ZAMBIA Must Prosper (ZMP) leader Kelvin Bwalya Fube says weddings are no longer as lavish as they used to be because of the economic hardships under the UPND government. Last Saturday, Finance Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane said Zambia’s debt was restructured in such a way that the government would be able to service it without crippling the lives of the people. But in an interview, Monday, Bwalya said people were already suffering, lamenting that even food at social gatherings like amatebeto and chilanga mulilo was not as much as before. “Was it last week when my young brother, the Minister of Justice, [said they have] put measures to curb the poverty in the Zambian economy? I mean, if there is...

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