Zambian voters' views: Chance Kaonga

MEET THE PANEL Name: Chance Kaonga Lives: Chingola Job: Casual worker

We need someone who will pay particular attention to us - the local citizens of our country.

The health sector is not properly looked after by the government.

Apart from pain killers, you must expect to be told to go and buy your own medicine - no matter how bad your condition.

The education sector is as badly cared for.

Imagine a country with a 50% shortfall of teachers yet it has over 10,000 trained teachers waiting to be recruited.

ZAMBIAN VOTERS' VIEWS Naomi Banda Jonathan Mutanga Pauline Songiso Chance Kaonga

Our country's labour laws, rules, regulations and policies are very good yet employers are fond of mistreating workers.

When they do, the government fails to intervene.

Despite the constitution only allowing workers to be hired on a temporary contract basis for no longer than three months the majority of employees, myself included, work as casuals without rights for as long as possible.

We struggle to survive.

We need attention.

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