The government through the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit-DMMU has releases K4.1 million for the air-lifting of examination papers for all schools that are located in hard-to-reach areas.
Speaking to the media in Lusaka, DMMU National Coordinator Chanda Kabwe disclosed that the money has been paid to the Zambia Airforce (ZAF) that has since commenced the exercise to deliver examination papers.
Mr Chanda Kabwe said the government will further release another K3.5 million next week to fully settle the amount required to airlift the papers for all schools that cannot be reached by road.
Mr Kabwe said the government is working hard to ensure that no pupil or student is disadvantaged by the hazards that have been caused by heavy rainfall.
He emphasized that President Edgar Lungu values education so much that he has made sure that the progression of pupils across the country is not disturbed either by the epidemic or floods.
The National Coordinator said the Zambia Airforce have so far delivered papers to Ngabwe and Luano Districts in Central Province, Mazabuka District in Southern Province, Chama District in Muchinga Province, Mitete District in Western Province as well as Chavuma District in Northwestern Province.
He further disclosed that his office working together with line Ministries and Departments is providing the necessary sanitary facilities to ensure pupils are protected from COVID-19 as they prepare and write examinations.
He reiterated that the whole exercise has been made possible because of the multi-sectoral approach of working which the government with the guidance of the Head of State has adopted.
These are conduits for stealing money. K4 million is a lot of money. Surely airlifting exam papers can’t cost that much….most of that money was actually stolen by PF Cadres.
Great…so that pupils are not prevented from writing the exams
It’s good they have already done this… children would have been denied the chance to write exams
Great move… Education is a priority
“Mr Chanda Kabwe said the government will further release another K3.5 million next week to fully settle the amount required to airlift the papers for all schools that cannot be reached by road.”
This Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit-DMMU is just another channel to steal funds and distribute PF material via ZAF because its unaudited everything seems to go through this Chanda Kabwe chap even covid-19 funds, RDA funds…this is why you see his girlfriend Irsis is in full mode on her tours around the country. Its not like Exam papers is food that expires ..these are printed months ago and are usually at schools even two weeks before exams.
LT do something about these spammers you can not have different names everyday …isolate IP addresses
Can not reach Mazabuka District by road….?.
Kevin Musonda – they are just laundering money through this Chanda Kabwe boy …they could have used Ministry of Education but they know its audited so they used this department and ZAF as the military cannot deny or confirm anything…this is how money is disappearing in front of our eyes.
You will see how we are going to vote