It’s unacceptable we’re still poor 57 years after independence – HH

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says it is unacceptable that a lot of Zambians are living in poverty 57 years after independence. And President Hichilema says Zambians have every reason to put aside differences and celebrate the country’s liberation from colonialism. Addressing the nation, Saturday, President Hichilema said his government’s desire was to develop the country. “Our greatest desire as the new dawn administration is to develop this country. It is unacceptable that 57 years after independence we are still poor. We have a lot of our people living in poverty, this is unacceptable. It is for this reason that we have placed emphasis on economic transformation. We are eager to restore macro economic stability and growth, attain debt and fiscal stability...