Matambo tightens control on resources usage
Wednesday, February 08, 2017
Matambo PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Delivering the 2017/18 Budget Speech on Monday, Finance and Economic Development minister, Kenneth Matambo expressed the need for the government to reduce wastage.
“Government will tighten controls by prohibiting, among others, awarding of tenders or contracts without proof of availability of funds,” Matambo said.
According to both the acting director of Veterinary Services, Kobedi Segale and acting Lands and Agriculture minister, Edwin Dikoloti, the virus currently raging through the North-East mostly likely first entered the country during the festive season.From the “unprecedented” number of cases picked in testing last week, it is likely that cattle and other livestock could have been infected last year, without being reported.Animal health...