PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has directed Local Government Minister Gift Sialubalo to lower council rates, noting that the rates are too high, which is why people are not paying. Meanwhile, the Head of State says it’s better he lives at Community House where he has lived before. Addressing councillors, Monday, President Hichilema said lowering the council rates would enable government to effectively collect taxes. “By the way, Local Government Minister, I say to you what I said to your predecessor, these council rates are too high, that’s why people are not paying. We need to lower the council rates, lower council rates. You lower the tariff, you collect more then, when we put on digital collection systems. We’ll collect more money....