The Zambian government has been implementing the Community Forest Management (CFM) system in order to (1) enhance community participation in sustainable forestry management, (2) reduce community poverty by facilitating community income from sustainable forestry management, and (3) forge and strengthen partnerships in forest conservation and sustainable resource utilization. Given its mandate in promoting transparency and...Continue Reading
A SMALLER BUDGET: The total nominal budget allocation has reduced by 3.3 percent from K172.99 billion in 2022 to K167.32 billion in 2023. This reflects government drive for fiscal consolidation under the IMF Supported Economic Recovery Program. ALLOCATION CHAGES: Government has shifted resources from debt servicing, Under General Public services, towards the Social Sectors. The...Continue Reading
Background to the OAG, AG’s report and their relevancePublic sector auditing when conducted by supreme audit institutions, remains a significant factor in improving the lives of citizens by focusing the custodians of public resources on how well they utilize those resources (INTOSAI, 2019). According to the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI), supreme audit...Continue Reading
The Constituency Development Fund (CDF) is provided for in Article 162 of the Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) Act No. 2 of 2016 and is operationalized by the Constituency Development Fund Act No. 11 of 2018. The provisions in these two pieces of legislation provide the legal framework for CDF in collaboration with other laws such...Continue Reading
