KAMFINSA PF MP Christopher Kang’ombe says government should exclude political players such as Ward Development Committee members, councilors, and members of parliament from the CDF loan approval process to encourage repayments. His call follows the revelation that Lumezi Town Council sued 34 CDF loan defaulters in the Chipata Subordinate Court seeking a recovery of more than K1.4 million. In a statement issued Saturday, Council Assistant Public Relations Officer Irvin Muyumbwa said the loan defaulters obtained the CDF funding in 2022 and 2023. In an interview, Sunday, Kang’ombe said government’s inability to recover the CDF loans was due to the elected leaders’ roles in the entire loan process approval. “The empowerment fund is important as it helps Zambians who want to...