Constitutional and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Eric Matinenga today threatened to take legal action against legislators refusing to explain how the used their $50000 constituency grants. The country’s 210 parliamentarians are given a $50 000 grant by the government to finance development and related activities in their constituencies. The fund is administered by the MPs who must account for the expenditure. Matinenga said some 107 legislators had failed to meet a June deadline for submitting returns on what they did with the funds.
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