Fri, 30 Jun 2017 11:04:43 +0000 By ROGERS KALERO and KELVIN SIABANA PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has issued a stern warning against individuals using his name and that of other Government officials to extort money from companies. And President Lungu has regretted the death of a street vendor in Kitwe during a scuffle with Kitwe city council police officers. President Lungu said it was a criminal offence for any individual to use the office of the Republican President or any Government office to extort money from institutions and warned that such people should face the wrath of the law. The warning is contained in a statement by Presidential assistant for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda, at the Office of the President in the Zambia International Trade Fair. President Lungu said he had been prompted to issue the warning to people using his name, that of the Republican President, and the First Lady because the vice […]
