MINISTRY of Local Government and Rural Development Permanent Secretary Nicholas Phiri says the distribution of public services was not equally done in the past, with urban areas being more advantaged compared to rural areas. Meanwhile, Senior Chief Nzamane of the Ngoni people has urged government to reduce the distance between health facilities, stating that in some cases the distance is about 15 kilometres. Speaking when he paid a courtesy call on Chief Nzamane at his palace recently, Phiri said government had embarked on a programme to reduce inequalities in access to public services. “Your government is determined to provide quality public services to the people across the country. For a very long, long time, the distribution of public service was...