BOTTLENECKS in the CDF project tendering process are disadvantaging local contractors, resulting in money for developmental projects finding its way back to Lusaka, a Kazungula contractor has observed. And Kazungula Council Chairperson Mbozi Tatila has appealed to local government technocrats handling CDF projects not to engage in underhand activities by selecting preferred contractors. In an interview, Fred Malikana, the proprietor of Fresher General Dealers, which was contracted to rehabilitate school desks in 2023, said CDF is not empowering local businessmen and women who are contributing to the growth of local economies. “It seems CDF Committees don’t understand the business matrices on the ground in their local constituencies, and the tendering process of developmental projects is so complicated and doesn’t seem...