GOVERNMENT says after successfully attaining the debt restructuring deal, its priority now is to make sure that no citizen starves because of drought. Speaking when he featured on BBC’s “Focus on Africa,” Tuesday, Finance and National Planning Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane said government would also ensure energy security in anticipation of the expansion of the mining sector. He was responding to a question on what government’s priorities were after attaining debt restructuring with its bondholders. “Biggest priority now obviously as you stated we have an unprecedented drought that has occurred over the region including Zambia, so out of that priority number one is to make sure that no one starves, so we are going to feed the people. Priority number two...

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