Government has expressed disappointment with the misappropriation of school funds at Mpulungu Day Secondary school.
General Education Permanent Secretary Jobbicks Kalumba said the school has so much money but cannot explain how it is being used.
Dr. Kalumba said the school has also failed to complete a classroom block which has been under construction since 2015.
The Permanent Secretary said this when he inspected the construction works of a 1X3 classroom block at Mpulungu Day secondary school today.
He said despite the school having a total number of 900 pupils who contributed K370 each and a pocket of cement, management has failed to put the money to good use.
Dr. Kalumba who is in Mpulungu on a working visit said this is the reason that Government has decided to revisit the school fees that pupils will be paying starting next term.
He has since directed the Mpulungu District Education Board Secretary (DEBS) to transfer headteacher who do not perform well in the district.
Dr. Kalumba has also encouraged teachers to work hard and ensure that they deliver quality education.
Zambezi District Education Board Secretary, Dickson Munkoyo says lack of funds in his department is hindering the completion of some schools in the area.
Mr. Munkoyo has disclosed that construction works of a 1×3 classroom block at Dipalata secondary school is at 90 percent while the head teacher’s house at the school is at 55 percent.
He added that the construction works at Mapachi secondary school are at 80 percent while that of the teacher’s house at 70 percent.
Mr Munkoyo told ZANIS in an interview yesterday that the construction of the head teacher’s house was poorly done.
He has attributed the delay in completion of the two secondary schools to lack of funds by the department and poor participation from the community.
“Misappropriation of school funds disappointments Government”…LT, is it your policy to poorly pen your headlines to catch your readers attention? Well, I guess it does the opposite!
Why don’t you bring in professional government auditors to find out what happened to the donated funds, and send some corrupt people to prison? I can tell you the reason why you’re not doing that…It’s because there’s no accountability in PF government. You don’t really care about corruption and the rule of law, and we all know that. That’s why Zambia is now steeped up to it’s neck in corruption. It’s the PF culture. What a shame.
You come to Kitwe and sort out the mess created by Kaoma in his ambitious program of turning many primary schools into secondary. Can you audit the projects against funds raised and spent so far. Even retired teachers are hanging around these projects in the name of PTA just to eat
sad development indeed
Thats the Culture in Zed now right from Plot No1 Nkwazi.
SUMBULA MWIBALA CULTURE IS REAL!!
Please come to Choma this headmaster are building houses on top of poor parents. Start with Sikalongo Secondary school contribution of the bus started before my son went there he completed grade twelve the bus no were to be seen.
So they transfer headteachers who are suspected of misappropriation? Where to? ..So they continue the same? ..This is the mentality that makes us sh1th0les!