Sat, 01 Dec 2012 16:16:34 +0000 Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) yesterday walked out Parliament to protest the allocation of K1.5 billion to the First Lady’s office in the 2013 national Budget. The walk out started soon after United Party for National Development (UPND) Monze MP Jack Mwiimbu rose on a point of order to get clarification whether Government had created the office of the First Lady to justify the allocation of K1.5 billion. UPND Kalomo MP Request Request Muntanga also wondered why Government could allocate such huge funds when there was no office of the First Lady in existence. But Vice President Guy Scott told the House in response that the allocation of the funds did not mean Government had created the office of the First Lady in the country. Dr Scott explained that First Ladies from across several countries were allocated with resources and that the Zambian First Lady was committed to assisting […]
