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By Timothy Malumo
Zambia’s Republican President His excellency, Mr Edgar Chagwa Lungu has warned the newly recruited trainees undergoing police training to desist from engaging themselves in indiscipline behaviour or risk face expulsion.
President Lungu sounded the warning when he made an impromptu visit to Lilayi Police College in Lusaka recently.
Mr Lungu stated that joining the police called for high levels of discipline, obedience to authority as well as recognising and respecting people’s human rights.
“Discipline is the hallmark of police. I will not protect anyone regardless of where you are coming from or which connections you may have. As long as you misbehave here, the system shall identify you and flash you out if you think you are special,” Mr Lungu said.
President Lungu who is also Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces advised recruits to forget about the luxury and comfort which they enjoyed at their parents homes and focus on the training and become useful police officers that the country shall depend on.
‘’Luxury and comfort of your parents cannot be guaranteed here. Comfort of home is not part of police training. If you think you are on holiday then you are in a wrong place, pack your bags and go,” said the President amidst silence from the recruits who gathered in the dining Hall.
President Lungu assured Police Instructors who were also part of the gathering of his government’s support in ensuring that they give sufficient training that would yield professional police officers who will be patriotic to the country.
The dining hall was filled with jubilation, cheering and ululation when the President stated that the recruits gathered were a special intake as it was the first to be visited by the Head of State at the inception of training.
Serving officers at Lilayi Police College also had time to interact with His Excellency as he allowed them to ask questions that ranged from personal to work related issues and it was during this interactive time that he promoted Constable Pumulo to the next rank.
Constable Pumulo asked President Lungu if the government could find a way of introducing sign language as a subject in police training institutions so as to equip the officers with skills that would help them to handle cases of dumb and deaf people without difficulty in the execution of their duties.
The President who was impressed with the question instantly promoted Constable Pumulo to the rank of Sergeant and assured the officer that his government was going to look into the matter.
Earlier, the Inspector General of Police, Ms Stella Libongani who was flanked by Lilayi Police College Commanding Officer, Mr Richard Mweene briefed the President on the challenges the learning institution was facing.
Ms Libongani informed the President, who was accompanied by Home Affairs Minister, Mr Davies Mwila and his Permanent Secretary, Dr Chileshe Mulenga that Lilayi Police College which was built in the early 1950s had inadequate and dilapidated infrastructure.
She singled out sanitation as one area that was critical due to erratic water supply hence the need for urgent attention.
Mr Mweene briefed the President that the learning institution lacked adequate transport as it depended on a truck to ferry the Zambia Police Brass Band to and from various functions saying “your Excellency, you may wish to know that the Police Band which is housed here uses a truck for their transport, together with their instruments. This is not conducive because instruments get damaged in the process; we therefore request that you consider giving us a luxury bus.”
President Lungu assured the police command that his government was committed to alleviating the many challenges the college was facing and further promised to give the college two luxury buses.
Others present were Deputy Inspector General in-charge of Administration, Mr Kakoma Kanganja, Lusaka province Police Commissioner, Charity Katanga, Paramilitary Battalion Commanding Officer, Mr Geza Lungu and Director for Training, Mr Mwaba Makasa.
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By Timothy Malumo
Republican Vice President, Ms Inonge Wina has urged the Zambia Police women serving in decision making positions to be firm but humane and realise the responsibility that government has charged them with.
The Vice President said the task given to police women was not an easy one, stating that women in high decision making positions were under intense spotlight and scrutiny from the society.
Ms Wina said this during the launch of the Zambia Police Women’s Network Constitution which was held in Lusaka at Government Complex recently.
“There is need therefore, for you officers to be aware of this huge responsibility that government has placed on your shoulders. As women, leaders in your profession, you should be firm but humane, always bearing in mind human rights of another person, no matter how vulnerable they may be. You are expected to act with a human face towards all people,” she said.
She said the symposium of the Zambia Police Women’s Network and the launch of the their constitution came at a right time when the Zambian government and the International community were transitioning from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) agenda to the post 2015 Sustainable Development Goals agenda.
She said among other elements contained in the new development phase were the emphasis on the full realization of women’s human rights gender equality and women’s empowerment.
The Vice President further called on police women to partner with government in the fight against corruption as the scourge impacts on human development as it deprives individuals and communities of the much needed resources.
Speaking at the same function, Inspector General of Police, Ms Stella Libongani said the Zambia Police Women’s Network which was established in 2009 was meant to among other things provide support structures for female police officers as well as facilitate career development of women through training programmes.
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By Timothy Malumo
Swaziland Prime Minister, His Excellency Honourable, Dr. Barnabas Sibusitso Dlamini has paid tribute to former Zambia Police Inspector General, Mr Francis Ndlovu for his immense contribution towards the creation of the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (SARPCCO).
