Local authority engineers in Zambia have assured the government that it will get value for money on projects that will be supervised by them in their respective districts.
Deputy Director of Works for Kaputa Town Council in Northern Province, Tina Kaunda, made the assurance shortly after having a practical exercise following a seven day training in capacity building for local authority engineers held in Mpika in Muchinga province.
Zambia News and Information Services (ZANIS) reports that Ms. Kaunda said the training has expanded the engineers’ knowledge and will be beneficial in the implementation of projects.
“We now have a better understanding of how to supervise work and this is a refresher course, so we need more of such,” she said.
She promised that she will do a good job once the construction of new jobs begins in Kaputa district.
Ms. Kaunda said the engineers will be able to diversify on how the monitoring of projects is done once they have the right equipment for construction works.
And National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) Highway Engineer for Monitoring and Evaluation, Sureya Malik, said the projects being implemented by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development are high value ventures.
Mr. Malik said after the seven days long training, local authority engineers are expected to carry out the projects in a more passionate manner knowing that the infrastructure that will be constructed will affect the local communities.
“It is our intention that after this training, the engineers will go back with a different perspective and will conduct projects in a more passionate manner,” she said.
Meanwhile, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development Technical Assistant Stephen Malubila said the engineers will be expected to take centre stage in ensuring that there is quality infrastructure in the country.
Mr. Malubila added that the government would like to see to it that projects are managed within a reasonable time and must be of high quality.
“The new dawn administration would like to see projects managed within a reasonable time and they must be of quality,” he said.
The seven day training in capacity building for local authority engineers drew engineers from Central, Northern and Muchinga provinces.
That photo above shows WHY roads are poorly constructed.
The TWO hammers have been replaced by wheels.. Rendering the vehicle unfit in the construction industry.
You failed miserably during TEN YEARS of the incompetent PF government. What makes you think that suddenly you can do better? Sorry my confidence is running LOW
How does a person in Kaputa and one person by the way, speak for the rest of the country. Northerners get out of your slumber-Zambia is not Northern Province. Well maybe it was under your Micheal Sata and Lungu for 10years, you people received preferential treatment, everything, the whole system was so Bembalized. Mwaloba elyauma nomba apa muli. The rest of the country will be enjoying while you guys will sort of suffer, cos imagine During your PF,money that was meant for Central or Western province was channeled to the northern block instd, you were parasites feeding on other people’s sweat, now that you ll get only what is meant for you, it will feel like not enough cos you were used to getting other peoples shares too. It was not the same Under Chiluba or Nevers Mumba, Zambia was…
Let’s impower our local constructor yes like the way Zimbabwe has done. They building Harare/ beitbrigde Road with local ones. And the road is standard. They 600km has been given to 3 to 4 constructors and are doing good work.
@ Jonathan Mutaware-Formerly Step-Aside. Shame on you, you tribalist if northern did did not give HH the vote do you think you will be talking rubishi right now? Bembas are not like you who the entire province including the baby in the womb vote for your tribe met. Know what to say or just keep quiet
This is the HH mantra; right price, right quality delivered on time. If u believe in Zambia, u accept that Northern province is part of Zambia. And it’s why everyone is free to live and travel anywhere without needing a passport. Any departure from that is noise.