UPND Secretary General Batuke Imenda says the misapplication of funds and poor project implementation at council level is due to a lack of understanding of the party’s manifesto and President Hakainde Hichilema’s development vision. Speaking at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport on Sunday upon returning from a UPND delegation trip to China, Imenda said unlike Zambia, China ensures that newly appointed leaders undergo training to fully grasp the party’s agenda. “One has to understand the dictates of the manifesto, the dictates of the presidential vision, that’s what’s missing here. But that side, they make sure that it doesn’t happen. When you are appointed they make sure they take you to their college or university for you to understand the manifesto so...

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