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1 | Zambia's President Increases His Salary, Blames Opposition MPs | Zambia: Ny Filoha Mampitombo Ny Karamany, Ireo Depiote Mpanohitra Manameloka |
2 | Even before the echo of the voice of Zambia's Minister of Finance, Alexander Chikwanda, died down from his budget presentation in parliament in which he announced the freezing of civil service wages for two years, citizen media website Zambian Watchdog unearthed a Statutory Instrument dated 8 October 2013 that increased President Michael Sata's salary along with other constitution office holders. | Talohan'ny tsy nahenoana intsony ny akon'ny feon'ny Minisitry ny Vola Zambiana, Alexander Chikwanda, taorian'ny famelabelarany ny tetibola tao amin'ny parlemanta izay nanambaràny ny tsy hanetsehana ny karaman'ny mpiasa-panjakana mandritra ny roa taona, nofongarin'ny tranonkalan'ny mediam-bahoaka “Zambian Watchdog” ny Didy Fampiharana iray tamin'ny 8 Oktobra 2013 izay nampiakatra ny karaman'ny Floha Michael Sata niaraka tamin'ny an'ireo mpiasa hafa mitàna andraikitra mpanao lalàna. |
3 | President Michael Sata addressing parliament. | Filoha Michael Sata miresaka amin'ny parlemanta. |
4 | Picture used with permission from Lusaka Times. | Fampiasana sary nahazoana alàlana avy amin'ny Lusaka Times |
5 | This is one Statutory Instrument government would have wished was buried among the documents citizens don't get to know about for the furore it has caused has led to President Sata to offer to forego the 10 per cent increment on condition that opposition members of parliament also give up their share. | Io dia Didy Fampiharana iray io izay nirian'ny governemanta halevina tany anatin'ireo antotan-taratasy samihafa tsy tiany ho fantatry ny sarambabem-bahoaka, satria ny tsy hafaliana ny naterany dia nanosika ny Filoha Sata hiverin-dàlana tsy hàka ilay fisondrotana 10 isan-jaton'ny karama raha toa ka mihemotra amin'ny azy ireo ihany koa ny mpikamban'ny parlemanta mpanohitra. |
6 | Breaking the news of the presidential increment, the Zambian Watchdog, which has been blocked by the Zambian government, reported: | Nanapoaka ireo vaovaon'ny fanondrotan-karaman'ny filoha, ny “Zambian Watchdog”, izay noraran'ny governemanta Zambianina, dia nilaza hoe: |
7 | Three days after increasing the salary for Sata and his ministers, Minister of Finance Alexander Chikwanda told parliament when he presented the 2014 budget that there will be a wage freeze for civil servants for the next two years and that there would be no recruitment for public workers […] Sata's latest increment of his salary was done right in the middle of nurses and midwives' strikes to ask for better pay. | Telo andro taorian'ny nampiakaran'i Sata sy ireo Ministerany ny karamany, niteny tamin'ny Parlemanta ny Minisitry ny Vola, Alexander Chikwanda, rehefa namelabelatra ny tetibolan'ny taona 2014 izy hoe hisy tsy fikitihana karama ho an'ireo mpiasam-panjakana tsotra mandritra ny roa taona manaraka ary mety tsy hisy fandraisana mpiasam-bahoaka […] natao teo anelanelan'ny fitokonana nataon'ireo mpitsabo mpanampy sy ireo mpampiteraka ho fangatahana fanondrotana karama ny fampiakarana ny karaman'i Sata farany. |
8 | President Sata's latest salary rise marked the third time his earnings have gone up since he assumed office in September 2011. | Ny fisondrotan-karaman'i Sata farany teo no nanamarika ny fanintelony tamin'ny fiakaran'ny vola azony hatramin'izay nandraisany ny birao tamin'ny volana Septambra 2011. |
9 | Labour Minister, Fackson Shamenda, a former head of the Zambia Congress of Trade Unions, justified the presidential salary increment by saying President Sata was the least paid head of state in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, saying: | Fackson Shamenda, Minisitry ny Asa, mpitantana taloha ny Kongresin'ireo Sendikàn'ny Varotra ao Zambia, dia nanamarina ny fiakaran'ny karaman'ny filoha tamin'ny filazàna hoe ny Filoha Sata no kely karama indrindra amin'ny fanjakana ao anatin'ny faritry ny “Southern African Development Community” (SADC): |
10 | People should be happy when we improve the living standards of others. | Tokony ho faly ny vahoaka rehefa manatsara ny fari-piainan'ny hafa isika. |
11 | Surely, in the world world today should we be proud that our president is the lowest paid in the region. | Raha ny tena marina, amin'izao fotoana izao tokony hirehareha isika amin'ny hoe ny filohantsika no kely karama indrindra eto amin'ny faritra. |
12 | President Sata's press aide George Chellah issued a statement, coinciding with Shamenda's, in which he explained the procedure: | Namoaka fanambaràna iray mitovy amin'ny ny an'i Shamenda i George Chellah, mpitondra tenin'ny filoha Sata, izay nanazavany ny dingana natao: |
