UPND Deputy Secretary General Getrude Imenda has called on the business community supplying food commodities to reduce prices to reflect gains from the improved exchange rate and reduced inflation. Her comment came after the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) released the Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket (BNNB) for a family of five in Lusaka, which noted an increase of K479 from K11,365.09 in January to K11,844.63 in February. JCTR Acting Social & Economic Development Programme Manager Lukwesa Musonda said the rise was primarily driven by an increase in the cost of food items. In an interview, Friday, Imenda noted that when fuel prices or the exchange rate increase, businesses are quick to raise their prices immediately, but questioned why...
