By Daily Revelation Correspondent
Citizens First (CF) leader Harry Kalaba says President Hakainde Hichilema is mocking Zambians receiving the social cash transfer after he increased the beneficiary amount by only K200 under the current “economic quagmire.”
Reacting to President Hichilema’s announcement that the social cash transfer would be increased from K800 to K1000, Kalaba said he thought President Hichilema was going to utter something serious when he said “ni ulule (should I reveal)” at his rallies, only to hear he had increased the amount by K200.
“This goes to show that the UPND has run out of ideas because social cash transfer under the current economic quagmire cannot be increased from K800 to K1000. It’s a mockery on our people. It’s a joke for the people who are struggling,” Kalaba said after addressing a rally at Masansa in Mkushi. “Social cash transfer when we form government is going to be increased from K800 to K2000. The people will stop getting it after three months but they will be getting it monthly. We are also going to include vulnerable young men and vulnerable young girls, who should also be receiving this money because this is money meant for people who are socially and economically displaced. And we are going to ensure that that is done.”
