MINISTER of Local Government and Rural Development Gift Sialubalo has raised a critical point; one that deserves not just the support of government structures but also the full backing of the Zambian people: there must be transparency and communication around the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). This is not a small matter. CDF is not only a major plank of the UPND government’s policy agenda, it is arguably the party’s biggest trump card — even though, ironically, they don’t seem to recognise it or harness its full potential. When historians sit down to write the story of the UPND’s time in government, many things will be debated: the performance of the kwacha, the cost of living, debt restructuring, political tolerance. But...