‘I’m facing challenges getting govt workers to do their job,’ says Hichilema at meeting with traditional rulers

President Hakainde Hichilema has said one of the challenges he is currently facing is to get government workers to do their job.

In reference to delay by chiefs to get their monthly allowances on time, Hichilema wondered why it was difficult for public workers to issue the funds at the right time.

The Head of State was speaking when he met 26 chiefs at Senior Chief Shakumbila’s palace in Shibuyunji District on Sunday.

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“I have issued instructions that those allowances must be paid on time. When public service workers get paid, traditional leaders must be paid as well.

“Why should there be a difference? But one of the challenges I am facing is getting government workers to do their job. This is not a complicated issue, so we will work on that anomaly,” he said.

Hichilema, therefore, issued a directive to ensure that all chiefs were getting their allowances at the same time as public service workers receive their monthly salaries.

Hichilema said he had been informed of the delay in the chiefs’ allowances and assured them that the anomaly would be corrected. “I have been made aware that your allowances have been delayed. It is not correct.

Actually, we should be talking about increasing your allowances, not delaying the small allowances,” he said.

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