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The government has called on traditional leaders to actively participate in monitoring the use of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) resources to enhance transparency, equity, and community ownership in local development.
Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development Permanent Secretary for Technical Services, Nicholas Phiri, reaffirmed the government’s commitment to strengthening collaboration with traditional authorities.
This is according to a statement issued in Lusaka on Monday by the Ministry’s Principal Public Relations Officer, Liseli Kanyanga.
“Traditional leaders are key stakeholders in Zambia’s socio-economic development, hence the need for them to participate in CDF processes,” Phiri stated.
Kanyanga added that the Ministry had been engaging traditional leaders through ongoing Provincial Councils of Chiefs consultative meetings across the country.
“Central and Copperbelt provinces are the latest to successfully host these important gatherings, following similar meetings in other regions,” she said.
These consultative meetings provide a platform for traditional leaders to engage directly with government officials on key development issues affecting their chiefdoms—ranging from rural infrastructure and service delivery to land governance and the implementation of the CDF.
“As the Provincial Councils of Chiefs continue nationwide, the successful meetings in Central and Copperbelt mark yet another step forward in fostering mutual respect, accountability, and shared responsibility between the State and Zambia’s royal establishments,” Kanyanga said.
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