No 749 K10 www.diggers.news Monday Auguest 10, 2020 It pains me that only us from Luapula are arrested for corruption - Mwila SO IFWE NIFWE BA KABOLALA?By Julia Malunga Covid-19 PATRIOTIC Front Secretary General Davies Mwila says it pains him that ministers claims 2 senior who hail from Luapula Province are being targeted health workers with corruption allegations. By Natasha Sakala And Mwila says MINISTER of Health Zambians should give the Dr Chitalu Chilufya has ruling party an opportunity announced that the country to govern the country for has recorded 182 new the next five years because COVID-19 cases out of 651 tests, with three deaths in the PF has shown what it is capable of doing. last 24 hours. Story page 5 Meanwhile, Mwila says alliances do not work in Kampyongo Zambia. Story page 5 explains massive Govt procurement spends of police gear By Julia Malunga K3.2bn HOME Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo says government is procuring UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema shows off martial arts skills in a photo where he is captured sparring with in July on security equipment to safeguard the peace of Journalist Oliver Chisenga the nation from reckless individuals who want to put domestic, the country on fire. And Kampyongo says Mumbi Phiri’s talk time isn’t the issuance of National Registration Cards (NRCs) is external not a political undertaking, but a legal requirement for Zambians to register as new backed by intelligence - HH debt Story page 4 voters. Story page 2 2. Local News www.diggers.news Monday August 10, 2020 By Julia Malunga work,” he warned. HOME A airs Minister Stephen Kampyongo announced Kampyongo says government is We’re buying equipment to protect Zambia from reckless that o cers, who conducted the procuring security equipment mobile registration exercise in to safeguard the peace of the 2015 to 2016, had been paid. nation from reckless individuals individuals who want to set it on fi re – Kampyongo “May I use this opportunity who want to put the country on lost. And we don’t want to see voters. working in isolation during this police o cers on the ground to announce that the arrears r e . people running away from this “I wish to inform you exercise, but is collaborating to ensure law and order is for some o cers, who worked And Kampyongo says country as a result of reckless and the nation that I will be with district and provincial maintained at all times.” during the 2015/2016 mobile the issuance of National individuals who will want to providing an update on how administrations in the ve He cautioned that registration exercise, have Registration Cards (NRCs) is put this country on re. So all the exercise is progressing, provinces. In this regard, the government was not going to already been paid. e said not a political undertaking, the law abiding citizens have including the statistics on government structures are in allow disruption of the NRC delay in payment of 207 o cers but a legal requirement for no reason to fear. e only ones Mondays. I am aware that some place to monitor the operations. registration process. on the Copperbelt was due to Zambians to register as new who should be worried are members of the public are going I wish to emphasise that as “No person, regardless wrong bank details that needed voters. to be corrected in the system,” criminals and wrong doers.” round registration centres much as citizens have every of political a liation, should Speaking when he said Kampyongo. Kampyongo said the claiming to be monitoring the right to ensure accountability be allowed to disrupt the commissioned police housing On ursday, PF secretary government was resolving the exercise. e Ministry of Home in the delivery of services, registration process. What units in Mpulungu, Sunday, general Davies Mwila had challenges of accommodation A airs has already provided including the issuance of we are not going to tolerate Kampyongo said government insisted when he met party for police o cers with guidance on the matter, but I National Registration Cards, the is anyone to go and sit where had procured di erent o cials in Nchelenge District aggressiveness. would like to clarify further law does not allow disruption o cers are doing their work! equipment to safeguard peace “In total, government of Luapula Province that getting that it is important for citizens of government services. If that is the monitoring in the country. has envisioned to construct NRCs was a party programme. to note that the issuance of Stakeholders are advised to they are referring to, that is “I want to state here that I 12,000 housing units for all “ e NRCs exercise, let us National Registration Cards is join government in creating not permissible. We have heard the honorable minister the security wings under the take it as the party programme. not a political undertaking, but awareness on the importance of o cers from the government, responsible for Northern Ministry of Home A airs Let us all get involved. Nali chita a legal requirement, according acquiring National Registration immigration o cers are there Province talking about with the rst phase marked to discuss naba (I discussed with to the National Registration Act Cards and to observe the to ensure that no one, who is a equipping our police o cers contain 2,350 housing units. the) party chairman, we are so that they can execute their Out of these, the Zambia Police cap 126 of the laws of Zambia proceedings without disrupting foreign national…if the o cers working on a budget to see if we mandate e ectively. Just this Service got 1,500 housing units that mandates the Ministry the smooth operations as that are doing the work identify can release some few resources morning, you were explaining and so far over 1,300 housing of Home A airs, through the doing so will be committing an that there is a foreign national, so that abantu besu bali to me how you witnessed units have been completed, Department of the National o ence. All matters that require that is why we have attached munshila bale enda bale ongola a eet of di erent assorted commissioned and handed over Registration, Passports and clari cation in the exercise immigration o cers to deal abana mukuya lembesha ama equipment that are meant for to the Zambia Police Service. Citizenship, to register and issue should be addressed to the with such circumstances. ose reg (our people should mobilise our security institutions under e remaining few units are NRCs to all eligible citizens district supervisors, provincial that want to dare us on that people to get NRCs) because we the Ministry of Home A airs. at 98 percent completion and aged 16 years and above,” coordinators and permanent score will have themselves to need the numbers. Mobilization And we have heard complaints will be commissioned and Kampyongo said. secretaries in the respective blame. at will be amounting ya party that is the reason we are from armchair critics saying handed over before the end of “ e Ministry is not provinces. May I implore all the to interference of government there,” said Mwila. ‘President Lungu and Home the rst phase. Government A airs you are bringing is resolving the challenges of equipment to punish the people.’ accommodation for our o cers Security and peace of the nation with aggressiveness, however, IBA doesn’t have powers to regulate are valuable commodities and it may not be possible that all you cannot place value on these o cers will be provided with very important commodities,” decent accommodation at Kampyongo said. the same time. My appeal to online broadcasting – Chirwa “Here in Mpulungu, you the o cers who are yet to be have been receiving people accommodated is to exercise By Julia Malunga regulation of the internet is Director General (Josephine ran a misleading story that running away from places patience for your government,” UNIVERSITY of Zambia the Zambia Information and Mapoma) said ‘we don’t former General Education called home as refugees, as he said. (UNZA) law lecturer Joseph Communications Technology have the powers to regulate Minister David Mabumba had Minister of Home A airs And speaking during a press Chirwa says the Independent Authority (ZICTA) under the online content’. Now I don’t committed suicide. who looks a er these people, brie ng, Friday, Kampyongo Broadcasting Authority (IBA) Information and Technology know where they have got the erea er, IBA issued a I know how Mpulungu has said the issuance of NRCs was does not have the powers to Act. ere is nowhere in the powers from. Why did she say statement condemning the been accommodating these not a political undertaking, regulate online content. IBA Act where you will nd she didn’t have the powers story but at the same time people running away from their but a legal requirement for Last week, IBA that there is a regulation that time? Where has she got saying no action could be countries where peace has been Zambians to register as new backtracked on an earlier for online content. Unless the powers now? It simply taken against the station statement, saying it actually they want to be generic and means she doesn’t know what because it was not a licensee had powers to regulate online say ‘broadcasting means she is talking about. I am yet of the authority as it had no broadcasting. broadcasting be it internet’, to be shown a section in the mandate to regulate online But in an interview, then yes, IBA has authority to IBA Act that shows that they broadcasting.