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Government has declared it is ‘broke’ and the consequences of failing to meet all its service delivery obligations are more devastating by the day. Promises were made to turn this predicament around, but with Cabinet ministers seemingly carrying their briefcases of perks and walking briskly towards the exit door, we may as well brace ourselves for the worst.


Conspicuously absent is a grand plan of immediate cost cutting measures that show how the decision makers are committed to practising what they preach.  
Staring us in the face is the reality that our economy has failed to grow in line with the uncontrolled expenditure that has hit the roof. Logic dictates that under such circumstances, austerity measures must kick in. There are dozens of recommendations at its disposal. Formulating a pro-poor budget for one. Government also has to restructure its ministries by merging those with similar interests and maximising on its staff to remove the need to hire more people while continuing to provide the efficient service delivery that the public deserves.


We also have too many parastatals but nobody wants to chop them to size. Our salaries are pegged to countries in the region which have a higher Gross Domestic Product (GDP) than ours but our politicians refuse to cut these salaries to ‘suit the size of our cloth’.
We are told that some capital projects have been suspended but the criteria leaves a lot to be desired. Allowing promotions that come with huge financial commitments while public debt remains unchanged and businesses continue to beg for long awaited cheques, is hypocrisy at best.


There have been no cuts on the purchase and use of government cars which continue to drain our coffers, no declaration on government travel, meetings are still being held in hotels and abuse of government phones hasn’t been curbed. The list is endless. So how does government scream ‘broke’ when there is nothing to show for it? If government is serious about saving the little that’s left of our resources and receive the required support to revive this economy, it has to first stop treating the people as if they are  blind or foolish.  It’s time to walk the talk!

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