WITHOUT doubt, the increased Constituency Development Fund (CDF) announced by the Minister of Finance and National Planning, Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane has been a major talking point. The increase is indeed impressive, from K1.6 million to K25.7 million. The increment, announced during the presentation of the 2022 national budget in Parliament last Friday is in tandem with the UPND’s campaign promise of taking resources to the districts. It also resonates well with the new dawn administration’s objective of sharing the national cake equally.While the policy is well meaning, it is important that there is caution on how this CDF will be used. In fact, this now seems to be the bone of contention among many stakeholders, as to whether the districts or constituencies have the qualified human resource to administer the fund. It is in this vein that we agree with the former Vice President of the Forum for Democracy and Development, Mr Chifumu Banda on the […]
CDF RIDDLE
