Sat, 14 Oct 2017 13:04:51 +0000 By Annie Zulu ALL the chiefs in Southern Province are still on Government payroll for receipt of subsidies, Chiefs and Traditional Affairs Minister Lawrence Sichalwe has said. Mr Sichalwe clarified that no chief in the province had been excluded from the payroll. The Minister said this in Parliament yesterday when he gave a ministerial statement on the point of order raised by Katombola Member of Parliament Derick Livune last week who wanted to find out why some chiefs in Southern Province were excluded from the government payroll without cause. However, Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini made a ruling that Mr Sichalwe should clarify the issue. In his point of order, Mr Livune mentioned Chief Mukuni, Chief Hamusonde and Chief Mwanachingwala as chiefs who were excluded from the payroll. But, Mr Sichalwe explained that there were administrative challenges that led to some chiefs not receiving subsides on time. […]
