We’ve asked NRFA for K2.8m for road maintenance works – Milupi

INFRASTRUCTURE, Housing and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi says government has made requests to the National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) for K2.78 million which will be channeled towards road maintenance works. Speaking in Parliament, Tuesday, Milupi said the country was in a difficult situation and government would be unable to undertake any new projects if all locally generated revenue was channeled towards clearing debt owed to contractors. “We find ourselves as a country in a very difficult situation and it is not pleasurable as a Minister to stand here time and again answering questions on infrastructure development throughout this country and give the reason of lack of funds for not having made progress on any particular infrastructure or roads. We...