Kasama communities to work in CDF projects

STEPHEN MWEWA Writes@SunZambianKASAMA Central Member of Parliament (MP) Kelvin Sampa has suggested that the community should be given materials to undertake projects as opposed to giving jobs to local contractors under the Constituency Development Fund(CDF)Mr Sampa lamented that some local contractors in Kasama had delivered poor quality of works on projects funded through the CDF, hence his decision to offer jobs to members of the community.He was speaking yesterday when he inspected some primary schools that were funded under the CDF.He inspected Musenga, Lukashi, Chitwe, Itamina and Milenge among other schools.The MP said he would soon sit down with councillors and the CDF committee members at Kasama Municipal Council to ensure that it abolishes the awarding of the CDF funded contracts to local contractors in his constituency.Mr Sampa’s suggestion comes in the wake of some 2018 CDF funded-schools construction, which were of shoddy works.He suggested that the local authority should be providing the building materials while members of the community would do the work on their own without engaging contractors.Mr Sampa, who is also PF National Youth Chairman, said the move would enable communities especially youths get empowered through CDF, as they would be given incentives, once they do the work. The Sun