Once in a while a story lights up the interwebs and it seems to sweet to be true, lakini hii inakaa kuwa ukweli
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"The authorities in Nukus, in the autonomous Karakalpakstan Republic, have been handing out freshly-hatched chicks due to a lack of money in the country’s banks, US-backed Radio Ozodlik reports. One teacher describes the decision as “shameful”, telling the radio: “Last year they paid us with potatoes, carrots and pumpkins. This year they are forcing us to take newborn chickens instead of our wages. If we need chickens we can buy them from a market at a much cheaper rate.”
Another source says the chicks were deemed to be worth 7,000 soms ($2.50; £1.70) each for salary purposes, more than double the going rate at local markets. Uzbekistan’s government tightly controls the domestic media, and residents who speak to foreign media usually do so on the condition of anonymity.
Uzbekistan has struggled with a cash shortages for years, causing severe delays in salaries andpension payments. Earlier this month, state employees in the capital, Tashkent, complained that they had not been paid for two months because the banks had no money.
Uzbeks commenting on Radio Ozodlik’s story are mostly unimpressed. One person thinks it’s a sign of “shameless and corrupt officials”, although another argues the situation is different elsewhere in the country. And one person jokes: “What’s wrong with this? You have chicken soup for breakfast, a fried chicken for lunch and a chicken for dinner - lots of vitamins at least.” [SIZE=4]Uzbekistan schoolteachers paid in chickens[/SIZE]
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Quote… “Last year they paid us with potatoes,
carrots and pumpkins. This year they are forcing us to
take chickens.”
Last year they were paid potatoes and this year chicken… They should stop whining like lil bitchezz and start appreciating… atleast things are getting alittle better
This might be replicated in Bingwa kendez fantasy land if magoofull continues with his fiscal austerity measures. Revenues have dipped to an all time low leading to the government suspending any new employment, promotions or pay rise. There are complaints that a number of government employees have not received salaries for some months. They might get onions ama machungwa in lieu of salary
Do you know the original land of the word hekaya?
They used to post monthly revenue collection which peaked sometime in December 15 at around Tshs 1.4 trillion approximately Kes 68 billion which was mainly due fines & penalties. This figure has gone back to the premagufuli levels of about 1 trillion or so and could even be lower. Mark you the central government TRA has taken over the collection land rates from municipal authorities just to keep the numbers.
It will not be easy to implement a Tshs 29 trillion budget with about 14 trillion from tax revenues. That means they have to borrow and seek donations for about 15 trillion.
Anyway lets wait and see how they will get around this one
not really, you know the command economy ensured that the state built millions of apartment blocks for the population with corresponding schools and hospitals, so even the poor sections have schools and health centers in solid buildings only difference may be they are run down. but their system of naming the same ndio hunishangaza, schools and hospitals are simply numbered; unaskia shkola (school) number 1, 2 or ten, then balnista (hospital) number 1,2 hivyo. But generally they are decently planned you find a city with just one million inhabitants but it occupies an area larger than Nairobi due to proper planning during the Soviet Era and ensuring the population has the essential amenities