RESS STATEMENT ON KATUBA CONSTITUENCY AND WARD BY-ELECTIONS

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WITH THE ONE DAY REMANING TO POLLING DAY, I WISH TO RE-ITERATE THE IMPORTANCE OF MAITAINING THE PEACE BY ALL POLITICAL PLAYERS SO AS TO AVOID SPOILING THE PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT THAT HAS SO FAR PREVAILED IN KATUBA CONSTITUENCY AND OTHER AREAS FROM THE TIME THE CAMPAIGNS COMMENCED. 

WE HAVE INFORMATION REGARDING CRIMINAL MINDED PEOPLE WHO ARE PLANNING TO INCITE OTHERS TO BRING DISTURBANCES AND VIOLENCE, BY DISRUPTING THE PREVEAILING SMOOTH CAMPAIGN ENVIRONMENT.

THE TENDENCY OF AMBUSHING THE PEACE-LOVING ELECTORATES BY SOME PEOPLE AS EXPERIENCED IN PREVOIUS PREVIOUS BY-ELECTIONS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. THE ZAMBIA POLICE SERVICE IS MORE THAN DETERMINED AND READY TO BRING THE PERPETRATORS TO BOOK.

AS A PREVENTIVE MEASURE, MORE POLICE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED TO BEEF UP THE CURRENT MANPOWER SO AS TO ENHANCE SECURITY.

THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS DEPLOYED IS BASICALLY INTENDED TO PROTECT THE ELECTORATE AND ALL OTHER STAKEHOLDRES AS WELL AS REPEL ANY IMMINENT DISRUPTION OF THE GOOD ORDER AND PEACE THAT HAS PREVAILED SINCE THE INCEPTION OF CAMPAIGNS.

MY RE-ASSURANCE TO PEOPLE OF KATUBA CONSTITUENCY AND OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY WHERE BY-ELECTIONS ARE TAKING PLACE IS THAT POLICE WILL ENSURE THAT THE AREAS ARE VIOLENCE FREE DURING AND AFTER THE ELECTION, AS GUIDED BY THE LAWS OF ZAMBIA.  

LET ME END BY CONGRATULATING AND THANKING THE PEACE-LOVING ELECTORATES FOR REFUSING AND DENOUNCING VIOLENCE AND WISH TO URGE THEM TO REPORT TO THE POLICE PERPETRATORS AND INCITERS OF VIOLENCE SO THAT THEY ARE BROUGHT TO BOOK.  

KAKOMA KANGANJA

INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE

29TH JULY, 2019

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