adminCONSTITUENCY CHECK: Bulilima East the forgotten constituency
By Yoliswa Dube
Bulilima East constituency, whose MP Mr Norman Mpofu was expelled from Parliament about a year after being elected in March 2008, has seen no meaningful development.
Development in the constituency is barely visible, with the problems in the constituency remaining unattended to for years on end.
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