Be transparent—Chakwera

Leader of opposition Lazarus Chakwera says government should be transparent on how disaster response money is being used before making further adjustments and allocations.

Reacting in support of the Midyear Budget Review, delivered on Friday by Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe, the leader of opposition said government should give the country a breakdown on how resources have been spent.

“It’s not enough just to say we have increased funding to all flood victims. First, we need to know how the money which was initially allocated has been used. Then we can begin to add more money. Otherwise where is this money going?” he said.

According to Chakwera, people might be inclined to think that money is not being well accounted for if government fails to come out in the open.

“Already there are reports that relief is not reaching the vulnerable people and this is raising questions as to how the funds are being used and here we are bloating the allocations. What we need is this government to be accountable. that’s all,” he said.