UPND Deputy Secretary General Getrude Imenda has lamented that some government officials are sidelining ruling party members in the selection of beneficiaries under the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), saying this discrimination has left UPND supporters frustrated and mocked by the opposition. Her remarks follow a call by party National Chairman Collins Maoma, who urged District Commissioners to ensure that UPND members who own companies are also considered for CDF projects. However, various stakeholders, including Socialist Party leader Dr Fred M’membe, have criticised such sentiments, arguing that they expose the politicisation of CDF and the misuse of public resources to favour party affiliates. Speaking in an interview, Imenda said many of those benefiting from CDF projects were opposition sympathisers or former...