MAFINGA COUNCIL REQUEST FOR MORE FUNDS

Mafinga District Council has appealed for an prolong in the equalisation fund allocation to Native Authorities.
Mafinga District Council Secretary Peter Ngulube says perchance the most up-to-date allocation is now not sustainable in consequence of challenges the district is facing.
Mr. Ngulube says a large half of the fund goes for salaries versus capital projects.
He made his question to the Native Authorities Provider Price in some unspecified time in the future of a meeting held at Nakonde Municipal Council chamber.
The meeting furthermore had contributors of workers from Isoka and Nakonde District Councils.
Mr Ngulube defined that the district lacks faucet water and acknowledged that Chambeshi Water and Sewage firm is accomplishing feasibility watch on it.
He extra defined that Mafinga has now not been linked to the National Electricity grid and is running on mills which is terribly costly.
Mr Ngulube nonetheless says as soon as the council has an prolong in equalisation fund, this would perchance perchance furthermore simply fabricate a hotel as one diagram of increasing its income irascible.