FORMER Commerce Trade and Industry Minister Bob Sichinga on Tuesday walked out of a live KBN TV programme, leaving the moderator stunned. The topic of discussion on The Big Hour programme was “The mining sector in Zambia – Vedanta back at KCM”, and Sichinga spent time stating all the reasons why he was against this development. It was when the phone lines opened that Sichinga’s temper started rising as most callers were against his submissions. A veteran radio and TV caller ‘Dr Proud’, veered away from the topic, saying Sichinga failed to deliver fertiliser when he was MP for Kafue. But Sichinga interrupted ‘Dr Proud’, demanding to know how he failed to deliver fertiliser. After the caller hung up, Sichinga...

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