Dear editor,Honourable Gary Nkombo, the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development this week disbursed the constituency development fund (CDF) despite the fact that Zambia had empty national coffers. The disbursed constituency development fund amounted to K249.6 million for the 156 constituencies in the country. In simple arithmetic, each constituency received K1.6 million.The CDF is meant for spearheading developmental projects in the constituencies by the Members of Parliament (MPs) with the assistance of the civic leaders, the councillors. The developmental projects have to be done during the five year tenure of office of the lawmakers in the constituencies.What is certain is that each constituency has its own pressing needs according to the needs of the people. This implies that the lawmakers should not impose development on the electorate.The disbursement of the constituency development fund especially before the presentation of the national budget is good but not good enough. This is because people are wondering where […]
CDF disbursed amid empty coffers
