PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says people of Luapula Province thought he was lame because of his surname. Speaking when he graced the Bwilile Traditional ceremony of the Bwile People of Luapula Province, Saturday, President Hichilema joked that people at the ceremony had watched him carefully as he walked in to check if he had any missing limb. “I must express something to Minster [Elvis] Nkandu here. I saw people looking at me very carefully, watching me to see if I am walking properly because over the years, they were cheated that ni Hakainde Hichilema, he doesn’t have a leg, He doesn’t walk. I am okay, I am not lame. But even if I was lame, lame people are members of the...
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