CENTRE for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) Executive Director Isaac Mwaipopo has questioned the construction of one chief’s palace at K3.5 million by government, arguing that the amount is exorbitant. On Tuesday, the Zambia Correctional Services (ZCS) announced that it had been granted a site for the construction of Chief Chamuka’s palace at a cost of over K3.5 million using Constituency Development Fund (CDF). In a statement shared on ZCS’s official Facebook page, the Correctional Service stated that the palace would be constructed in Chisamba District of Central Province. “The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has handed over the construction site for a chief’s palace to the Zambia Correctional Services (ZCS) in Chisamba District of Central Province. Chief...