Milenge Begs for Banking Services
By Linda Mupemo
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Public Service Workers in Milenge
District have raised concern over the lack of banking services in
the area.
Kapalala Combined School Head Teacher Misheck
Chirwa revealed that teachers are given two days off in a month to go to
Mansa to draw their salaries.
Mr. Chirwa said the situation reduces the contact
hours between learners and teachers.
He said this when Milenge Constituency Member of Parliament (MP) Saka Chonde called on School Managers in Milenge.
"We cover over two hundred kilometres to go to
Mansa to access banking services. This is hindering service delivery
in the education sector. We are calling on you our Member of Parliament
to address this issue," he said.
And Milenge Constituency MP Saka Chonde promised to look into the matter.
Mr. Chonde noted that farmers in the area are
equally making losses as they have to travel to Samfya to get their payments
from the Food Reserve Agency.
.
"I am cognizant that the cost of traveling to
neighbouring districts is extremely high. Hence the lack of banking services is
depriving farmers and you public service workers of income. I will
take this issue to the parliamentary floor. Planners and policy implementers should
be able to come in," he said.
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