By SIMON MUNTEMBAPRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says there is an urgent need to strengthen controls in the application and management of public service resources.Mr Lungu expressed concern at the huge financial resources that are either being misapplied or misappropriated in the public sector.President Lungu said this in Lusaka at State House yesterday when he swore in former director of finance at the Ministry of Finance Chibwe Mulonda as Controller of Internal Audit in the same ministry.President Lungu also swore in former Director of Finance at the Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure Development Clare Mazimba as deputy Auditor General in charge of corporate services in the Office of the Auditor General.Mr Lungu urged both newly appointed officials to apply their audit skills and resolve the numerous audit queries that constantly appear in the Auditor General’s report.The President said he and Zambians expected them to perform exceptionally well within the confines of the laid down financial regulations.“I am […]
Lungu urges tighter control on public resources
