The Kavango West Regional Council will need an estimated N$2.2 billion for development and N$160 million for operational costs to fund its 2025-2030 strategic plan.

The budget figures were shared during the launch of the plan at Nkurenkuru.

Discussions on the Appropriation Bill commenced today, with MPs stating that more should be put towards development projects rather than operational costs, which now exceed N$80 billion, with only N$3,6 billion allocated towards development expenditure.