NOEL NKHOMA TASKED TO ENSURE PRUDENCE IN ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING
THE newly-appointed National Road Fund Agency (NRFA), Board Chairman, Noel Nkhoma, has been tasked to prioritise of value for money in financing, while ensuring that road sector funds are well-managed.
Mr Nkhoma was also tasked to ensure streamlined and strengthened payment systems in the road sector.
The task was thrown at him by the Finance and National Planning Minister, Situmbeko Musokotwane, in a congratulatory message on Sunday.
The Minister urged Mr. Nkhoma to stimulate the board and management towards the government’s common purpose of building a better country for all.
He also had a message for the entire NRFA board, tasked to guide management in re-developing the organisations strategic plan.
“This should be in line with the Eight National Development Plan (8NDP) and the thrust of the government to develop through public-private-partnerships (PPPs) that leave no one and no region behind,” Musokotwane said.
He further encouraged the board to work with the PPP Department in the Ministry of Finance and National Planning to explore road sector financing models that would further reduce the dependency of major transport infrastructure projects on the Treasury and elevate private sector participation.
Mr Nkoma Musokotwane called for continuous training and re-training of toll managers and operators to ensure improved efficiency at toll-gates - existing and future ones.
The following are the new board members: Jacqueline Corahill Jhala, Robert Malasha, Ismail Mulla, Nsandi Manza, Edna Kalaba and Stephen Mbewe.
Others are Jeremiah Sande, Francis Mundanya, Agalasia Mary-Ann Chisenga, Joseph Malisawa – and Vincent Linyama.