No 41 www.diggers.news Friday September 29, 2017 Story P5 Police drag Alliance for Community Action director Laura Miti and singer Pilato (l) as they attempted to demonstrate against the purchase of 42 fire tenders at $42m - Picture by Tenson Mkhala POLICE ARREST LAURA MPs gang up against Kambwili in Parliament By Mukosha Funga and Kambwili on the floor Mirriam Chabala of the house, saying Several ministers on the former government Thursday overwhelmed spokesperson was Speaker of the National among the criminals Assembly Dr Patrick who were vandalising Matibini when they infrastructure in his took the opportunity to province. debate President Edgar Continues on page 3 Lungu’s speech as a chance to take jabs at Chishimba Kambwili for branding them thieves. Cops raid Finance minister Felix Mutati and wife arrive at Parliament to present the 2018 budget - Picture by Tenson Mkhala. Story P4 Copperbelt Minister Bowman Lusambo was first to take on Chibolya Mutati unveils 2018 budget, increases TV levy Page 2 2. Local News Friday September 29, 2017 By Sipilisiwe Ncube Minister of Home Affairs Stephen Kampyongo says he will not spare any criminals regardless of who they are. Police raid Chibolya again And Kampyongo has described Chishimba Kambwili as a drowning man trying to hang-on to others for survival. Police last night combined forces with the Drug Enforcement Commission, Immigration and other security wings to raid Chibolya compound in a continued crack down on illicit drugs in Lusaka. The officers recovered drums, bags and safes filled with all sorts of narcotic drugs and apprehended the suspects among them, an ex-convict popularly known as Seven Spirits. Speaking to journalists after he inspected the narcotic drugs which were confiscated today, Kamyongo said his officers would continue raiding areas which were notorious for drug trafficking because narcotic substances are what triggered unrest in the country. “To us this is an ongoing, its work in progress and you are going to see a little bit of more. It’s like I said in Parliament the other day Home Affairs minister Stephen Kampyongo inspects drugs that were consficated by a combined team of police, immigration and drug enforcement that we are going to pursue commission officers in Chibolya Township on September 29, 2017 – Picture by Tenson Mkhala criminals where ever they are and regardless of what which we thought was which will be inclusive of ensure that our presence is for example has had Mbahwe, Lusaka province they are doing. And this is going to help him but it everybody without leaving felt and we don’t leave a gap limitations in terms of police Commissioner in the quest to bring this wasn’t to be. And so I think anyone behind. What for these criminal activities manpower and their Nelson Phiri and Police nation to order and ensure we shall continue revising we have seen of late is to take route and regroup.” presence in boarder areas. Spokesperson Esther that peace prevails because some of these programs but commercial interest, people He also said he would So we have to ensure that Mwaata Katongo among these are the substances again we also have to look going to buy-off those that tighten security at the we plan the manpower others. that trigger the breakdown at the source, where is this are in those areas where border posts to stop the aspect under the Drug Police spokesperson Esther of law and order. So am chamba coming from? You they are interested in and inflow of illicit drugs. Enforcement Commission Mwaata Katongo later proud of my officers on remember sometime back they don’t care, pay them “First of all you must know so that their presence can issued a statement saying what they have done and we used to have programs off, they don’t care about that Chibolya has been a also be equally felt. And 134 people had been like I said to them, I was of going through these where they go and end up notorious place and I think like you have put it, most of arrested. with them throughout provinces to sensitize the starting other slams. But we this is the second time we these substances are coming “During the operation, 134 their operations and I want people that are cultivating would want slum upgrade have undertaken a joint from across the borders, so persons were apprehended to make sure that we do these substances so that we that takes care of existing operation there. And am we have to make sure that out of which 42 were for everything possible to make deal with the source as well interests. In this case, those sure you are able to see for we are alert at the ports of drug related offences, 87 sure that their work is made as the market,” Kampyongo that are domicile in those yourself the armed staff that entry. were for immigration easier,” Kampyongo said. said. slums must be catered for has been recovered during He said the three security related offences while He said government would The Minister saidso that the development is the operation and there is wings would give a joint four (04) were for general continue revising some of government would expedite shared,” Kampyongo said. still more in addition to statement to give details of crimes such as possession the rehabilitation programs the process of upgrading “I think now looking at what you have seen and that how much substance had of property suspected to be for traffickers. slums. what we have discovered; is a concern to us and it’s a been confiscated as well as stolen. “It’s unfortunate that again “I know that slum upgrade we need to just maintain concern to the nation. You those apprehended. All the suspects are this one, Seven Spirits, has is a program of government our presence in this area can’t have these substances And Kampyongo described detained in Police custody. been caught up when the and I think that Chibolya and many other areas, not in huge quantities being out Kambwili as a drowning However, the quantity drug enforcement had tried has been one of those areas only Chibolya and its not there on the market. What person trying to hang on to of the seized drugs is yet to rehabilitate [him]. You but even when I was at Local only Lusaka, Copperbelt is is it doing to our children?” others for survival. to be established,” stated know he was convicted, he government and collectively equally the same. And so we Kampyongo said. “You know if you have done Katongo. served and then he was put as government, we want are just going to holistically “We know that Drug swimming lessons, they Meanwhile, just before on rehabilitation program to do the slum upgrade plan for these areas and Enforcement Commission tell you of survival skills the Minister’s arrival when you are swimming. If for the inspection of someone is drowning, you the confiscated drugs, don’t help them when they one of the suspects kept 29 sue Kabwe Council over land are still energetic, you let complaining to journalists them settle. Mr Kambwili that he was arrested despite By Diggers Reporter authority has started developing the “borrow heavily” for what they term is like a drowning person, helping police with their Bernard Chisanga and 28 others have plots without following procedure for PPP project. you know what it feels to operation. sued the Kabwe Municipal Council compensation and repossession. The Plaintiffs therefore want the be fired for corruption and “Ninebo nachilabalanga for repossessing their plots without The 29 claim that when they asked Lusaka High Court to order that the so you want to hang-on on ati umu nomu, but notice. why their slabs were erased with a reentry of the 26 commercial plots by anyone you can hang-on banchinkakilako The plaintiffs claim that in 2014, grader, the council told them that it the council is illegal null and void. [to]. Ask him to show you newakayele, abene ba Chisanga who by then held the was developing the area into a bus They also want an injunction to the proof, that is what I can fyamba aba uku (I was just position of area councilor advertised station. restrain the council, its servants say, I don’t want to engage helping the officers to show commercial plots situated along the They complained that no notification or agents from commenting on in strantums, am beyond them where the chamba prime location of Great North Road. was served on them or any the matter or issuing misleading that, av got a lot of work to was but they decided to The plaintiffs state that they applied correspondents about the council’s statements in the media. do just as you can see,” said arrest me an innocent for the plots and were offered the said intention to repossess the plots. The say the court should stop the Kampyongo. man. The owners of the piece of land to which they paid offer The plaintiffs stated that the council council from advertising, selling and The Minister wasdrugs are here). Nshishibe and development charges. had no authority to reenter the said developing the land into a transit bus accompanied by Home nga ukusunga dread In a statement of claim dated land because such power vested in the station until the determination of the Affairs Permanent Secretary ekundetelele, katwishi September 27, Chisanga and 28 others Commissioner of Lands. matter. Dr Chileshe Mulenga, (I don’t know if keeping stated that despite the land acquisition The 29 accused the Mayor and the The plaintiffs are further demanding Drug Enforcement dreads has caused this),” the being recorded at the council, the Town Clerk of using the land to for damages of unlawful occupation.