Kanganja must go,  demand UPND

Fri, 14 Apr 2017 11:41:13 +0000

By SIMON MUNTEMBA

 INSPECTOR General of Police (IG) Kakoma Kanganja must resign because he has turned himself into a PF cadre for the sake of his job, the United Party for National Development (UPND) has charged.

UPND vice president Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba says Mr Kanganja must resign because he was not executing his duties professionally as he received instructions from PF members.

Speaking during a press briefing at the UPND secretariat yesterday, Mr. Mwamba accused the IG of having received instructions from State House press aide Amos Chanda to arrest UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema.

“We have a recording where Kanganja is heard receiving instructions from Amos Chanda. So he must resign because he is now a PF cadre,” Mr Mwamba charged.

And Mr. Mwamba said Mr Hichilema must be released from detention so that he could seek medical attention. He also called for the resignation of Home Affairs minister Stephen Kampyongo for allowing President Edgar Lungu to roll down his bullet-proof car window in Mongu.

Meanwhile, UPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma has lamented that police were denying lawyers access to Mr Hichilema, demanding that they get visitation permits from Police Headquarters in Lusaka.