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(LUSAKA TIMES) State calls for increased monitoring of government projects

State calls for increased monitoring of government projects
Posted on May 5th, 2008

Finance and National Planning Permanent Secretary Mbikusita Lewanika has called for increased monitoring and evaluation of government projects to realize intended goals in line with the Fifth National Development Plan (FNDP). Dr. Lewanika says monitoring and evaluation is a powerful public management tool that can be used by government to achieve intended results.

He was speaking in Kafue today when he officiated at a two-day workshop dubbed, “Results Based Monitoring and Evaluation.” Dr. Lewanika observed that with globalization, there is need for monitors to be responsive to the demands of internal and external stakeholders in the quest for good governance, accountability and transparency in order to realise tangible results.

He challenged the Monitors and Evaluators to move away from the traditional way of monitoring, to new results-based approaches because government through the FNDP is in a hurry to develop the country by ensuring that projects are completed on time.

Dr. Lewanika hoped that the workshop participants would now be in the position to design and build results-based monitoring and evaluation systems at the end of the workshop.

And passing a vote of thanks, Ministry of Finance and National Planning Finance Manager Mumba Chanda commended Government for organizing the workshop.

Mr. Chanda urged his colleagues to put the gained knowledge into practice because government is spending huge sums of moneys in impacting knowledge to its employees.

The workshop has been organized by the Public Expenditure Management and Financial Accountability Programme (PEMFA) under the Ministry of Finance and National Planning.

The two-day workshop has attracted Principal Government Officers from the Ministry of Finance, Zambia National Tender Board, National Assembly of Zambia, Office of the Auditor General and Cabinet Office, among other participants

Labels: AKASHAMBATWA MBIKUSITA-LEWANIKA, CONTRACTORS, FNDP, PROJECT MANAGEMENT

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