District Support Improvement Program (DSIP) funds issue 2016

K60m taken from Opposition, claims Basil

This follows an alleged instruction by the Prime Minister to divert the funds to pay the salaries of public servants.

Basil backed Opposition Leader Don Polye, calling the alleged directive a serious breach in the constitution, and a discriminatory and unfair instruction.

Basil queried why only the 21 members of the Opposition had K2.9 million from each DSIP funds remitted back to the consolidated revenue to pay for the salaries while the other 90 members in the Government did not have some of their funds remitted.