Financial analyst Naylor Kopakopa has warned that the proposed creation of additional ministries could increase government expenditure at a time when Zambia needs to manage its limited financial resources. Kopakopa said the proposed separation of the electricity and petroleum portfolios into separate ministries among other ministries to be added would add costs without necessarily improving oversight of the sectors. Speaking in an interview with Zambian Business Times-ZBT, he said the departments could continue operating under the existing structure, provided there was proper monitoring and supervision. “I don’t see the reason why creating more ministries at a time when we don’t...
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