THERE was commotion in the National Assembly when Minister of Foreign Affairs Stanley Kakubo was responding to questions arising from a Ministerial statement he rendered on the floor of the House regarding President Hakainde Hichilema’s recent trip to China. The fracas began when Kakubo threw a jab at the members on the left, saying the money which the PF government borrowed was carelessly spent as there was no infrastructure to show for it. “Madam Speaker, I want to state the matter of fact to remove any doubt, Madam Speaker, that definitely, they were careless in the borrowing. I will emphasise why, Madam Speaker. It is normal, Madam Speaker, for countries to borrow either bilaterally or otherwise. But what is important...

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