Fri, 07 Jul 2017 10:50:41 +0000 By OSCAR MALIPENGA THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) cannot bailout a country which is on fire hence government’s decision to invoke article 31 of the Constitution, President Edgar Lungu has charged. The Head of State has charged that he does not think the IMF would like to entertain a country which was on fire. Responding to questions from journalists who wanted to find out whether or not the IMF would continue the discussions following cabinet’s decision to invoke article 31, President Lungu said the IMF were free to go if they wanted to do so. “If the IMF want to go they can go. They are free to go because we cannot sacrifice the lives of Zambians at the altar of economic expedience then what are we investing for?” President Lungu said. He said if the IMF thought what he did was wrong he would refer them to […]
