MINISTRY of Local Government and Rural Development Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Nicholas Phiri says K68.5 million has been released so far for the Food for Work Programme. And Phiri says government has allocated K56,939,844.76 for drainage works in Kanyama. Speaking at a press briefing, Wednesday, Phiri said citizens who would benefit from the Food for Work programme would carry out public works for 10 days in a month, and be paid K60 per day, each. “Cabinet did approve a K2 billion target as one of the ways to respond to the disaster we are faced with, as the result of the drought. So the K2 billion is among the several other social protection programmes that government has put in...
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