Ponderani now new budget director

Government has appointed Peterson Ponderani as the new Budget Director.

Treasury spokesperson Davis Sado confirmed the appointment adding that prior to his appointment Ponderani had served as deputy budget director before being transferred to Economic Planning and Development where he served as deputy director for monitoring and evaluation.

Ponderani replaces Chauncy Simwaka who is now principal secretary (PS) for Defence.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Chancellor College, a post-graduate diploma in Development Studies from University of East Anglia (UK), and Master’s degree in Development Economics from University of East Anglia.