LOCAL Government Minister Gift Sialubalo has disclosed that government has suspended the issuance of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) loans for 2026 until those who have borrowed pay back. Vice President Mutale Nalumango had recommended the suspension of the CDF loan component in the National Assembly until borrowers repaid the money. In an interview, Sialubalo said loan repayments have been very low because people had no intention of paying back. “We have taken a decision to suspend the loan component in the sense that the idea to give out loans was a well-meant idea, trying to give people resources at a very minimal interest that would enable us to grow our own economy using government resources. As an elected official, if...
