ACTIONAID Zambia Country Director Faides Tembatemba says the United States government’s plan to start funding governments directly, as opposed to providing aid through NGOs, may promote state capture. Meanwhile, Health Minister Elijah Muchima says dealing with aid on a government to government basis will help reduce bureaucracy, stating that sometimes dealing with third parties may bring about complications. On Friday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said his government would no longer spend billions of dollars funding NGOs but would instead deal directly with the host countries, a message that was also shared by the US Embassy Zambia’s Facebook page. In an interview, Saturday, Tembatemba said the US should consider engaging in more dialogue and consultations with stakeholders before implementing...
