Fri, 25 Nov 2016 09:37:41 +0000 PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has warned Italian contractors CMC Di Ravenna to complete the US$355 million Lusaka Water Supply Sanitation and Drainage project within the specified period in order avoid withdrawal of funding by the American government. The President reminded contractors that the project is being funded by Washington through a five-year agreement between Millennium Challenge Corporation and the Government of the Republic of Zambia. The American government will withdraw funding if the project is not completed within the specified period. Meanwhile, President Lungu has directed the ministry of local government to demolish all the illegal structures that had been constructed on the project sites following complaints by the contractor. Speaking when he arrived at the National Institute of Public Administration and Evelyn Hone College sites, President Lungu reminded the contractor to ensure that the project was completed in a shortest period possible. “That is why we are saying those […]
