Fri, 16 Dec 2016 11:00:04 +0000 By Mailesi Banda GOVERNMENT will continue with the rehabilitation of the M9 road which links Lusaka to the Western Province after the project was abandoned by the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA),” said permanent secretary in the Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure Development, Charles Mushota. The permanent secretary said after the project had been abandoned by DANIDA, the 2017 Budget had allocated money for the completion of the road. Mr. Mushota said contractors were working on the proposal for submission to the Ministry of Finance to enable them release the funds. Mr. Mushota explained that a contract had been signed for the stretch between Mongu and Kalabo and the one between Mongu and Limulunga. He said the stretch was supposed to be funded by the loan acquired from China but it had not been sufficient. “We were supposed to have funded the Mongu-Kalabo road from the loan acquired […]
