SPECIAL assistant to the president on policy implementation and project monitoring Ben Kapita has said there is need to set up a special infrastructure development fund for recently created districts.

Mr Kapita said after having toured a number of new districts in Zambia, he felt there was need to set up a special fund to be used for infrastructure development in the new districts.

He was speaking in Lufwanyama on Wednesday after touring the district to inspect building projects that were still under construction.

Among the projects he inspected include a boarding school being constructed at a cost of K27 billion, a police station being put up for K2.4 billion, Ministry of Education administration block, a hospital, and the civic centre.

Mr Kapita noted that new districts lacked infrastructure development and unless the Government came up with a way to help, it would be difficult to develop them using funding from the treasury.

"I have been to almost all the new districts such as Milenge, Masaiti and others and I have seen how close they are to total lack of infrastructure development.

"As Government there is need for a special funding to give them initial infrastructure development otherwise it will be difficult to develop them from the usual funding," Mr Kapita said.

The president's special assistant who was accompanied by Copperbelt Deputy Permanent Secretary, Christopher Mutembo, however expressed satisfaction with the construction projects he inspected in Lufwanyama apart from the dilapidated Kalulushi Kalengwa Road.

Mr Kapita said with the infrastructure development in health, education and Home Affairs, the Government was on track in terms of taking development to the people.

He noted that there was urgent need to rehabilitate the roads before the coming rain-season as Lufwanyama risked being cut off from other districts.

Lufwanyama District Commissioner Evans Pwele complained that despite Lufwanyama being given district status about 10 years ago, the area had no single tarred road.

Mr Pwele said lack of accommodation made most civil servants to stay in Kalulushi and because of the dilapidated Kalengwa Road, they had difficulties to get to work in Lufwanyama.