PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says there is nothing wrong with appointing ministers a few months before the elections, as serving the country is a 24/7 job. And President Hichilema says he does not take alcohol because he does not want to put himself in a position where he loses control. He further says his decision to appoint individuals who are not long serving UPND MPs as ministers is a well-calculated move. The Head of State has appointed Solwezi East MP Alex Katakwe as Health Minister, Mfuwe MP Mufunelo Malama as Small and Medium Enterprise Development Minister and moved Northern Province Permanent Secretary Bernard Mpundu to cabinet office. He has also fired Muchinga Province Permanent Secretary Reverend Mathews Chilekwa and replaced him...

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