PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says government will relocate and compensate everyone who has built on waterways in a bid to curb flooding in Lusaka. And Finance and National Planning Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane says President Hichilema has passed with flying colours in terms of how he handled the drought situation. Meanwhile, Mandevu PF member of parliament Christopher Shakafuswa says he will support government’s decision to demolish houses which have been built on streams. Speaking after he toured flooded areas in Lusaka, Wednesday, President Hichilema wondered why previous governments had not fixed the flooding situation. “Governments have come and go. We’ll be 61 years [old this year], where were the governments before us? Today, this government is not afraid of losing popularity to...

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