IF you live in the city, stories of children learning in grass-thatched shelters, structures you might mistake for a chicken run, might feel like ancient history from the first or second republic. But for the pupils of Chisengu Day Secondary School in Mambwe District, this was a harsh, daily reality before the enhanced Constituency Development Fund (CDF). Walking through the site in December, 2025, the sight of those old grass shelters made me emotional. I couldn’t even begin to imagine the psychological toll such a terrible environment had on the learners. But immediately my eyes drifted to the modern 1×3 classroom block standing proudly opposite the grass-thatched shelters, the famous words of President Hakainde Hichilema echoed in my mind: “CDF...