13 | The procedure is once the Standing Orders Committee has determined what increment to award, the Minister of Finance issues a Statutory Instrument […] In fact, this year, the Committee, which includes opposition Members of Parliament met and came up with an increment of 10 per cent taking into account the national resource and notwithstanding the fact that the civil service was awarded increments ranging from 0 per cent to more than 150 per cent. | Vantany vao nampahafantarin'ny Kaomity Mpandrindra hoe fanondrotana toy inona no hatolotra, dia efa Didy Fampiharana no navoakan'ny Minisitry ny Vola […] Raha ny marina, tamin'ity taona ity, ny Kaomity, izay nahitàna ireo mpanohitra mpikambana ao amin'ny parlemanta dia nivory sy nanolotra ny fanondrotana 10 isan-jato tamin'ny fandraisany ho anaty kajikajy ny harenam-pirenena, ary na teo aza ny fanondrotana efa azon'ny mpiasam-panjakana izay mahatratra 0 isan-jato ka hatramin'ny maherin'ny 150 isan-jato . |
14 | Another minister, Edgar Lungu, in charge of internal affairs, communicated the president's willingness to forego the increment: | Nilaza ny fanirian'ny Filoha ny tsy hanaiky ny fisondrotana ny minisitra iray hafa, i Edgar Lungu, miandraikitra ny fandaminan-draharaha anatiny: |
15 | The President is saying that's fine, but we have talked to the opposition UPND and MMD and they are saying we are with you and are actually saying it's not enough, So you go and ask your opposition members of parliament why they are condemning the increment when they gave him that money through the standing orders committee. | Mahafinaritra izany hoy ny Filoha, saingy efa nifampiresaka tamin'ny mpanohitra UPND sy ny MMD izahay ary nilaza izy ireo fa miaraka amintsika ary rahay ny marina dia milaza hoe tsy ampy izany, noho izany mandehana ary anontanio an'ireo mpanohitra mpikambana ao amin'ny parlemanta ny antony anamelohan'izy ireo ilay fanondrotana raha nanome azy ny vola tamin'ny alalan'ny Kaomity Mpandrindra izy ireo. |
16 | On the contrary, Mywage website showed that President Sata was actually one of the highly paid heads of state with the Zambian Watchdog reporting: | Mifanohitra amin'izany, ny tranonkala Mywage dia naneho fa raha ny marina ny Filoha Sata dia anisan'ireo mpitondra fanjakana be karama indrindra amin'izao, miaraka amin'ny tatitry ny Zambian Watchdog : |
17 | According to a compilation by ‘My Wages', Sata was until last week [before his salary increment] getting an equivalent of 845.436,00 South African Rands annually or 3.382,00 South African Rands daily. | Araky ny fanangonana avy amin'ny ‘Ny Karamako', hatramin'ny faran'ny herinandro teo i Sata [alohan'ny fisondrotan'ny karamany] dia mandray isam-bolana ny mitovy sanda amin'ny 845.436,00 Rands Afrikana Tatsimo na 3.382,00 Rands Afrika Tatsimo isanandro. |
18 | Writing on the Zambian Watchdog website, Michelo Hansungule, a Zambian law professor resident in South Africa, called on President Sata to cancel the salary rise: | Manoratra ao amin'ny tranonkalan'ny Zambian Watchdog, Michelo Hansungule, Zambianina iray mpampianatra lalàna monina ao Afrika Atsimo, dia niantso ny Filoha Sata hanafoana ilay fisondrota-karama: |
19 | The president must denounce and cancel the increase and take responsibility as a leader should instead of childishly throwing the ball to a committee of Parliament. | Tokony milaza sy manafoana ilay fisondrotana ny filoha ary mandray ny andraikiny araka izay tokony hataon'ny mpitondra fa tsy hanao sain-jaza hanipy ny baolina any amin'ny kaomitin'ny Parlemanta. |
20 | This should be easy for him to do given that he has exonerated himself and his executive preferring to blame a committee of Parliament and particularly opposition members of Parliament in the committee which means if he is to be believed the decision is not his and someone is putting tax payers money on his account without his consent. | Tokony ho mora aminy ny manatanteraka izany satria efa nanadio ny tenany sy ireo mpiasa manodidina azy izy ka naleony manameloka ny kaomitin'ny Parlemanta sy indrindra ireo mpanohitra mpikambana ao amin'ny parlemanta ao anatin'ilay kaomity, izay midika fa raha izy no inoana dia tsy azy ilay fanapahan-kevitra ary misy olona hafa mitady hampibaby azy ny volan'ireo mpandoa hetra nefa tsy naka alalana avy aminy akory. |
21 | There is a general impression that for the man who spent 10 years in opposition and probably spent a fortune organising the Patriotic Front (PF), a party he single-handedly formed and runs as a personal fiefdom, he will spend his time in office recouping what he spent all those years running its affairs. | Misy fahatsapàna ankapobeny hoe ho an'ireo lehilahy izay tao anatin'ny fanoherana nandritra ny 10 taona ary nandoa vola be ho fikarakarana ny “Patriotic Front (PF)”, antoko iray izay natsangany samy irery sy notantanany irery toy ny tobim-pamaharana azy manokana, dia handany ny androny ao anaty birao izy mba hitsakotsakoany izay nolaniany nandritra ny taona maro hanodinana io raharaha io. |