The Zambia National Service has reiterated its commitment to collaborating with local authorities to implement Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in Northern Province.
ZNS Commander, Maliti Solochi who is in the Province to inspect projects the service is implementing in the region and meet his troops, says the service is ready to collaborate with councils to work on road infrastructure under CDF.
The media reports that Lt Gen Solochi also reiterated the service’s unwavering commitment to enhance agriculture production in the region.
He said this when he called on the Northern Province Minister, Leonard Mbao at his office in Kasama district.
Mr Mbao called for continued collaboration with ZNS on the construction of key roads and acrow bridges in the province.
He named one such as the Chambeshi Ring Road.
He noted that the road is vital for the agricultural sector and in promoting socio-economic development for the district and the province.
Mr Mbao also noted that although the local authority has acquired a full set of earth moving equipment, they lack the human resource to operate machinery.
He expressed disappointment with the quality and cost of some projects being undertaken using the CDF.
“Though most of our councils have procured earth moving machinery, there has been scarcity of human resources to operate the equipment. We are requesting for collaboration of human resources to work on the roads, our councils lack manpower,” he said.
The Provincial Minister has also commended ZNS for exhibiting quality works on projects citing the Mukupa- Katandula road in Kaputa district.
Mr Mbao also thanked ZNS for acquiring land in Kalungwishi in Lunte and Chinakila in Mpulungu districts, acknowledging the service’s commitment to enhancing food production.
