Thu, 06 Jul 2017 08:20:23 +0000 By VIOLET TEMBO KITWE council police officers have been advised not to resort to beating up street vendors because they are human beings who deserve respect and better treatment. The appeal was made in Kitwe yesterday by Association of Vendors, Traders and Marketeers of Zambia (AVTMZ) president Fredrick Tembo. Speaking in an interview with Daily Nation yesterday at the Trade Fair grounds, Mr Tembo bemoaned recent beating of a vendor by council police who later died at the hospital. Mr Tembo said that it was disheartening for the association to lose such a life in the central business district of a woman who was trying to earn a living. He said it was important for the local authority to engage its officers and orient them on the core business of the local authority instead of resorting to violence which was denting the image of the council. “Our hearts are […]
Kitwe Council police cautioned against beating street vendors
