PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has disclosed that the government will in the next budget increase allowances for Chiefs and retainers. And President Hichilema has encouraged traditional leaders across the county to be natural supervisors of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). Meanwhile, Chief Kalonga Gawa Undi said government should make a consideration to review the subsidy paid to Chiefs and consider paying them gratuity after three or five years. Speaking in Katete, Saturday, during the 2025 Kulamba traditional ceremony of the Chewa people of Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique, President Hichilema said government would increase the allowances for Chiefs and their retainers. “I also got the message of the retainers’ motorbikes. As you know, Kalonga Gawa Undi, this is not just about the...

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