LOCAL Government and Rural Development Minister Gary Nkombo says some officers are resisting decentralisation as they feel a sense of irrelevance when responsibilities are taken away from them. Nkombo, however, says officers who do not want to change their attitude by promoting the UPND’s decentralisation agenda may have to be shown the door. Speaking on ZNBC’s Sunday Interview, Nkombo said in 2025, government planned to devolve various services like the district livestock and fisheries services, district agricultural services, district community development services and district social welfare services. “In 2025, we intend to devolve on the following: the district livestock and fisheries services, the district livestock and marketing, the district agricultural services, the district community development services and the district social...

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