FORMER secretary to cabinet Leslie Mbula says government is expected to manage trips even when the country is not experiencing a national emergency. Mbula, however, says reasonable trips cannot be avoided, but excessive travel is what needs to be curtailed. On Wednesday, President Hakainde Hichilema said there was need to curtail trips and workshops for all arms of government and channel funds towards food security due to the declaration of a national disaster. Commenting on this in an interview, Mbula said the President made a correct pronouncement because life was more important than travel. “The President made a visionary decision by declaring this drought as an emergency. When you declare an emergency then you have to make certain steps to...