Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:15:18 +0000 The opposition UPND has charged that the concentration of powers and responsibilities in the hands of the President is a recipe for bad governance and should not be allowed. UNPD leader Hakainde Hichilema said that as a party, it was disappointed by President Sata’s decision to transfer the Road Development Agency (RDA) from the Ministry of Transport, Works, Supply and Communication to State House. Mr Hichilema said “as a party we were for the considered view that if President Sata was genuinely interested in strengthening the national capacity to effectively respond to the challenges of improving road networks and other related infrastructure, the best way would have been to strengthen capacity of government agencies instead of centralizing such powers and responsibilities to himself.” The opposition leader charged that the fundamental principles of accountability and transparent in procurement of road works were even at a more risk of being seriously […]
