The Ministry of Finance last month disbursed K1.5 trillion for infrastructure development, poverty reduction, debt service, personal emoluments and general operations of Ministries, Provinces and Spending Agencies (MPA’s).
The Ministry of Finance has since appealed to members of the public to take keen interest in monitoring Government financed and implemented programmes to ensure that public resources were used for their intended purposes.
Ministry of Finance public relations officer Chileshe Kandeta said this in a statement in Lusaka yesterday.
He said from the total K1.5 trillion disbursed, the Ministry of Lands, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection got K12 billion for a large scale programme on afforestation involving the purchasing of tree seedlings for replanting in environmentally degraded regions in the country.
Mr Kandeta said other beneficiaries included the Ministry of Lands which received K5 billion for upgrading the Lands Management Information System, which when completed would ensure that Government maintained accurate records on land matters to ease the burden of countrywide land administration.
The Ministry of Transport, Works, Supply and Communications received K65.2 billion of which aerodrome infrastructure development at the Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport in Livingstone was allocated K16 billion to facilitate the speedy rehabilitation and expansion works in readiness for the 2013 United Nations World Tourism Conference.
The same Ministry, Mr Kandeta said, received K20 billion for the purchase of Fire Tenders to boost the country’s safety facilities.
The Ministry of Finance’s Loans and Investments Portofolio received K296 billion of which K4.5 billion went towards the recapitalisation of Zambia Railways, adding that the Public Service Pensions Fund through the Public Service Management Division at Cabinet Office got K20.1 billion towards pension dues.
“The Ministry of Finance Budget Office also released K75 billion as Constitutional and Statutory Expenditure for External Multilateral Debt Service, an important measure in maintaining Zambia’s credit worthiness which has been widely acclaimed as evidenced by over-subscription of the Inaugural International Bond,” he said.
Mr Kandeta stated further that the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives received K6.8 billion of which K4.2 billion was allocated to the food security programme and K2.3 billion to bilateral, multilateral and regional agricultural development programmes.
The Ministry of Education received K24.5 billion of which Research and University Education Programme got K17.7 billion, the Examinations Council of Zambia (ECZ) got K1.2 billion, the TEVET Sub Sector received K1.8 billion while the Science and Technology Sub Sector got K2.2 billion.
Mr Kandeta said the Ministry of Health was given K13.6 billion of which the K5.4 billion was allocated towards the purchase of medical supplies. The National Assembly received K31 billion of which K4.1 billion went towards legislative activities while parliamentary oversight got K1.1 billion.
The Ministry of Justice got K24 billion of which K15 billion was towards Compensation and Awards while K9 billion was allocated to the programme on dismantling of other arrears while the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) got K2 billion for the purchase of plant and equipment for operational improvements in the fight against corruption.
“The Ministry of Finance wishes to appeal to members of the public to take up the civic duty of monitoring programmes financed and implemented by Government in order to ensure that public resources are utilised for intended purposes.
“In this way, stakeholders will be able to monitor Government’s performance in delivering improved services, employment creation and poverty reduction in Zambia,” Mr Kandeta said.
Is that K1.5 trillion funding in new rebased kwacha or the old stuff.
Iwe rebursed ni rich country, dats US$8 trillion if its rebased.
Is the kwacha re-based no-wander my money seems to be so little
Job well done Mr Kandata, this is what we call transparency. The under5 can now follow up with relevant ministries for checks and balance.
This is just for running of ministries and infrastructure development(salaries not included)..Hope we will see that money work..And can someone do something about the state of police offices across the country they are pathetic and a hazard ( not that Chelsea player) to health
HAVE YOU ALREADY BUILT PUBLIC TOILETS IN THE TOURIST CAPITAL IN READINESS FOR THE WTO. OTHERWISE WHEN THE GUESTS ARE UP AND ABOUT IN THE CITY WHERE ARE THEY GOING BE SHI-TING WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE EJECTING HUMAN MANURE? …AROUND THE CORNERS OF BUILDINGS OR UNDER TREES AS RESIDENTS DO?
BUT ZOONA WHERE DID U TAKE THE MONEY MOE?WHY AAINT U PAYING THE STUDENTS ABROAD LIKE THE RUSSIAN STUDENTS???GET REAL GUYS COME ON
So what is the point of all this? Tell us what you did with the August disbursement. Was the money properly used?
there is no home affairs here!
Ministry of Health was given K13.6 billion.We need more allocation to this ministry Kapoko is no longer there.lol
There is no Ministry of Labour here, why????? which is the dirtiest ministry, it needs a lot rehabilitation…which criteria did you use in giving out those monies????
Where has the K28.1 billion that’s left in the National Assembly budget gone towards?
Last august funding was announced to have been released but there was nothing at the spending agencies or this is actual funding now?