“WHEREBY, AMONG OTHER KEY ACHIEVEMENTS, YOU WERE THE CO-CHAIRPERSON OF THE JOINT TECHNICAL COMMITTEE OF BOTSWANA AND ZAMBIA EXPERTS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN, PROCUREMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE 923M LONG KAZUNGULA BRIDGE PROJECT AND BORDER FACILITIES. THE PROJECTS HAD AN ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST OF US$269 MILLION CO-FINANCED BY AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK AND JAPANESE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY. YOU SPEARHEADED THE USE OF THE TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT PHILOSOPHY AND KAIZEN PRINCIPLES AT THE ROAD DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, WITH SUPPORT FROM JICA. YOU HELPED TO FORMULATE THE NATIONAL TOLLING PLAN THAT WAS LAUNCHED IN NOVEMBER, 2013 WHICH HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A SUSTAINABLE AND VIABLE FINANCING OPTION FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE IN ZAMBIA. YOU ALSO HELPED TO FORMULATE THE CONSTRUCTION FINANCE INITIATIVE AS A TOOL FOR HELPING LOCAL CONTRACTORS TO ACCESS CAPITAL, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT. WHEREBY, YOU HEADED A TEAM THAT FORMULATED THE ROAD MAINTENANCE STRATEGY THAT GOVERNMENT ADOPTED IN 2014 WITH A 10 YEAR IMPLEMENTATION CYCLE. AS PERMANENT SECRETARY IN CHARGE OF THE MINISTRY OF WORKS AND SUPPLY, YOU ACHIEVED AMONG OTHERS THE FOLLOWING: HELPED ESTABLISH THE CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY; HELPED FORMULATE A TURNAROUND PLAN FOR THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE AS WELL AS HELPED REVIEW THE NATIONAL TRANSPORT POLICY. YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND THE PUBLIC SERVICE IN GENERAL IS INDEED WORTHY OF SPECIAL RECOGNITION.”
| Gender | Male |
| Province | Lusaka |
| District | — |
| Gazette No. | 531 |
| Gazette Vol. | 64 |
| Gazette Date | 2025-05-23 00:00:00 |
| Posthumous | No |
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