LOCAL Government Minister Honourable Gary Nkombo says insinuations that President Hakainde Hichilema is using public funds to maintain Community House are demeaning and incorrect. Debating the 2023 budgetary allocation for the Ministry of Infrastructure, Housing, and Urban Development, Honourable Nkombo, as acting minister, argued that President Hichilema was a self-sustaining individual who doesn’t need public resources for survival. Gary NKOMBO: “President Hichilema is way above him spending even a coin on his personal house. I find that to be slightly demeaning on the persona of the occupant of the Community House. My true advice is that there are many of us who live in good houses who when we got into government, decided to stay at home because these offices...

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