ʻO ka Pelekikena o Zambia, ʻo Hakainde Hichilema, i ʻōlelo pinepine ʻia ʻo ia kekahi o nā ʻoihana waiwai loa o Zambia me ka ʻike ʻana i ka ʻupena waiwai ma kahi o $390 miliona, i kēia lā ua hoʻolaha ʻia ʻaʻole i loaʻa iā ia nā uku uku mai kona lilo ʻana i poʻo mokuʻāina ma ʻAukake.
Ma mua o ka lilo ʻana i pelekikena o Zamibia, ʻO Hichilema, ka mea i loaʻa kona waiwai ma o ka mahiʻai a me ka hanai pipi, ua ʻōlelo kūʻē ʻo ia i ka hoʻonui ʻana i ka uku no ka pelekikena a me nā kuhina aupuni.
"He mea hōʻino kēia i ka Zambian maʻamau e hakakā nei e kūʻai i ka meaʻai. Ua ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ka hāʻawi ʻana i ke kālā i nā kānaka ma mua o ka hoʻonui ʻana i kaʻu uku. ʻO Hakainde Hichilema tweeted i ka makahiki i hala.
ʻOiai e hōʻoia ana ua hana manuahi ʻo ia mai kona noho ʻana i ke keʻena, ua ʻōlelo ʻo Hichilema "ʻaʻole ʻo ia i nānā" i kāna uku no ka mea ua nānā ʻo ia i ka "hoʻomaikaʻi i ke ola o ka poʻe."
Ua haʻi mua ʻia e ka nūhou aupuni i ke Kuhina Waiwai o ka ʻāina i ka ʻōlelo ʻana ʻaʻole i loaʻa ʻo Hichilema i ka uku mai kona lilo ʻana i poʻo o ka mokuʻāina i ʻAukake ma hope o ka lanakila ʻana i ke koho pelekikena.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- 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.
