PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says it remains important for government to continue working with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on various economic programmes. Speaking when he met the IMF delegation at State House, Friday, President Hichilema said the drought had distorted government programmes and there was need to work together in order to have a happier 2025. “So, this animal called drought has really distorted our programmes and we would like, as you do your review, to see how we can put this behind us and hopefully we would have good rains coming this year because it has distorted not just our numbers [and] our targets, but also really causing energy, food insecurity. So, we would like to climb out of...

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