FORMER traditional affairs minister Lawrence Sichalwe says President Hakainde Hichilema is not the correct person to complain about the treatment of chiefs during the PF regime. Sichalwe says it would have been better if the chiefs themselves complained about being segregated. And former PF secretary general Davies Mwila says the UPND government will not look after traditional leaders as well as the PF did. On Thursday last week, President Hichilema said his government would not give any special treatment to certain chiefs at the expense of others as was the case previously where some chiefs were more chiefs than others. But in an interview, Saturday, Sichalwe said he dealt directly with the chiefs and it would have been prudent if...

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