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GOVERNMENT Lose OVER K23 Billion On FIRED District Commisioners And PS’s
GOVERNMENT has lost over K23 Billion on recently fired District Commisioners and Permanent Secretaries.
Vice President Guy Scott has told parliament that government terminated contracts of 59 District Commissioners and 20 Permanent Secretaries in the months of September and October this year.
Dr. Scott said the termination of these contracts cost government over 23 billion Kwacha.
He said 11.3 billion Kwacha was spent on District Commissioners 13.6 billion Kwacha was spent on the Permanent Secretaries whose contracts have been terminated.
He added that another 2.1 billion Kwacha has been spent as settling in allowances for civil servants who have taken up these jobs.
Dr. Scott disclosed this in parliament Tuesday 11/22 during the question for oral answer session.
He was responding to a question from MMD Mpongwe Member of Parliament Gabriel Namulambe who wanted to know how many District Commissioners and Permanent Secretaries had their contracts in September and October.
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Nangee
November 23, 2011 at 8:29 am
What a waste of my hard earned money, and to think the PF govt would have given us qualified D.C.s and not the bunch of DAOs who are worse than the thieves and plunders u got rid of and paid handsomely. shame on you. ACC. PLZ INVESTIGATE THESE DCs especially in eastern province.
bunn
November 23, 2011 at 8:46 am
what a chunk!!hop its worth it in th long run..
Bri
November 23, 2011 at 8:47 am
Am at pains seeing 35% of my hard earned cash going to the sewer. Honestly, what about the retired blind/other disabled persons who trek to state house and other relevant offices claiming what is duly theirs not paid immediately they are out of employment? And 35% is too much a deduction.
irrationalman
November 23, 2011 at 8:48 am
Iwe @Nangee i think incompetence is more expensive. it could have been more expensive to keep those cadres in office.
Name.
November 23, 2011 at 8:56 am
What cost? Its there benefits. They are entiled to benefits too. Just like sata himself wil l be entiled.
chinsali dude
November 23, 2011 at 9:14 am
he shud hav given them 2 or 3 months notice or whatever is applicable in their contracts of service other than payment in leu of notice. firing someone is always expensive…all these moves made so far are not in the interest of the nation. replacing corupt cadres with corupt cadres. this aint change but exchange!
KIRK FRANKLIN
November 23, 2011 at 9:26 am
Iwe chikala, these fools were retired coz they became cadres ! Good riddance
KIRK FRANKLIN
November 23, 2011 at 9:28 am
Imwe bafikala dont cry over this amount, it was budgeted for in the 2011 Budget ! Why complain afterall these bandits turned partisan ! Zwaaaa
Republican Guard
November 23, 2011 at 9:30 am
Its not like the DC’s and Permanent Secretaries don’t pay tax, don’t think you’re the only ones who pay tax just coz you’re not in government! In a way they got their pension early besides the pension that they’ll get… So either way they were still going to be paid that amount for that period.
DESERT SPRING
November 23, 2011 at 9:42 am
things are just on lose now. they were suppose to study this move b4 so that they wouldn’t start crying on the billions they have wasted because of incompetence and greedy
Iris kaingu
November 23, 2011 at 9:45 am
Money,money…..inda rich’s man world,imwe bafikala zed is da richest poor country.
Marion Knight
November 23, 2011 at 9:54 am
This cost was accounted for and was accrued anyways.it was expected whether the guys stayed or got fired either ways its there money.please the headline is alarming for anything unless they would have stayed without pay but again issues of motivation,corruption would come into play.next
Banakulu Pipo
November 23, 2011 at 9:58 am
Please gentlemen stop using your God-given titles of chi…la. It’s not very nice for us seior citizens to read such things – its the actual news we want to read – then your thoughts on the same, but not in this manner. Its no wonder the people you want to hear you are not paying attention to what you want them to know.
mbuya
November 23, 2011 at 10:15 am
@Banakulu pipo. You are spot on!!!
THE CRYING FREE MAN
November 23, 2011 at 10:17 am
Banakulu Pipo ala kushinkafye amatwi ala abana bashino inshiku balishupa!!
mwila
November 23, 2011 at 10:53 am
free man taumfwa.nga wabelega ufwile waumfwa
zed
November 23, 2011 at 11:06 am
Ala bane mulebatukafye! they are have really failed us. and they stink due to their stupidityness, and selfishness, Bafintu…..
dnice
November 23, 2011 at 11:27 am
what i do when i c a comment with an insult, i just dont read it. pple that post insults on here just confirm how low their IQs are.A reasonable and decent person would not post insults on such a public forum.
peter
November 23, 2011 at 11:27 am
imwe mwe bantu, either way the DCs and PSs were going to retire and govt was stil going to spend anyway
bossman
November 23, 2011 at 12:05 pm
hey! guys,it’s funny and interesting to read other people’s comments! i don’t think they wasted that money! it was a cost to govt,whichever u put it,it was inevitable 4 those guys to stay in their jobs!
