MPIKA PF MP Francis Kapyanga says he will reluctantly spearhead the Cash for Work programme in his constituency because it’s not sustainable. Government is implementing the Cash for Work programme in districts that have been affected by drought, with beneficiaries getting K600 per month. But in an interview, Kapyanga argued that the Cash for Work programme was just a political programme which was not meant to get people out of poverty. “They have out K2 billion in what they are calling Cash for Work. That money could be used for roads or they would have increased the number of FISP beneficiaries, instead of putting that money into consumption. Much as they are calling it a drought relief, we are still...

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