LUSAKA Province Minister Bowman Lusambo had a tough time yesterday turning away hundreds of residents who lined up for mealie meal at the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) offices in Lusaka. And DMMU national coordinator Chanda Kabwe says the multitudes of people at the unit’s offices was evident that they were in need. By press time, the residents who came from Kanyama, Mtendere, Kuku and Garden Compounds refused to leave the offices without being given mealie- meal. Lusambo took over 30 minutes assuring them that the commodity would be delivered to their respective areas but they were adamant about leaving and chanting ‘unga, unga (mealie-meal)’. Lusambo told the residents that the DMMU office was a busy place and they...

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