Meanwhile, the Zambia Police came out victorious in the chess category in which they minted gold through Constable Gillian Bwalya.
Addressing over 1,500 police officers from the 12 SARPCCO member countries during the official opening of the 9th edition of 2015 SARPCCO games at Mavuso Trade Centre Stadium in Manzini town of Swaziland, Dr. Dlamini thanked the former police chiefs that gathered 20 years ago to create the regional body that was conceived in Swaziland and birthed in Zimbabwe.
Dr. Dlamini noted that SARPCCO had made a lot of contribution to the strengthening of safety and security frameworks through provision of a viable mechanism for regional cooperation and collaboration in combating transnational and allied crimes perpetrated in and across member countries.
“In appreciating the effectiveness of SARPCCO, it is only right to recognise the pioneering role of some selected police chiefs to the formation of this regional organisation,” he said.
Among the pioneers pointed out were Mr Francis Ndlovu who was Inspector General of the Zambia Police from 1994 to 2000, Mr Dolphin Chihuri who is still Commissioner General of the Zimbabwe Republican Police, who is referred to as the Dean of SARPCCO due to his long association with the organisation.
Others are former Police Chiefs from Namibia, Tanzania, South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique and Swaziland.
And speaking earlier, SARPCCO Chairperson, who is also National Commissioner of the South African Police Service; Mrs Mwangashi Victoria Phiyega said that SARPCCO games play an expressive role in assisting the organisation to undermine all forms of ills such as racial discrimination, xenophobia and discrimination based on disability and gender.
The Zambian delegation participated in three sports disciplines namely Netball, Chess and Tennis. All the three teams managed to grab a medal in their respective sports disciplines.
In chess, Constable Bwalya raised the Zambian flag high when he emerged overall winner in the individual category thereby minting gold.
After nine rounds of play, Bwalya and representatives of Angola and Zimbabwe had seven points each and a tie breaker came to action with bliss to separate the three. Bwalya beat two of his opponents to be crowned 2015 SARPCCO games individual chess champion.
In netball, Zambia came out second with Zimbabwe being the gold medallist while the host Swaziland found themselves in the third position.
The only tennis player for Zambia, Sergeant Ogar Siamupangila managed to win for Zambia a bronze medal.
Zapatillas Running trailBy Timothy Malumo
The Zambia Police last week joined other Interpol member countries in the southern region in an International operation dubbed “Giboia 2” in a bid to complement efforts in reducing levels of counterfeit pharmaceutical products on the Zambian market.
The operation which was coordinated and monitored by Interpol Headquarters in France was carried out simultaneously with seven other countries in Southern Africa on Thursday, 20th August, 2015 and Friday, 21st August, 2015.
The Zambian operation was coordinated by the Zambia Police Intellectual Property Unity (IPU) and it included other law enforcement and cooperating agencies such as Drug Enforcement Commission, Ministry of Health, Lusaka City Council and Zambia Medicine Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA).
During the first day of the operation, officers invaded Lusaka based townships targeting illegal drug stores where a number of fake pharmaceutical products were seized.
On the following day of the operation, officers pounced on wholesalers at Kamwala trading centre and managed to confiscate a variety of the fake products.
The other provinces in Zambia that participated in the operation include Eastern, Southern and Copperbelt provinces.
Among the products confiscated are cough mixtures, Anti- biotics, Anti malaria drugs, diprosone cream/lotion, Betasole, epiderm and other creams containing clobetasole, cotrimazole and other medicines.
Others are injectable and drugs containing sildenafil.
The first operation was called Giboia 1 was conducted in 2013.
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TO: ALL MEDIA
DATE: 10TH AUGUST 2015
As Police Command we would like to correct the wrong impression and unfounded statement reported in today’s post newspaper Edition number 6870 under the Headline “Police officers, like everyone else, want political leadership change in 2016”- Mucheleka.”
I would like to state that police officers individually and collectively as a department are not politicians therefore, will not tolerate people creating an impression that Zambia Police is political.
Our mandate is to ensure the provision of utmost security which is critical at times like this one when we have elections. Our main duties among others are to save life and protect property in the interest of all people of the country and the state at large.
Statements like the one in the Post Newspaper are an affront to our professional stance and therefore we would like to take this opportunity to remind our Police Officers to remain professional and not to be swayed in political biasness but concentrate on fighting crime and lawlessness in the Country.
Politicians such as the Independent Member of Parliament for Lubansenshi Constituency, Mr Patrick Mucheleka and Forum for Democracy and Development President, Edith Nawakwi should not be making statements linking the police to politics. Equally, the press should desist from reporting unconfirmed reports which could have potential to influence the security of the country negatively.
Ms Stella Libongani
INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE
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