NRFA Resolves to Pay Small Scale Contractors by Monday

The over 2000 small scale contractors that stormed the National Roads Fund Agency (NFRA) offices on Thursday have made progress with government agreeing to pay them by Monday next week.

The contractors are demanding for K 200 Million of their 10 months arrears.

On Thursday December 20, the small scale contractors besieged the NRFA offices demanding for their payment.

The group through their representative Isaac Kanyika disclosed that they were owed K200 million with government only paying foreign contractors.

The meeting with the NFRA was rescheduled for December 21 where NFRA and the contractors resolved that payments will be ready by Monday next week.

Small Scale Miners and Medium Contractors president Mutale Mpepo announced after the meeting that all the differences with contractors had been resolved.

“We do not want to be chasing after our payments because a solution has been found, we thank NFRA for honouring our pledge,” has said.

The contractors contended that government earlier  released K148 million through the Ministry of Finance but opted to only pay foreign contractors.