Zambian President Edgar Lungu cut his salary and those of senior cabinet ministers Friday, as higher electricity and fuel prices take effect, his office said. The stiff hikes for electricity and fuel have sparked an uproar on social media where many Zambians vented their anger. The cut in the president’s salary and those of senior ministers is in the range of 15 to 20 per cent. “The money realised will go into cushioning the impact on the vulnerable in society. The money realised from this decision will go towards ameliorating the impact that the increase would have brought on the masses,” Lungu’s press aide Isaac Chipampe said in a statement.

Source: Punch December 27, 2019 19:52 UTC