INFRASTRUCTURE, Housing and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi says from the debt which was accrued by the PF government, each Zambian, including a baby born yesterday, owes K24,142 each. Delivering a ministerial statement in the National Assembly on the state of roads in North-Western Province, Wednesday, Milupi wondered where the PF government took the money despite borrowing heavily on account of investing in infrastructure. “It is public knowledge that the new dawn government inherited a core road network that was already in a deplorable condition countrywide. An assessment by the road development agency indicates that 80 percent of the core road network requires immediate improvement and maintenance as it is in a poor condition and is deteriorating at an alarming...

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