VETERAN politician Mbita Chitala says it is unnecessary for President Hakainde Hichilema to claim he does not receive a salary, arguing that every head of state benefits from government-funded food and transport. On Wednesday, President Hichilema said he is the first of Zambia’s seven presidents not to receive a salary, describing himself as a missionary who came to serve the people. In an interview, Thursday, Chitala said it is not true that the President receives nothing from government. “That’s not true. Every president who gets into office gets something from government. All the food, all the cooks and all the transport to travel in is paid for by government, it’s funded by taxpayers’ money. So, that’s unnecessary talk. A salary...