In what is probably her harshest criticism of the government yet, PL MP Marlene Farrugia stated yesterday that this was not the Labour government she had strived to elect.
Dr Farrugia uploaded a parliamentary report from The Malta Independent about the news that a police inspector who was boarded out on medical grounds in the space of just four days had landed a €60,000 a year job at Enemalta. Energy Minister Konrad Mizzi yesterday reacted to the information revealed in Parliament and ordered Enemalta to terminate the former inspector’s new job.
Writing on Facebook, Dr Farrugia asked how people could have faith in the government when seeing these “comedies” unfolding. Clean governance has to start from the very top, she said.
“Little did I known when I worked so hard to elect the Labour movement to clean up politics - to the detriment of my children who had to wait for me until late so many times – that in less than three years I would have to go out and protest to protect the environment while trying to understand how all these scandals are popping up, the result of which is that the many are being made to suffer for the benefit of the few, exactly the same as used to happen up to three years ago.”
Dr Farrugia said that while some were “eating with five mouths” others were struggling to get by with a €500 monthly pension. “Some people get boarded out in four days while the cases of others take years to be heard. There are some who are given €60,000 salaries with the indebted Enemalta (it is still indebted despite the government having sold a third of it and several lands) and there are those in precarious jobs, earning €600 a month,” she said.
“We are still half-way through the legislature. We need to change direction and repeat the successes being registered in the economy and tourism in quality governance. I remind the PM that the people are still behind him and that he does not have to compromise with groups or individuals. The people’s common interest should be placed first and foremost at all times and in every decision.”