iwe boza yako, who told you that China has starving people? Rumour mongering kachepa, uleke ka! China has one of the best agricultural systems in the world about to feed its 1.3 billion population with ease unlike your Zambia characterised by perennial hunger. No wonder you fools are always hussling god’s kolwes, hopanis, bakoswe everyday because you fail to grow enough food to feed yourselves.
And as if the wasted ZMK 10 billion was not enough, every month the Zed Govt pays Inonge K33 million (about US$10,000) in allowances in the US where she is ZAmbia’s Ambassador just to appease the Lozis. Tukamijaya banene one day. Kusotoka!!
Iwe Anonymous Jr, uli kwindi. It was US$ 1 billion and not US$ 10 billion. Check your facts before you leap.
#157. You are one of the many fools who do not get it. The value of K1 billion in a developing country can go a long way in helping the local people. I undrstand we only have a cat scan at one hospitol ? UNZA is always closing coz of money.
$300,000 in the US is not much in one way ,sprotsmen make that in a month but what percentage of the pipo make that?
Bottom line it was too much money to waste?
#157 $300,000 can even make a bridge, that fool in Namibia is probably one of the beneficial of foolish people. i guess he does not even USD $1000 even N$300,000 is a lot of money by the way how much is your car?
#170 and 171. no need to use such crude language. It makes it difficult to distinguish between the two. Which type of a bridge can you construct from $ 300,000? Cite some examples. Give us the bill of quantities you’re working with.
USD$300,000 is a lot of money. Don’t try to pretend that it is not much. It is a lot of money in Zambian terms and it can make a difference somewhere in Zambia. It can be used to provide clean drinking water at Inonge Lewanika’s home village, that same money can help the same villagers when Western Province turns into a swamp after or during the rainy season. It was a waste of money and it has to be paid back so that it can be reinvested in something that will benefit the nation. When the next flood comes to Inonge Lewanika’s village, the gov’t should tell them that money which was intended to help them was used up by Inonge and we will see if Inonge will ever set foot there again.
How many desks or student rooms would have been built using this amount of money? Again, a lack of priorities! Let private individuals get positions on merit. I know a number of Zedians who are in international organisations through their own efforts and not defacto nepotism.Why should govt assume that all citizens approved Inonge’s CV, without giving us CVs for other candidates so that we make an informed assessment. Becoz we contribute we should get value for our money from the one we have collectively (as a continent) employ. Getting a return as a country thru one person’s remuneration is surely not the best a right thinking pipo ‘d look for even if their National may not be the best.
Well said #173 & 174.
Government has sent the Bill to increase their salaries to parliament. So far its going through with little opposition. Its now going for 3rd reading. Ouchi
#172 really it shows you have never travelled. people in villages dont even have a simple bridge to cross the rivers. come rain season certain areas become impassable. thats what i am talking about
#177. Am amazed how can you can conclude that I haven’t travelled. If you talk of Zambia, I can bet you that I have probably seen more places than u have, so don’t talk about travelling. I asked you to cite an example and you lamely respond about a simple bridge in some imaginery village. If you know the cost, spit it out or keep quiet. So much for your claim of being well travelled.
The money in question was not paid out as a lump sum. Neither was it given into Inonge’s hands. It was spent by Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials or Cabinet Office on such things as airtickets, accommodation and allowances. Am sure several trips were conducted that resulted in this total bill. Just some food for thought.
#179. Whats your point? The article says cost? Whatever the breakdown !!