Samfya District Commissioner, Sylvester Chimfwembe, says government should speed up the decentralization process for it to be completed soon.
Mr. Chimfwembe made the call yesterday when he received copies of the English and
Bemba versions of the Fifth National Development Plan and Vision 2003 from the
ministry of finance and national planning.
He said the decentralization process should be completed quickly due to its critical
factor on the government’s ability to meet development targets as set in FNDP and
Vision 2030.
He said it will be difficult to translate the development objectives in the FNDP and
the vision 2030 into tangible development projects without decentralizing the
governance system and allocation of resources.
He said once fully implemented decentralization will ensure active involvement of
people in economic development activities while social service delivery will answer
to the real aspirations of communities.
The district commissioner advised cabinet to come up with an action plan that will
facilitate the completion of the process with minimal delay.
And presenting the FNDP and vision 2030 copies to the DC, ministry of finance and
national development Senior Economist, Mubita Luwabelwa, said the decentralization
process is a key component of FNDP.
