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(LUSAKATIMES) Civil servants warned against frustrating government efforts

Civil servants warned against frustrating government efforts
TIME PUBLISHED - Tuesday, August 14, 2012, 3:15 pm

Floods in the Kamwala second class trading area. Shoppers have to wear gumboots or wade in the pools of water to access shops. 2010 Floods in the Kamwala second class trading area. Shoppers had to wear gumboots or wade in the pools of water to access shops. Government has cautioned civil servants not to stand in the way of development as it is in a hurry to develop the country.

ZANIS report that speaking during a tour of flood prone areas in Lusaka today, Deputy Minister in the Office of the Vice President, Harry Kalaba said civil servants should ensure they work for what they get paid for warning that government will not tolerate any laziness.

He said it was important for all stakeholders like the Lusaka City Council, the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit and others to work hard and ensure the country has proper drainage systems to avoid floods this year.

The Deputy Minister said he had strict instructions from the President to ensure he pays back to Zambians for voting him into office adding that he knew no better way of doing that than to ensure this year’s rainy season does not affect anyone.

Mr. Kalaba said it was encouraging that the country had no cholera during last year’s rainy season although there was Typhoid.

He said it was necessary to put measures in place to guarantee that no water borne disease is recorded this year.

The Deputy Minister disclosed that plans are underway to expand the threshold that will enable quicker methods of releasing funds to contractors.

He said the current processes used in the previous government where contractors have to wait for months before funds are made available were time wasting and not ideal for the PF government which is in a hurry to develop the country.

The deputy minister toured Kanyama and Makeni areas to inspect the state of the drainage systems in the areas.

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