PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says he has noticed some pressure to allow illegal mukula trade and mining activities, sometimes behind the scenes from traditional leaders. And President Hichilema says there was a lot of unequal treatment of traditional leaders in the past, as some were punished by withholding their allowances if seen embracing opposition leaders. Meanwhile, President Hichilema says corruption has damaged the country as evidenced by the declined economic growth experienced between 2011 and 2021. Speaking when he opened the House of Chiefs 6th meeting, Monday, President Hichilema called on the traditional leadership to help in safeguarding the natural resources as the country obtained value out of them. “I have noticed the pressure to allow mukula to be cut, the...

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