PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says he sees a bit of unhappiness from chiefs because his government does not give out tusaka twa ndalama when visiting the traditional leaders. The President says he doesn’t take that approach because in his view, the culture of giving handouts to chiefs does not help the community. The President’s message to the chiefs will not sit well with some people because over the years it has become a custom that where the Head of State goes, handouts follow. This has been the tradition in Zambian politics, where successive presidents have adopted the culture of dishing out money to chiefs and cadres alike, but it is a bad habit that has eroded our society. When you think...

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