Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:10:01 +0000 The Non Governmental Organisation Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has charged that the K1.5billion allocation to the office of the first lady Dr Christine Kaseba is unconstitutional. Organisation board chairperson Beatrice Grillo said her organisation was alarmed at parliament’s decision to approve a budget allocation of K1.5 billion to an office that was nonexistent during the 2013 national budget debate. Ms Grillo said NGOCC was of the view that parliament should have guided the executive over the matter. She wondered how the executive had arrived at such a decision. “NGOCC is of the view that parliament should have guided the executive over the allocation to the office of the first lady. Further more we have been prompted to question where the executive derived the authority to institute such an allocation to an office which is unconstitutional. “As women’s movement we believe in transparency and accountability for good governance,” Grillo said. She […]
