UPND govt broke, CDF projects stalled – Kapyanga
By George Zulu and Charles Musonda
THE United Party for National Development government is broke and that is why it is failing to fund projects under the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), Mpika member of Parliament Francis Kapyanga has said.
In an interview with The Mast yesterday, Kapyanga said the government had failed to release over K1.8 billion to all the 156 constituencies in 2024.
“This government is broke, it has no money and that is why it has failed to release K12 million to each constituency from the 2024 CDF funding. All the 156 constituencies are still owed K12 million from the 2024 allocation,” Kapyanga said.
He said the K12 million shortfall in the 2024 CDF budget had affected the implementation of projects for 2025 and 2026.
“The CDF is a hot issue; it is just that media houses don’t pay attention. In 2024 government issued a circular directing councils to use- The Mast
Musolotwani never said so.I guess this is coming from a grouping of losers who defaulted paying the money they borrowed and put in their pockets
Sometimes funds can be depleted. They’ve done a lot with local community projects.
They need to now invest cdf in income / revenue generating projects and councils need to be stocked with qualified people who can drive development
@ Tore, I agree with you. There is need to eventually change the model of CDF to encompass more revenue generating projects so that eventually, central government won’t have to fund the councils fully, but councils having the ability to generate funds by themselves and contribute more to the country’s GDP.
Is this chap the government spokesman for him to be issuing unfounded statements? People should stick to their lane.
The Zambian political environment is toxic because of such idiotic announcements made by malicious opposition individuals who are praying day and night for government programmes to fail.
Sir it’s better to mind your business, you are not even the right person to declare or announce the UPND bankruptcy, it’s none of your business.
He is hoping and praying for the world oil price hike to hit Zambia to vindicate him. This how some evil PF cadres will frame their narrative and wish for UPND to fail so they can assume power. Crass!
Don’t worry about Francis Kapyanga as you have probably heard the last from him. His stay in parliament beyond August 2026 is not assured.