W/Province needs Treasury aid to settle over K14 million debt, PS tells PAC

WESTERN Province acting Permanent Secretary Mukwambuyu Katungu has called on the Treasury to help the Provincial Administration clear all outstanding bills amounting K14,389,994,46. And Copperbelt Province acting Permanent Secretary Dr Robert Zulu says there is no ‘massage’ to anomalies that led to K123,553 being irregularly paid as salaries to officers who had not reported for work from January 2020 to April 2021. Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Wednesday, Katungu said the budget funding was not adequate to help the Provincial Administration settle the debt. “It is clear with the funding levels that we may not be able to clear the debt. Today it is K14 million and we are expecting a number of officers to be employed. Already…...