Ministries & ACB Partner to Combat Corruption

Ministries of Local Government and Finance have joined forces to deal with corrupt practices in local councils.

Speaking during official opening of a working session on rebranding of local authorities’ performance improvement Minister of Local Government Benson Phiri said local authorities need to re-position to improve performance and serve the citizens better.

Phiri said the procedures put in place will not allow abuse of funds allocated to councils.

On his part, Finance Minister Joseph Mwanamvekha, said “my ministry would enforce proper use of resources and financial prudence in projects under Constituency Development Fund, District Development Fund and Water Fund among others.”

During the function, Ministry of Local Government signed an agreement with Anti Corruption Bureau and in his remarks, ACB’s Director General, Reyneck Matemba, said they would not tolerate corruption in local councils.