Lufa district administration in total disarray

Letters, Normal
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The National, Monday February 8th, 2016

 THIS complaint is directed at acting Eastern Highlands Provincial Administrator Samson Akunai.

We, the community leaders of the Lufa district, petition your office of the sudden actions in revoking the acting appointment of the district administrator Wesley Loko. We are greatly affected by your decisions based on allegations. 

We met local MP Jeffery Kuave on December 27, 2015 at Lottery Park and aired our views and grievances on the same.

The following points must be taken into immediate consideration and put into actions without further delay by the respective senior administration officers concerned, including the local MP.

While we acknowledge non-performance and delivery of the government services in the district, we hereby raise concern to the manner in which the local MP is operating. 

There seems to be many officers and so-called advisers operating in his office but we have not seen any tangible results from the local MP.

Time and again changes and reshuffles to his officers have caused so much to the smooth flow of goods and services. 

There are more staff working under his administration than the required staff ceiling. 

There is confusion among workers themselves as to who should do what as they are confused as to which officer they should approach to seek assistance and advice.

While such confusion take place in the electoral office, the acting district administrator lacks the administrative guidance and leadership to  control and coordinate all district activities. 

Loko has misguided his office and gone astray leaving behind the MP and his officers to work in isolation. 

The acting district administrator has failed to provide necessary advice and leadership to his very own people and district. 

Four years of utter wastage and non-performance has driven the district backwards to zero standards.

While we have districts roads and bridges falling apart, there is evident that no funding has been made available for the up keep of such infrastructure over the years. 

Schools and health centers receive very little funding as major stakeholders in the rural areas. 

The agriculture NDP funds earmarked for the people of Lufa by the Department of National Planning in 2011 has been hijacked systematically and the rural farmers missed out on the funding of K3 million which must be investigated. 

The people have missed out on infrastructure developments greatly over the last four years. 

After the “El Nino” drought, no one received relief supplies, unlike other districts. To date nothing has been handed out to the local people. 

One wonders whether the district had spent the disaster funds announced by the government following the drought season experienced in the country.

This is a wakeup call for the authorities to take into consideration and act swiftly to address some of the major problems hard hitting the district. 

The EHP administration must intervene swiftly to instill stability and continuity without causing any doldrums for the district. 


Kwafigo Kamada

Lufa District, EHP