Presiden Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, asring diterangake minangka salah sawijining pengusaha paling sugih ing Zambia kanthi regane net sing dilaporake meh $ 390 yuta, dina iki ngumumake yen dheweke durung nampa pembayaran gaji wiwit dadi kepala negara ing wulan Agustus.
Sadurunge dadi presiden Zambia, Hichilema, sing nggawe rejeki liwat tani lan rearing sapi, ngandika metu saka mundhak gaji kanggo presiden lan mentri pamaréntah.
"Iki minangka penghinaan marang wong Zambia umum sing berjuang kanggo tuku panganan. Aku luwih seneng menehi dhuwit marang wong-wong tinimbang ngunggahake gajiku. Hakainde Hichilema tweeted taun kepungkur.
Nalika ngonfirmasi yen dheweke wis kerja gratis wiwit dadi kantor, Hichilema ngaku yen dheweke "ora nggatekake" gajine amarga dheweke fokus babagan carane "nyedhiyakake urip wong sing luwih apik."
Media nasional sadurunge ngutip Menteri Keuangan negara sing ujar manawa Hichilema durung entuk gaji wiwit dadi kepala negara ing wulan Agustus sawise menang pemilihan presiden.
APA sing kudu dijupuk saka ARTIKEL INI:
- While confirming that he has worked for free ever since assuming the office, Hichilema claimed that he had “not paid attention” to his salary because he was focused on how to “better the lives of the people.
- National media previously quoted the country's Finance Ministry as saying that Hichilema has not been receiving pay since he became the head of state in August after winning the presidential election.
- The President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, often described as one of Zambia's richest businessmen with reported net worth is nearly $390 million, today announced that he has not received any salary payments since becoming the country's head of state in August.