HONOURABLE Elijah Muchima: “Today, we’re talking about growth. Growth is only known by economists. An ordinary person cannot see it, just like a doctor sees a disease through a [microscope]. But us with bare eyes, we can’t see it. To run a country is not easy. Everyone is crying, even in the ministry.” Let’s start by asking why politicians make statements which they are not willing to defend. Yesterday, we ran with a story where the Health Minister made the remarks above. After his superiors in government and the ruling party expressed displeasure with his comment on the visibility of development under UPND, he held an entire press conference to discredit our newspaper, claiming that he was misquoted. What is...

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