VICE-President Mutale Nalumango says it’s incorrect to suggest that maize exports have led to lack of food among some citizens. And Vice-President Nalumango has revealed that at least six million people have been estimated to be affected by the drought as at February 15, 2024. Delivering a ministerial statement on measures government had put in place to alleviate the hunger situation countrywide, Tuesday, Vice-President Nalumango said the country had maize, but the concern was whether the stock would be enough to reach the 2024/25 season. Asked by Lunte PF member of parliament Mutotwe Kafwaya whether government was regretting having sold the maize it found in storage sheds, the Vice-President advised lawmakers to refrain from telling people that they would die...

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