Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Gift Sialubalo, has warned civic leaders against abusing the Cash for Work initiative through empowering their relatives and associates.
Speaking in Chingola when he addressed the councillors before touring the gutted Chiwempala market and selected CDF projects, Mr Sialubalo stated that the government suspended the Cash for Work initiative in order to correct some irregularities in its management.
He noted that some councillors were including people on the list of Cash for Work beneficiaries who were also on other empowerment initiatives such as the Social Cash Transfer and other government support initiatives.
He said this is not supposed to be the case.
Mr Sialubalo however announced that the Cash for Work programme will soon resume once all the irregularities in its administration are corrected.
Government suspended the Cash for Work Initiative in order to put up modalities that will enhance its efficiency and to also review the list of beneficiaries so that the rightful people benefit.
