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Trimmed Government Saving Government 70 Million Kwacha A Month
GOVERNMENT is saving more than K70 million every month through the down-sized Cabinet that created by the Patriotic Front Government.
Deputy Minister in the Office of the Vice-President, Edgar Lungu, disclosed this in Parliament yesterday.
Mr Lungu said the PF had 20 Cabinet ministers while MMD had 22 and that under the MMD reign, deputy ministers were 41 while the PF had 31. He was responding to a question by Kabompo MP, Ambrose Lufuma (UPND).
Posted by
Musonda Njalamimba
March 14, 2012 at 10:48 am
The savings are actually more than K70 million per month. Ie One Minister and Ten Deputy Ministers.
Look at their salaries saved (say K8 million per month
Accomodation (say K10 million or $2000 per month)
Fuel and Motor repairs and wear and tear (K5 million)
Drivers salaries K2 million
I you look at thesse critically you will see that more than K70 million is saved per month.
Mpangula Mputyu
March 14, 2012 at 10:51 am
Breaking News:
Im told MMD has been de-registered today for having failed to pay subscription fees for the last 20 yrs. Bloggers Is this true……….
jeff
March 14, 2012 at 11:06 am
ok this is good. Yes MMD hasbeen deregistered
komfwa
March 14, 2012 at 11:10 am
That’s sounds better nomba ayama savings tayalemoneka mwandini.
PZE - LUNDAZI
March 14, 2012 at 11:14 am
@ Mpangula dear i ve hed de same and am tod its on Muvi TV footage. Let it b so coz ppo shud len 2 respect de rules and laws of de land. No 1 is abov de law. Wat eva goes up must surely com down.
we are moving to pf
March 14, 2012 at 11:24 am
yes mmd has been deregistered so all former mmd members have declared to join pf and work with them.
To recognize there effort HMCS will be commissioning former mmd projects and he is starting with mulyashi mine as agreed.
allabie has already migrated and the rest will follow. interesting development indeed.Follow muvi tv.
patriotic front
March 14, 2012 at 11:30 am
so we cannot bring everything out its our sweat
analysis
March 14, 2012 at 11:47 am
A copper rich country like Zambia talking about saving K70 million is a disgrace. Who the hell is this deputy minister even taking about the petty amount of money.I feel ashamed the you have such cheap people in govt.
Tupac
March 14, 2012 at 11:58 am
Am waiting to hear from the main news at 13:15 on radio2.About 70mita ilifye good nayena epakuti shilebombako kulifimbi.
Tupac
March 14, 2012 at 12:12 pm
Guys! It’s true mmd has been deregistered am just from listening to the news at 12 now does this mean they ill be by-elections again?Mfundeniko mwebeshibe.
Chisotwe Wa Nsaishi
March 14, 2012 at 12:36 pm
Mukwai kuti chaliweme nga balitwebeleko ama expenditures involved by the creation of new districts. We may find that while we could be saving K70M/mnth on reduced ministries, we could be spending K70M on the new districts. Tupeniko data bane!
MJ
March 14, 2012 at 1:34 pm
I would be interested to learn how much is saved in total considering the creation of some districts and new Muchinga province. As much as cabinet has been reduce other spending avenues have been created.
Prof; Zick
March 14, 2012 at 5:56 pm
Wise PF
Lucas Zulu
March 14, 2012 at 10:22 pm
Okay.
mk
March 15, 2012 at 4:26 am
I take it with a pinch of salt. Either the deputy ministeR (prefers calling himself deputy vicE president) is being economical with facts or he doesn’t know how many cab ministers and deputies there are in this govt. This serving translates into a minimum of K6Mil per position which when taken into perspective, makes MMD a better party. Look at the CoI, new districts, Muchinga and many more ministers being appointed. Not worth talking about
Bwalaya John
March 15, 2012 at 10:57 am
Lets look at issues in a very critical way. I voted for PF coz of the promises they made.
1. They said the size of ministers would be reduced to save money. But a difference of 2 posts is that anything to be proud of? What ever money was saved is going to pay for the DCs who are more than the MMD time.
2. Government vehilces have been bought for all PS,Directors, Ministers, Defence Generals as personal to holder. yet thses vehicles are parked at their homes waiting for 2 years so that they can buy them at so called book value of K5 Million after that the same people sell the cars at K100 Million.
Is this not being corrupt. Ask us government workers we shall tell you.
pulamasaka
March 15, 2012 at 4:32 pm
this man is dull..what saving is there..?silly chap..talk about real reducing..you probably have a reckless govt than the previous one..reduce the portfolios to 17 for minsiters and 10 for deputies..plus provincials 10=20
faka
March 16, 2012 at 5:15 am
yes but swallowed by commmissions of inquiry allowances