By Anthony Chomba,
Government is investigating the disappearance of funds allocated for the construction of Ntumpa University in Northern Province.
Finance and National Planning Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane disclosed this in Kasama after touring the proposed university site in Lukashya Constituency.
The minister was shocked at the absence of meaningful development nearly a decade after the project was launched.
Dr. Musokotwane said he was surprised to find that only a small wall had been erected on the vast land designated for the institution, despite the strategic importance of the university to the region’s socio-economic development.
He noted that Ntumpa University, planned as a major public higher learning institution, was initiated by the previous government in 2017 on approximately 400 hectares of land.
