COUNCILLORS in Katete District have expressed concern over the Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) funds fuel meant for rehabilitation of feeder roads programme which have been laying idol for over five years at Katete BP filling station.
During a full council meeting held in Katete on Friday, the councillors expressed disappointment that the fuel has not been used for its intended purposes for over five years and its value has continued to go down due to the frequent increasing fuel pump prices on the market.
United Independence Party (UNIP) Kapangulula ward councilor, Patrick Mwale, said it was sad that fuel can be wasted in that manner when most roads in the district were in a very deplorable state.
Mr Mwale urged the council management to bear in mind that the money under which the fuel was bought are public funds that should benefit the public.
He called for a quick commencement of the feeder roads rehabilitation works.
And Nyamasonko Councillor, Henry Banda, urged the council management to immediately start the work so that it can be completed before the onset of the rainy season.
And Katete deputy Director of works, Monday Muwowo, assured the councillors that the feeder roads rehabilitation works will soon commence.
He said the council will find ways of using the newly received earth moving machinery, if possible, for the work to be done quickly as the old available machinery was not in a good condition.
The funds in question were released by government in 2002 under HIPC and as at 2002, the Milanzi constituency had fuel worth K18 million, Mkaika constituency had K27 million while Sinda constituency had K55 million worth of fuel at the filling station.
However, the amount of fuel has now gone down due to the fuel prices that have continued rising since the time the money was released.
Meanwhile the councillors have complained of the absence of the district’s three members of parliament during full council meetings.
The councillors noted that it was important for the MPs to attend the full council meeting because they are the ones who should take the concerns of the councillors to the relevant national higher authorities for action to be taken for the good of the people at the grassroots.
The three MPs in Katete are honourable David Phiri for Mkaika constituency, Levy Ngoma for Sinda and Reuben Banda for Milanzi.
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Ubu ebu puba.how do you serve when there is nothing to serve.unreasonable villagers.
UKU ekutumpa how let resources rot.
This is beyond foolishness. So are they saying that the K90 million was just lying in someones drawal such that it has not gained any interest for the last 5 years? Who owns/runs the BP filling station in Katete? This is critical so as to flush out any corruption tendency because someone has been getting the interest and pocketing it. Alternatively, the fuel was purchased at the 2002 prices and therefore, the quantity must still be the same regardless of the fact that it was never kept in stock. That being the case BP or whoever is behind this irrisponsible action must reimburse the funds in full with interest or the fuel at 2002 prices. Finally, how have they recorded this in the accounts?
Ati wise men comes from the east, ubu ebufolo its beyond ubufonti nensoni iyo.they should arrest them for misusing the resources.
#4,mind the way you connect ichibemba and english.
My question is ,who takes audit of these highly indebted funds? and what has been the report for the past years the fuel has been held.
It even sounds mad and confusing because the then councillors are not the current office bearers the councillors term of office i hear should be 1.5 years i stand to be corrected if i’m wrong.
#4,Its true wise men comes from the east.Those still in the east are not wise thats why they are there and doing what they are doing .You became wise, they let you go.
Bakwindi mwabaNgoni, ba mbuya mwatusebanya. RB is just the same.
#4 & 6 Taumfwa ayi? You have been told to mind how you connect english and icibemba and yet you still post your broken grammar – kalale.
Aside from that – can someone explain to me how fuel quantities can ‘go down due to increase in prices’ over time – I am an economist myself but this is beyond me! Someone needs to do a serious performance appraisal of these councillors before they cause further pain.
You can only forgive them, for they do not know what liquid fuel is, efyo chaba uku belesha amalasha!!
Why are there THREE Mps for Katete?
Now i am begining to think levy died the very day he was air lifted to france. Maureen mourned and may be thats why she has been extraordinarily strong as though te mukamfwilwa. remember mike rose up to tell sata that he cant go to paris. bishop mpombo said no to the pictures, mambo said no to revealing the medical bill. so this could have been the time they were embalming him for the rigorous tour the body made around zambia.
#8 fake Econimist. The cost per liter in 2000 was far below K 10,000. meaning less litres today. = 90,000,000/ 10,000 = 9000 litres Today, ( 2008 ) 90,000,000/5000 = 18,000 litres ( Yr 2000 )
Yangweeee eastern people are dead alive.
this is total dulklness and igonrance …you chaps!and then you complain of the rodas not being worked on!by who?RB need s to guide his people …since Teta says he owns Eastern province…the buggers are so dull…utilise the resources and see develeopment come to your area..that fuel can see you you through …and did Chiluba know that it hasn’t been used?he would have come to stand as an MP in 2006 ….disburse it to other areas since they have no use for it !
Irresponsible people are always like these from eastern. Because they do not know how much it pains to sweat for something that just goes to waste. It also shows how irresponsible they are in their homes.
RB jack up your bululus and while you are about it ,sort out Post Mmembe et al.For now you have my vote because you are the best among the worst.
#12 TONGA BULL. You dont stop to amase me. I laughed when i saw your name on the MMD Presidential candidates, which was rather interesting. So you have maintained using that fake nick name of TONGA BULL from DKSTS ?
Do you recall your behaviour of being a puppet and boot licker to your relative headmaster Mr Muka who promoted you to Head Boy ? Do you remember how you made innocent pupils be expelled from school because of the Demonstration which you stupidly and personally organised ? What you did at UNZA ? and now you want to rule Zambia ? Be serious bcoz we are watching you……..
Thats wht we should expect from RB.
No. 12 wrong analysis; 8 is right! We are not going to sell that fuel now at K90m for us to say we’ve made a loss. The product is ours and provided it is still in a usable form, the concern should be on the delay in carrying out works and most likely the roads have worsened hence the fuel may not cover the initial distance. Unless we are required to pay for the fuel now which is not the case!
Investigations should be launched to know the culprits behind such poor planning which is a prerequisite to mismanagement of resources.
#8 People who live in glasshouses……..You are not an economist yourself.You are an economist,period.
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