Thu, 15 Dec 2016 12:17:46 +0000 By JACK MAPAPAYI KALUMBILA District Council has approved a budget of K18 million for the 2017 civic year, says council secretary Frank Kalenga. Mr Kalenga said of the total budget, about 75 percent would be from locally generated resources while 25 percent would come from central government in form of grants and Constituency Development Fund (CDF). In an interview, Mr Kalenga said that out of the whole budget, 60 percent – amounting to K10.9 million – would go towards service provision while 40 percent will be administration costs such as salaries. He said the major projects that will be undertaken under service provision included the construction of a civic centre, housing units for staff, water reticulation system, improve the road network and the construction of a hotel and a shopping mall. “The civic centre and housing units are a top priority because we want to settle down. Of […]
