Musokotwane stresses debt discipline as climate change threatens economic gains

He said mitigating the effects of El Niño would require additional resources, effective programme implementation and continued monitoring and evaluation.

“The mitigation of El Niño effects will require mobilisation of additional resources, effective programme implementation and ongoing monitoring and evaluation,” he said.

Musokotwane said the government remained cognisant of the need to do more to reduce the cost of living for ordinary citizens.

He congratulated President Hakainde Hichilema and the UPND administration on their re-election in the 2026 general election, saying voters had opted for continuity.

Musokotwane said the president had directed that economic gains be driven under the Grow Zambia Agenda during the Ninth National Development Plan period.

He said the agenda included targets of producing 10 million tonnes of maize, generating 10,000 megawatts of electricity and producing 3 million tonnes of copper annually by 2031.

Musokotwane appealed to cooperating partners for financial and technical assistance to support public investment before officially opening the meeting.

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