KANTANSHI PF member of parliament Anthony Mumba says it is concerning that government has increased the number of permanent secretaries when the Treasury is limping. And Mumba has wondered whether the increased number of permanent secretaries is filling the gap left by the removal of deputy ministers. Commenting on UPND Secretary General Batuke Imenda’s statement that the constitutional review process will be conducted as soon as government improves Zambia’s economic situation, Mumba said it was unfortunate that the reforms would not be tabled soon. He said government was wasting resources on having too many permanent secretaries. “It is very difficult to actually see that we will [not] have these reforms tabled soon. The economic situation that our country is going...

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