Councillors want 250% pay rise: Increase in loans, fuel allocation and airtime
The country’s 462 ward councillors have come out of their cocoon demanding a 250 percent raise in their monthly honoraria from the current K100 000 to K350 000, arguing that the present rates are way below.
The councilors made this known during a news conference in the capital Lilongwe that they would be comfortable if government considered raising their honoraria, entitlements such as loans, fuel allocation and airtime.
Further, in their demand, the councillors want to have health insurance at government expense.
Nyasa Times understands that in March this year government, through the Ministry of Local Government, agreed to raise the salaries of the councilors to K100 000 and started approving motorcycle loans of about K1.5 million.
Spokesperson of the concerned councilors, Alexander Cosmas, said they needed the raises since it is them that are closest to people in the villages unlike their colleagues the parliamentarians.
“Consider what we do on the ground. Our wards reach directly to us almost on everyday basis unlike our brothers [parliamentarians]. And to deliver accordingly, surely government needs to increase our pay,” said councilor Cosmas.
Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development spokesperson Muhlabase Mughogho could not immediately comment on the demands.
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Go get a real job!!!
What do these councilors do? I don’t even know the councilor in my area. I have never heard of him/her.
The question is do Malawi, maka makansalawa know udindo wao. Penanso nkumati bola makansala asakhalepo
poti a MP akumapanga zomwezo za ukansalazo. In Malawi kansala sasiyana ndi nthumwi ya mfumu palibe cholozeka
ok ,so the point is they are very close to their subjects hence the increase is needed.very simple let them dive deep into details statistics, the relation of closeness to the subjects how does it correlate with the Mk350 asked?let them prove their point ,be transparent enough to air it on legal media platforms for citizen s to digest only after that then the government can make an informed decision. It’s dictatorial to say that’s too much and zonyoza zolemba zilibe u phindu, simply search further the motive behind this will be uncovered. Justifiable or Dyela ziziwika
NICE!!! Where are you? Am calling loudly for NICE coz it appears that civic education on Malawi is non exitant. Imagine people who are supposed to be in the know seem not to know what they are and are supposed to be. Councillors get honoraria and honoraria which is Latin means an ex gratia payment made to person mostly in a volunteer basis. On the other hand MP are there not to interact with the people home but make laws scrutinise government activities be it financial blah blah. There the volunteer wants to equate his salary to fully employ persons that’s a joke of closing the year 2020. Once civil servants were told point blank that if you want huge or good salaries leave and join the private sector because it was said civil service is like a calling. So my brothers and sisters if your calling is not great please leave none will bother after all we once did operate without you but not without MPs. Someone already said that full time employees of some councils. Eg Ntchisi went unpaid for months and you aware because you are always in touch with the people so where the hell I’d that stinking allowance of yours going to come from.
If this happens forget me paying any city rates. I pay to help the city function and not to enrich some fools
They need this pay raise, I guess so that they should not be the first on the list for the relief items meant for the poor in the villages.
If you want money go and apply for a job. Ukhansala si ntchito koma u volunteer. You fools don’t get a salary mmangopatsidwa chipondamthengo ndiye simungati fwefwe ndalama yachepa. Vuto lolowa ndale kuti ikhale ngati ntchito yanu ndiuku. Ngati ndalama zachepa ndati lemebelani ntchito kuti muzipeza salary osati kuyembekezela kuti mulemera ndi misonkho yathu. Ndipo njinga yamoto mufunazo mpaka za 5million?
Kikikikikikiki ward councillors must be crazy, firstly they should know better that they are not getting salary its just a honoraria nothing else unless you have forget you are not employed, ok. Secondly your work is more of voluntary than being forced. If you like go and sink below the lake we do not care. If you like apply the actual jobs in the market and tell the community how good you are to be getting 400,000.00 stupid ward councillors who the hell do you think you are? ANd you will a certain clueless politician to get cheap votes accepting this harsh rotten system. They do not deserve this much full stop in fact just reduce the 100,000 to 50 000 and let those who want to serve do their job. And also reduce Member of parliament salaries, they are also over paid. These are public positions and they must lead by example.
Really?
This is quite disheartening. Do these people represent poor Malawians or themselves? Do they know how much civil servants are getting? When will we have sanity and selflessness in this country?
I agree with them 100 %
They’re not asking for too much.
In fact, they wud have asked for 500 % considering the nature of the job they do as compared to Members of Parliament who seldomly visit and live in the village close to the electorates.
Our Councillor ~ Hon Gerson Dengu ~Golomoti Ward, ( Dedza East) , works more than the MP
Give them the requested salary
After all , MPs are jst stealing constituency monies and do the job which is initially meant for Councillors
This is not an employment nanu. This is just a service done out of own will.
Who is going to pay this? The council’s or treasury? Did I not read that some council’s have their staff unpaid for two months? Ndiye akazikumba kuti. Ma khansalanso thawi Zina amangoonjezera mavuto ndi maphokoso. They need to make money making projects to get their pay from.
I DON’T THINK WE NEED THESE COUNCILLORS.
ABOLISH THEM IMMEDIATELY!
100000 mk cis surely peanut. That’s what others use to buy groceries for the homes komanso osakwanira konse. The demand to me is genuine.in effect, they are demanding just 500u$ Please consider them
Ndozomveka and you need K500,000 monthly. Condition ya motorcycle achose chifukwa ndi 1.5m mutha kugula ka njale kabwino ngakhale ma sienta amene kuti mudzithamanga mmidzi mwanu.
Tk u Cosmos,this is true now Malawi going to right way because u can’t pay 100,000,now MP 800,000/1000,000 a month,that is huge gap,but 375,000 or 500,000 better for councilors loan better 5 750 000 a loan for councilors its them with us not MPs so please increase,decrease from MPs and government high seat eg principal secretaries,cars for president and vice,don’t buy expensive cars for president and his vice,decrease number of ministers,have speaker in all regions,these for speakers will represent all regions once SONA budget pass,they will go to their regions to explain to them not MP doing all jobs,better our Chief leaders because we know they will be available all the time,no term for TA,Kampingo Sibande better them,politicians now u are taking chance
Ndiye zobwirira zimenezo. Ena onse amalandira ma increment annually. Inu ndi chaka chomwe simunathe pa udindowo ndiye increment? Kani mwayesa kolemelera eti? Anzanu ama degree oti ntchito yawo adachita kuimwera ink n’kumatafunira mabuku amayamba kulandira ma increment atatha chaka. Nanga what is special about you to demand 250% increment before you have clocked a year as councilors, anthu opanda qualification? Bola mukanangopempha increment koma mpaka 250%? Shaaaa, mwanditengamo bwanji! Ine ndagwira ntchito zaka 34 m’boma. Ndili ndi Master’s, Bachelor’s, Diploma ndi ma Certificate. Ndinapanga pension chaka chathachi koma sindinalandirepo K250,000 yet ndinaphunzira bwino, sindinalandirepo even 30% increment, ndiye inu mulibe ndi qualification yomwe? Pure greed! Malawi wanga mayoooo! The rich get richer, the poor get poorer! DPP Government!