By SANFROSSA MBERIHUNDREDS of Kitwe residents yesterday thronged Mufungo Milling Ltd Trading as Nkana Milling depot in Kapoto township and queued for hours on end for the now acutely scarce mealie-meal despite continued assurances from the government that there is enough of the staple food in the country.This rush and scramble for the staple food at Nkana Milling was after word went round that the depot had received new stock of mealie meal which was selling at K170 while it has been fetching as much as K270 in some other outlets.[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”4,5,6″ ihc_mb_template=”2″ ]A spot check by the Daily Nation found two long queues separated by gender waiting to buy the commodity that seemed not to be enough for the crowd that had besieged the outlet. Heavily armed police officers had to be deployed in anticipation of a scramble and riot as residents struggled to buy the commodity which is now being limited to one […]
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