Highlights from the Presidency meeting which took place today at Radisson Blu Hotel in Lusaka. Some salient issues considered were as follows:
1. LGAZ Submissions to Parliament on:
i. Sustainable management of water resources in Zambia;
ii. Implications of the 2024 Budget on local government; Decentralization Policy; Performance of CDF vis a vis regulatory framework;
iii. Review of the implementation of CDF;
iv. Fiscal Decentralization in Zambia and its impact on the economy.
2. LGAZ 2024 Budget and Planned Activities
3. Filling of Casual Vacancies within LGAZ governing bodies;
4. Preparations for the next Annual Conference;
5. Elected local government officials welfare
6. Zambia Devolution Support Program