PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has disclosed that money has been allocated for the construction of an airport in Nakonde District, Muchinga Province, with the project set to commence this year. The Head of State has also thanked the people of Muchinga Province for producing more maize this year and has since assured that all farmers that supplied the commodity will be paid. Meanwhile, President Hichilema has jokingly renamed himself Sichilima. Speaking at the Umutomolo traditional ceremony of the Namwanga people yesterday, President Hichilema said the new airport would reduce travel time between Lusaka and Nakonde. “The airport, your royal highness, is an important project to us here. So this airport has received allocation of money. We are starting to construct the...

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