By OLIVER SAMBOKOVILLAGERS of Ngabo in Namwala have accused Government of failing to take action against the continued illegal occupation of their communal grazing land by UPND president Hakainde Hichilema.And Lands minister Jean Kapata has warned Mr Hichilema to stop bullying Namwala villagers over their grazing land by fencing it off because that was not his land.“I am sending officers there to ensure people are not harassed,” Ms Kapata said.The villagers said Government should ensure that the directive to Mr Hichilema to stop fencing off the more than 1, 500 hectares communal land was respected by the opposition leader.Speaking to Daily Nation, one of the affected villagers, James Mayaba, who also spoke on behalf of other villagers said it was shocking that directives by Government to Mr Hichilema did not amount to anything.He said despite several protests from the affected villagers, the Ministry of Lands has done nothing to stop Mr Hichilema and his agents […]
Kapata warns HH over displaced villagers
