PDU unveils 9 priority interventions to deliver on UPND manifesto

9th November 2023

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UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema addresses delegates during the launch of the party Manifesto at Falls Way in Lusaka on April 9, 2021 - Picture by Tenson Mkhala

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UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema addresses delegates during the launch of the party Manifesto at Falls Way in Lusaka on April 9, 2021 - Picture by Tenson Mkhala

THE Presidential Delivery Unit (PDU) has unveiled nine priority interventions it intends to fast track in order to bring lasting benefits to citizens and deliver on the manifesto commitments of the UPND. These include; producing 10 million tonnes of maize annually by 2027, achieving a minimum of 98 percent Constituency Development Fund (CDF) utilisation by 2025, increasing national essential drug availability from 35 percent to 70 percent of the population by 2026, among others. In a statement, Wednesday, the unit said the goals were identified after extensive consultations between the PDU, government ministries, agencies and the private sector. “The Presidential Delivery Unit (PDU) today unveiled nine priority interventions that it intends to fast track in order to bring lasting benefits...

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