More police sent to Solwezi
- Monday, November 9, 2009, 16:25
- Breaking News
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Fifty police officers have been deployed in Solwezi Central constituency to beef security in the area which has been rocked by political violence in the last few days.
According to ZNBC, Police Spokesperson, Bonnie Kapeso, says the officers have been sent to help maintain law and order in the area ahead of the November 19 parliamentary by election.
Mr. Kapeso said more police officers will be dispatched to the district if the political violence persists.
Political campaigns ahead of the parliamentary by election in Solwezi Central Constituency have been characterised by violence in which people have been injured and property destroyed.
Four candidates are vying for the seat left vacant following the death of incumbent, Ben Tetamashimba.
The MMD is fielding Albet Chifita, while Watson Lumba is contesting on the UPND/PF pact ticket.
Others are Muhammed Kalela of FDA and Thomas Kafula, an independent.
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send them all enough blood shed, ensure its for the service of both parties. Patiently waiting for result yaku solwezi.
Ensure there peace is kept for the benefit of all parties especially the PACT! 19 is just close and violence in solwezi is intensifying! Stop it people and lets value the peace we have had for long. MMD is in forfront spearheading the attacks on the oppossition!
Am informd botswana then malawi r the most peaceful coumtries this part of the world! but why us? nichani chivuta kansi?
Peace starts from within ladies and gentlemen!
There must first be peace in the stomach b4 it can flow to the head!
MMD must give Zambians some hope for a better future otherwise war is breaking out very soon.
As long as police have unibased or ordered actions from above.
Arrest all cadres no matter what party they are from.
MMD cadres carrying machete’s i nthe streets.
Only MMD cadres can get away with that action.
In Jesus name we refuse all forms of bloodshed may the lord expose the architects behind the violence for the world to see. We speak peace over Zambia in Jesus name, every primitiveness and backwardness we bind it in Jesus name. We speak progress and maturity in our nation. God bless Zambia.