FORMER defence minister George Mpombo has urged the President to stay in the country and attend to various national matters, arguing that his international trips are economically unjustified. And Economist Trevor Hambayi says President Hakainde Hichilema needs to also address the short-term goals within the country which speak to the recovery of the economy. In an interview, Mpombo said the President should learn to delegate functions because he cannot be everywhere at all times. “There is no conceivable justification for the President’s toe-curling profligate international ‘jamborees’. These trips are morally, politically and economically unjustified. The President must learn to delegate functions because he cannot be everywhere all the times. It is discombobulating that he can visit three countries in a...

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