two poeple killed in western province

POLICE IN HAVE DETAINED A NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN CONNECTION WITH TODAY’S FRACAS OVER THE ADVOCACY OF THE BAROTSE AGREEMENT.

HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER MUKONDO LUNGU HAS CONFIRMED AT A PRESS BRIEFING TODAY.

MR. LUNGU HAS CONDEMNED PEOPLE WHO ARE CHAMPIONING VIOLENCE SAYING GOVERNMENT WILL NOT SIT IDLE TO ENSURE THE PIECE OF THE NATION IS UPHELD.

THE EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP OF ZAMBIA HAS CALLED ON GOVERNMENT TO SPEEDILY CONVENE A ROUND TABLE MEETING AND RESOLVE THE WRANGLES IN WESTERN PROVINCE.
EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP OF ZAMBIA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVEREND PUKUTA MWANZA HAS TOLD RADIO PHOENIX THAT WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN WESTERN PROVINCE NEEDS THE NECESSARY URGENCY AND ATTENTION FROM THE GOVERNMENT.

HE SAYS THERE IS NEED FOR BOTH PARTIES INVOLVED TO RESTRAIN THEIR EMOTIONS SO AS TO AVERT FURTHER ACTS OF VIOLENCE.

REVEREND MWANZA STATES THAT GOVERNMENT MUST ENSURE THAT THERE IS LAW AND ORDER.  AND THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN CENTER FOR THE CONSTRUCTIVE RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES (SACCORD) SAYS IT IS REGRETTABLE THAT GOVERNMENT LEFT THE SITUATION TO GENERATE TO THOSE LEVELS.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LEE HABASONDA HAS SINCE APPEALED TO GOVERNMENT, MEMBERS OF A GROUP CALLING ITSELF THE LINYUNGANDAMBO AND THE BAROTSE FREEDOM MOVEMENT NOT TO BE VIOLENT BUT RESOLVE THE ISSUE AMICABLY.YESTERDAY, MEMBERS OF A GROUP CALLING ITSELF THE LINYUNGANDAMBO AND THE BAROTSE FREEDOM MOVEMENT WERE RUNNING BATTLES WITH THE POLICE WHERE SOME SHOPS AND CARS WHERE SMASHED.
HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER MKHONDO LUNGU DISCLOSED TO JOURNALISTS THAT ONE CHILD WAS KILLED IN THE FRACAS WHILE ONE MAN WHO ATTEMPTED TO BURN A FILLING STATION WAS SHOT DEAD BY THE POLICE.
THE MINISTER REVEALED THAT OVER ONE HUNDRED PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED AND ARE CURRENTLY IN DETENTION.
THE MINISTER VOWED THAT GOVERNMENT WILL NEVER COMPROMISE OR NEGOTIATE WITH ANYONE WANTING TO SECEDE FROM ZAMBIA SAYING ZAMBIA IS A SOVEREIGN AND UNITARY STATE.

MEANWHILE, THE OPPOSITION UNITED PARTY FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT HAS CHALLENGED GOVERNMENT TO DISCLOSE WHICH ACT OF PARLIAMENT IT HAS USED TO BAN PHONE-IN-PROGRAMMES DISCUSSING THE CONTROVERSIAL BAROTSELAND ISSUE WHICH IS CURRENTLY IN PUBLIC DOMAIN.

UPND STATES THAT THE BANNING OF THE PHONE-IN-PROGRAMMES DISCUSSING THE CONTROVERSIAL BAROTSELAND ISSUE IS TANTAMOUNT TO POLITICAL DECREE.

PARTY DEPUTY SPOKESPERSON CORNELIUS MWEETWA HAS CHALLENGED GOVERNMENT NOT BE JITTERY BUT RATHER ALLOW PEOPLE TO ENJOY THEIR FREEDOMS AND RIGHTS TO DEBATE ON ISSUE THAT AFFECT THEM.

MR. MWEETWA STRESSED THAT UNDER THE BILL OF RIGHTS GOVERNMENT HAS ACTUALLY VIOLATED THE PEOPLE’S RIGHTS HENCE NEED FOR THEM TO STATE CATEGORICAL WHICH LAW IS BACKING SUCH ACTION.

SPEAKING IN AN INTERVIEW WITH RADIO PHOENIX HE EXPLAINED THAT SUPPRESSING THE VIEWS OF THE CITIZENS IS NOT THE RIGHT WAY OF RESOLVING THE CURRENT WRANGLES IN THE WESTERN PROVINCE.

MEANWHILE, MR. MWEETWA HAS CHARGED THAT THE ALLEGATIONS FROM THE REPUBLICAN VICE PRESIDENT GEORGE KUNDA THAT MR. HAKAINDE HICHILEMA HAS SETTLED FOR THE VICE PRESIDENCY OF THE PACT ARE  NOT TRUE AND SHOULD BE DISMISSED  BY ALL WELL MEANING ZAMBIANS.

HE HAS SINCE CALLED ON MR KUNDA TO FOCUS ON DECENT AND ISSUE BASED CAMPAIGNS RATHER THAN CHARACTER ASSASSINATING MR. HICHILEMA.

THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT IS QUOTED IN ONE OF THE DAILY PAPERS SAYING THAT MR. HICHILEMA HAS SETTLED FOR THE VICE PRESIDENCY

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