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Police detain Kitwe UPND officials for distributing facemasks

POLICE in Kitwe have detained 12 opposition UPND officials for conducting what they term “illegal gatherings.”

Five officials led by UPND Kitwe District vice chairman Chrispin Chomba were picked up at Bulangililo Market on Saturday as they were distributing free face masks to traders, according Radio Icengelo of Kitwe.

Seven other officials were picked up at a private home in Chamboli.

“What type of leadership is this? If really donating face masks is a crime then I don’t know where this country is heading to,” UPND Kitwe District Chairman Elvis Nkandu has been quoted as saying.
The officials, who are yet to be officially charged, are detained at Riverside and Wusakile Police Stations respectively.