By Solister Mogha

Zomba, November 5, Mana:  Zomba district council says it is ready to roll-out Epayment system for the Climate Smart Enhanced Public Works Programme (CSE-PWP) during the next cycle.

Chimwemwe Chimbaza, Desk Officer for CSE-PWP) in Zomba said in an interview on Tuesday the new system would among others reduce risks and improve on efficiency.

Chimbaza said since the inception of the programme, wages were paid in a cash form, which was a high risk.

"Apart from reducing risk and improve on efficiency, the E-payment system would also minimize delays in the payment process," she said.

Zomba District Council is one of the districts in Malawi implementing Climate Smart Enhanced Public Works Programme with 19,632 households participating.

A total of K 942,336, 000 will paid to families that participated in the programme.

Meanwhile, the district is set to start payment of wages for the last cycle next week.