MINISTRY of Local Government and Rural Development Permanent Secretary Dr Gabriel Pollen has announced that the Ministry has received an additional K500 million for the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). The latest release brings the total amount of CDF funds released in 2026 to K2.2 billion, representing 35 percent of the annual allocation of K6,245,077,784. According to a statement issued by the Ministry’s Principal Public Relations Officer, Liseli Kanyanga, Dr Pollen disclosed this at a media briefing, where he further indicated that the funds released so far had already been disbursed to all 116 local authorities for approved projects and programmes. “Speaking during a press briefing in Lusaka, Permanent Secretary – Administration, Dr Gabriel Pollen announced that the Ministry has received...