By GRACE CHAILE LESOETSAZAMBIA Army has submitted to the Lusaka High Court that the land housing Mikango Barracks belongs to the State and not to the Busoli Royal Establishment (BRE) of the Soli people in Chongwe.This is a matter in which the BRE through Senior Chieftainess Nkomenshya Mukamambo II, have sued the State and Zambia Army commander Lieutenant-General Dennis Sitali Alibuzwi, seeking damages for battery, assault and trespass.BRE wants an order of the Court ordering the Commander to instruct his subordinates to halt all sorts of works and desist from harassing the residents in Muzembela Village.They are also demanding compensatory damages for the demolished houses and a restraining order against Zambia Army within 200 metres of the plaintiffs’ person or property.The royal establishment is also demanding that the army returns their detained goods and should also pay punitive damages.Mr Elijah Simba, who is the establishments’ lands committee vice-chairperson and Christopher Muzembela Chiota as Muzembela Village […]
Army fights for Mikango land
