Is CDF Money Reaching Small Farmers and Students?
With K30.6 billion in play and absorption running behind schedule, Kelvin Chisanga asks the question the 2027 budget cycle cannot avoid: is CDF money reaching small farmers and vulnerable students?
Tag: Constituency Development Fund
Zambia’s 2027 Budget: K271.9 Billion to Spend, but Only K6.9 Billion Left for Other Programmes
Opening the 2027 Budget Hearings, Secretary to the Treasury Felix Nkulukusa told ministries to do more with less. Resources are projected at K271.9 billion, but arrears, social cash transfers, CDF…
CDF Must Not Become a Blank Cheque for Infrastructure
As Zambia's Constituency Development Fund expands, similar infrastructure projects vary wildly in cost with no consistent standard. Kelvin Chisanga argues for national cost benchmarks, threshold-based scrutiny and public disclosure to…
Sunday Chanda Concedes Kanchibiya Seat, Defends His Bill 7 Vote in Farewell Statement
Outgoing Kanchibiya MP Sunday Chanda concedes the 2026 election, defends his vote for Bill 7 despite it splitting his own constituency, and pledges to keep championing pension reform and environmental…
Vincent Mwale Wins Chipangali West as an Independent, Returns to Parliament After Three-Way Contest
Vincent Mwale has won the Chipangali West parliamentary seat as an independent, polling 5,482 votes against NRPUP, UPND and Citizens First rivals, and says stalled CDF projects will resume.
Hichilema Warns of Arrests Over Alleged Election Disruption Plot, Cites Reports of Military Training Abroad
President Hichilema says he has information on opposition figures sent abroad for military training, and warns of arrests ahead of Thursday's election.
Sabao makes Sunday appeal for another term in Chikankata
Chikankata MP Jacqueline Sabao has based her re-election appeal on farming, youth opportunities, community participation and continued development under the UPND.
OAG Reports Simplified: How Zambia Audits the Constituency Development Fund
CDF has grown 25-fold since 2021 to K40 million per constituency. A plain-language guide to how the Auditor General audits Zambia's fastest-growing public fund.
Extreme Poverty Fell to 48%. Is Zambia’s Growth Reaching Ordinary Households?
Zambia's extreme poverty rate barely moved between 2024 and 2025 despite faster per capita growth. What is behind the gap, and what tools government is using to close it.
CDF Empowerment Grants and Loans: How to Actually Apply
K40 million per constituency in 2026, a fifth of it set aside for business grants and loans. The committees, the forms, the documents and the six reasons applications fail.