THE Meteorological Department (MET) has predicted that the prevailing weather conditions across the country will persist for the rest of this month. And former Kasenengwa member of parliament Sensio Banda has wondered whether government fully acknowledges the pressing need to confront the dire consequences of drought and famine this year. In an interview, Tuesday, MET Director Edson Nkonde recounted that the department warned that the country would during this rainy season experience episodes of heavy downpours and dry conditions. “Remember what we gave as our season focus? So generally, if you have the statement, you will see that in the preamble, we said the season will be influenced by the El Niño conditions. And those conditions what they do is...