By Balewa Zyuulu
Over K5 million is set to be disbursed to Ndola residents through the constituency development fund (CDF) empowerment grants.
This follows the approval by the ministry of local government and rural development of the 260 selected applications for the CDF empowerment grants under the Kabushi, Bwana Mkubwa and Chifubu constituencies.
The ministry approved the 50 selected applications under kabushi constituency, 112 under bwana mkubwa constituency and 98 under Chifubu constituency bringing the total number of approved applications to
260.
In a statement, Ndola city council public relations manager Rebecca Mushota says the 50 beneficiary cooperatives under Kabushi constituency are set to receive a total of K1, 944, 751 while the 112 beneficiary cooperatives under the Bwana Mkubwa constituency are set to receive K1, 953, 200 and the 98 under Chifubu Constituency Would Receive K1, 940,000.
Ms Mushota says the total amount to be disbursed in Ndola so far is K5, 837, 951 and the ministry also approved the 11 selected community projects applied under the Kabushi constituency 2022 CDF worth K13, 326, 968.
CREDIT : PHOENIX NEWS