iris
November 23, 2011 at 12:07 pm
thats why me & my dude **** had than paying attention to useless things, its more sweet that way
Nchimu
November 23, 2011 at 12:36 pm
Tumfweko moderator are you doing your job. much as we appreciate everyone view, i think insults in the comments are a sign of immaturity. you need to put some controls. we appreciate the news but not the insults in some of these comments you are permitting
Zibwidi
November 23, 2011 at 1:02 pm
There is no waste of money that was paid out because it’s their benefits and one day or another they were going to get it. Even in your own home, you cannot continue paying an incompetent worker who was just a cadre. Reasoning and making decisive decision can be termed expensive, but in real business terms, it’s worth the venture. Those DC’s and PS’s were cadres and not office bearers. Continue condemning PF whilst development is moving….Donchi kubeba!!!!!!
BRING BRING BISHOP
November 23, 2011 at 1:03 pm
cadres can no regrets”’
bemba tulateka
November 23, 2011 at 1:39 pm
This is pocket money for a school child compared to the more than USD100m that they Zambians will lose in the foreign service. It is said in some quarters that about USD900,000 HAS BEEN SENT TO EACH EMBASSY to transport the average of 10 diplomats in each embassy. Multipy this figure by about 28 embassies. PF will be arreseted after 2016 elections.
kamwendo
November 23, 2011 at 1:43 pm
Permanent Secs are civil servants & SHUD NOT BE FIRED WITH CHANGE OF GOVT!! DISTRICT COMS ON THE OTHER HAND WERE A CHILUBA INVENTION, SHUD BE FIRED WITH NO COMPENSATION AS WERE CADRES!!!
DON'T KUBEBA
November 23, 2011 at 2:16 pm
K23 billion on firing, plus K2 billion on hiring thats just dc’s
now coming to diplomats, boz board, parastatals etc there is another K78billion firing K13 billion hiring
bringing the total to a staggering K116 billion
Luz
November 23, 2011 at 2:28 pm
@bemba tulateka, if you keep unloyal pipo in office for the sake of savings, they will run you down and in running down the presidency they may without meaning to run the rest of the country down.
I reckon
November 23, 2011 at 2:41 pm
Amalumbo of body parts are so boring, it should stop. The other thing thats become boring is bringing up Iris and Nathan at every turn, just drop it, it is now a bygone. Sex shud not alarm any adult bcz some husbands even watch pornography on DStv late in the night when their wives are waiting for them in bed. How pretencious just bcz we are not looking at Zambians in action then its ok?. Rmbr what goes around, comes around. We have all been children before and done regrettable things. Now, some of us are already parents, others to be and pray that such does not happen to our children. If you can’t help yourself, at least take it to that blog were it is of relevance.
UMU D
November 23, 2011 at 2:55 pm
IMWE BONSE BAFIKALA LEKENI UKUSABAILA NI NDALAMA SHENU?U JUST WASTIN YOUR TIME
muchemwa
November 23, 2011 at 4:00 pm
Its all for a good reason that thosepipo were taken out of those position that they were holding.but the good governace will bring that money in tax and all revenew collected..
Theo
November 23, 2011 at 4:20 pm
My Appeal kuli ba Tumfweko.com Please! Kindly filter some of these comments,..they’re painting a Bad Picture of what your site stands for “Free Expression” for which am sure Insults is not one of them.
Wanu Ngwee
November 23, 2011 at 4:21 pm
We said it, there’s just no way these wholesome changes would’ve come at a small cost. TELL US ABOUT the ZESCO DiRECTORS BILL TOO…
Malilisho
November 23, 2011 at 4:33 pm
Dr. Scott,
I wish I could have access to your full statement on this from Parliament. I hope these new PS’ are not on Contract? If they are it means they must be left to run but in any case they will be due Gratuity. I believe putting these cadres (DCs and PS’ ) on contract is the only way to convince them to take up the very powerful but low paying job. How can we get round this anomaly? We can not continue to pay civil servants like they are slaves meanwhile they live in the same posh neighbourhoods, take there children to posh schools and they always requent this or that Hotel for workshops and seminars. In fact you are better off in the civil service because you have power and control a hefty public budget which will only be audited after a change of Government (27 and 20 years respectively) so you will be long gone before they catch up with you!
Lets just talk about something else because politicians will never change!
LinuxLina
November 23, 2011 at 5:38 pm
SO ??
Exhaust Blown Diffuser
November 23, 2011 at 6:34 pm
Those chaps wasting my money like that?? they dont even know how night shift feels like
katongo
November 23, 2011 at 9:27 pm
PF keep on miuseing public money and wait for 2016 you will be put in hot soup
Snipper
November 23, 2011 at 11:05 pm
Well, keeping the chaps in service would have been more expensive.