Eastern Province Minister Issac Banda has said it is the duty of every Zambian to be part of the country’s development agenda.
Mr Banda said every Zambian including those on the streets should feel part and parcel of the country’s development process.
ZANIS reports that he said it was for this reason that during planning stages of the development process that all stakeholders starting from grassroots to national level were involved.
Mr Banda was speaking when he officiated at a Dissemination exercise of the Vision 2030, the Sixth National Development Plan 2011-2015 and District Development Plans held at Luangwa House in Chipata yesterday.
Mr Banda said for the first time in the country’s history, the vision 2030 and executive summary of the Sixth national development plan 2006-2010 have been translated in seven local languages that were spoken on the national broadcaster.
He said previously all documents were written in English which tended to marginalise those who could not read and write in English.
He said in addition, the transcription in Braille to enable the vision impaired to participate in the country’s development process was also done.
“The translation and the transcription of the plans will enable all stakeholders to understand and take part in the implementation process for the development of our country”, Mr Banda said.
Mr Banda further said this would also make it possible for everybody to participate in monitoring and evaluation of the plans.
And Mr Banda said Government’s goal was to continue with viable economic policies that would promote broad-based growth and consolidate nation unity, political and socio-economic stability.
He said monitoring and evaluation would further help stakeholders translate objectives into results and check the implementation process.
Mr Banda said after the training it was expected that all stakeholders would have a role to play in monitoring and evaluation of development programmes
