Sat, 19 Nov 2016 09:48:55 +0000 NDOLA mayor Amon Chisenga has come out in support of councillors’ demands for salary, warning that resisting to listen to the civic leaders’ appeals is a catalyst for promoting vices such as corruption and illegal land allocation. Mr Chisenga has criticized people condemning calls by councillors to have their K700 monthly allowance revised and upgraded to a salary. Mr. Chisenga said in an interview that the K700 monthly allowance was a mockery and it was only fair that the civic leaders should be considered for a salary. He explained that placing councillors on a salary could put an end to land illegalities which he claimed previous councillors were often involved in. Mr Chisenga said due to the financial pressure the councillors were exposed to in their communities, the civic leaders were easily tempted to engage in illegalities. He stated that most of the development work in constituencies was […]
