CHIEF Musokotwane of the Tonga speaking people of Kazungula district has asked government to send relief food to the area in order to address the looming hunger crisis. In an interview, Wednesday, Chief Musokotwane said he had never seen a drought as bad as the one being experienced right now. “The situation on the ground is bad. The situation is terrible. I haven’t seen this kind of drought in my chiefdom before. Fields have actually dried up. Even if it was to rain today, a lot of crops would not make it still, because it is dry already. So, there is need for government to send us relief food because the hunger situation is quite eminent. Our fields are dried...

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