Kawambwa town council gives out 7.3 million Kwacha to beneficiaries

KAWAMBWA Town Council has given out a total of K7, 327,458.00 to 40 beneficiaries under the 2023 Constituency Development Fund (CDF) loans empowerment component.

Kawambwa Central Constituency had seen 20 business groups and individuals receive a total amount of K3, 734,029.00 while Pambashe Constituency had seen 20 beneficiaries receive a total amount of K3, 593,429.00.

Luapula Province Minister, Njavwa Simutowe, said government had prioritised decentralization as a major driver for attaining development, reducing poverty and supporting job creation through citizen engagement and participation at local level.

The minister stated that government through the able leadership of President Hakainde Hichilema had opened arms to the people in the communities by empowering them with resources aimed at improving their livelihoods without leaving anyone behind.

He said the overall goal of CDF was to facilitate the delivery of public goods and services to foster development in local communities, by ensuring that an enabling environment for holistic development at Constituency level where local communities can have the opportunity to make choices and implement projects that can improve their wellbeing.

He urged civic leaders, Ward Development Committee's and Local Authority staff to extend an olive branch to every Zambian that was eligible to benefit from CDF through massive sensitisation and community engagements, further appealing to the beneficiaries to utilize the funds prudently and for the intended purposes.

And Kawambwa Town Council Chairperson Kalumba Chifumbe disclosed that the Local Authority had sponsored a total of 552 pupils to various boarding schools around the country in 2023, further stating that the Local Authority will double the number of beneficiaries in 2024 under secondary school boarding component as money was readily available.