THE latest Auditor General’s report has revealed that more than KR111.4 million Constituency Development Funds (CDF) remained unutilised in eight Constituencies during the 2011 financial year.
Despite the unutilised funds remaining dormant, additional funds continued to be released a move which the Auditor General queried.
Ms Anna Chifungula said there were several irregularities in the disbursement and management of the CDF, which had continued to be a source of grave concern among stakeholders.
In Luapula Province, a total of KR6.1 million funded in 2010 and 2011 for CDF projects in 13 Constituencies had not been spent as of September, last year.
She said although the amount remained unused, she expressed concern that a further funding of KR14 million was later released in October, the same year bringing the total of the unutilized funds to K20.1million.
“The rationale of disbursing the KR14million for 2012 CDF before exhausting the previous allocation is questionable,” she said.
Overall, the Auditor General said there were weaknesses in internal controls in that payments were not supported with relevant documents, while vouchers were missing, imprest was not retired and building materials were as well not accounted for.
In Southern Province, the report noted that amounts totaling KR18million were released for CDF projects in seven local authorities but that as of September 2012 only KR10million had been spent, leaving a balance of KR7.8million, which remained unutilised.
She expressed concern that a further KR6million was released bringing the total of unspent funds to KR13.9 million.
In Lusaka, the report said KR16.6 million was disbursed for CDF projects in 12 Constituencies out of which KR6.9 milliojn was utilised leaving a balance of K9.6 million as of September, last year.
Although a total of KR9.6million remained unspent, it was observed that a further funding of KR12 million was disbursed to the 12 Constituencies bringing the total of unspent funds to KR21.6 million.
Ms Chifungula questioned the rationale of disbursing additional funds, when the previous allocation had not been fully exhausted.
On the Copperbelt, amounts totaling KR18 million were funded for the implementation of CDF projects in 13 Constituencies in five local authorities out of which only KR7.8 million was utilised leaving a balance of KR10.1 million as of September last year.
Despite the balance, an additional KR13million was disbursed to the same areas bringing the total of unspent funds to KR23.1million.
Northern Province had KR4.1 million remaining unutilised during the reviewed financial year but yet another disbursement was made of a total KR8 million.
Similarly in Eastern Province, it was discovered that the province had KR3.2 million in its coffers but had also received an additional K14 million bringing the total of unused funds to K17.2 million while Central Province had KR3.2 million unutilised funds.
it means most the current crop of MPs are incompetent and have no plans like,,H………………..
The MPs are ok, the money is only on paper… there is no money in real… thats why its remains unused
Well said Ndobo, that could be true.
But I wonder if that money is still in cash or at the bank accounts in 2013. What we know is that the government is close to be bankrupt.
We’re not so gullible. There is no money.
CDF should be scrapped. How do you distribute money to individuals to develop a country? Lets build capacity in institutions and funds disbersed through institutions like councils. What kind of development do we have in mind to give public money to an individual? Some of the MPs have not even been to school and yet we should rely on their ideas, no we need to change. CDF is a just a conduit for corruption.
cdf is given to the councils they are the ones who are incharge of the projects
Yes Mister. CDF must be scrapped. Who ever came up with such a stupid idea was out of their mind. CDF must be scrapped immediately.
These MPs thought it was there time to fill their tummies when they won the elections.Iam sure some were telling their families that,naifwe tulyemo.They had no plans for their constituency only their tummies.I know of one MP in Kitwe who has never been heard of since he was elected and yet his constituency is so large.Their brains became blank immediately Mr Sata said,there will be zero tolerance on corruption.Iam they are cursing the President for ever saying that.
But name the constituencies kabili !!!
Solola Bye!
Iam talking of one constituency where i reside and everyone knowns this old man.Donchi kubeba.
Ndobo and Nostrodimus, are you just dull for misinterpreting the post or you just have a perveted anti PF minds. Grow up you scam bags
What worries me most is that even the auditors are not serious with their report the way i know councils they can not keep money for more than a year with the problems they have with the Councillors.For sure money is not there only figures on paper. Some councils i know ordered graders using the same funds now its almost a year we have not seen the graders.Auditors we need a report from these councils e.g nakonde council etc