NKANA Independent MP Binwell Mpundu has questioned what measures government will put in place to prevent hunger amid Tanzania’s decision to stop maize supply to Zambia. Tanzania’s National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) has notified the Zambian government of its move to stop supplying maize due to Zambia’s failure to fulfill contractual obligations regarding payment. Raising an urgent matter without notice in Parliament, Friday, Mpundu wondered what measures government would put in place to guarantee food security for citizens in light of Tanzania’s decision. “Today, Your Honour the Vice-President, the people to whom we sold our maize have now refused to continue selling us back that maize and I mean Tanzania. Today, you are aware Tanzania has stopped selling maize to...

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