Vice President George Kunda has called on civil servants to serve the government of the day and desist from corrupt practices to enhance development in the nation.
Mr Kunda said this during a dinner hosted in his honor by the provincial administration at Kasama lodge in Northern Province last night.
The vice president said civil servants should be implementing government’s programmes as budgeted for and inform the general public about government policies.
Mr Kunda further said civil servants should desist from misappropriating public funds in order for them not to tarnish the image of the civil service.He further urged civil servants to work with integrity as they carry out their duties.
The vice president also urged stakeholders and all churches to work with government in uplifting the living standards of many Zambians, as they do in running some health facilities and schools in the country.
He thanked the provincial administration for the warm welcome and hospitality accorded to him and his entourage during his stay in Kasama.
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