‘Rich’ govt yet to pay Sabah village chiefs
Several government-appointed village and community chiefs in Sabah have not been not paid their monthly allowances for almost a year.
TUARAN April 7, 2012: In contrast to the state Government’s assurances that the Sabah economy has never been better, many village chiefs or Ketuas Kampung (KK) here are complaining quietly that their monthly allowances have not been paid for many months.
One village chief, who declined to be named, said he has not received his allowance for ten months. When asked if his situation is common, he said all teh other chief that he knew in this district also have accumulated unpaid allowances.
“Some are lucky that they are unpaid only for the last four months, but many like me have not been paid for almost a year now,” he said.