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By NATION REPORTER 

VARIOUS interest groups including politicians have roundly condemned the UPND for carrying out a verbal onslaught against former President Edgar Lungu and attempting to block him from attending the Malaila Traditional Ceremony of the Kunda people in Mambwe even after he had been invited by the traditional leadership.

The Southern African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD), the House of Chiefs, the Patriotic Front (PF) and veteran politician George Mpombo have all expressed grave concern at the violent conduct by the UPND cadres who caused a rumpus in Mambwe because they did not want him to part of the ceremony.

SACCORD executive director Boniface Cheembe said it was regrettable that despite President Hakainde Hichilema taking a strong stance against political hooliganism, the UPND cadres had continued harassing citizens.

Mr Cheembe has since called on stakeholders to condemn the action by cadres as Zambians do not support such acts.

And the PF has condemned in strongest terms the attempts by UPND cadres to block the former President from attending  the Malaila traditional ceremony. 

Chishimba Kambwili, the PF member of the central committee said the actions by the governing party cadres was proof that the UPND government was insecure and could only maintain its relevance through hooliganism.

Mr Kambwili said when a government was performing and was sure that it provided what people wanted, it could not resort to undemocratic tendencies and violence as a means of remaining relevant and wanted. 

“The violence that took place in Mambwe clearly showed that UPND had no confidence of its own. The refusal by the government for the PF to hold a rally is a sign that the UPND has become so insecure that it has to resort to intimidation and harassment as a means of governing the country,” Mr Kambwili said.

And PF national youth chairperson Christopher Kang’ombe has reminded UPND youths that former President Lungu was not under any house arrest therefore he is at liberty to attend any event.

Mr Kang’ombe said the former head of state was not under any house arrest and that he was at liberty to attend public events when invited.

Mr Kang’ombe has since condemned both the officers from the Zambia Police Service (ZP) and the UPND cadres for attempting to prevent Zambia’s sixth President from attending a traditional ceremony in Mambwe on Saturday.

“I wish to remind the Zambia Police Service that their main mandate is to promote and preserve law and order in the country, and what we witnessed on Saturday was truly disheartening and very unpatriotic behavior from the service. Blocking the movement of the 6th President and his delegation who were attending an event at the invitation of His Royal Highness Chief Nsefu of the Kunda people was uncalled for and leaves much to be desired,” Mr Kang’ombe said.

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IT is wrong for the authorities to deny the obvious that is clear to everyone.  This is what leads to misinformation.

When this happens, it is the ordinary citizens who bear the consequences as the ultimate authority in the land – the President – ends up getting cooked information, hence being unable to take remedial measures.

It cannot be denied that former president Edgar Lungu was harassed when he travelled to Mambwe for the Malaila traditional ceremony of the Kunda people. 

Video evidence is there.

That is why we find it strange that Inspector General of Police Graphael Musamba wants to mislead the nation by saying it was an exaggerated rumour.

According to Mr Musamba, the former head of State was accorded the best courtesy by the ruling party zealots.

If the behaviour of those ruling party zealots that has been captured at Mfuwe Airport and the main arena shows courtesy, then Mr Musamba is not being honest even with himself. 

Eastern Province Minister Peter Phiri has confirmed the attack on the former President but claims that those who harassed him were not UPND cadres but angry unidentified youths.

So why should a firsthand witness, Chief Chisunka, the chairman of the House of Chiefs condemn what he described as the inhuman attack and abuse Mr Lungu suffered and endured at the hands of the UPND cadres and is urging the ruling party to tame its cadres?

Chief Chisunka says he is disappointed and unhappy with the conduct of the UPND who showed total disrespect against Mr Lungu and the traditional leadership in Mambwe and the entire Eastern Province.

Chief Chisunka said he was enraged that he had travelled all the way from Luapula to Mambwe only to witness the UPND cadres in conjunction with some government officials attack and abuse former President Lungu and the traditional leadership.

Mr Musamba said according to the briefing from his police officers in Mambwe, former President Lungu was well received at Mfuwe Airport and that there were no attempts to block him by either the police or the UPND cadres.

He said it was not possible for the UPND cadres to attempt to attack former President Lungu because Rodney Sikumba, the Minister of Tourism who was representing President Hakainde Hichilema was in constant contact with the police command at the ceremony.

“That is not the briefing I got from my police officers. Unless you are telling me that they lied and I have never known them to lie. What I know is that it was rumoured that he (former President Lungu) was going to be stopped but he was allowed to attend the ceremony. 

“People tend to exaggerate things when they want to be heard…they say things that are not there. They (UPND cadres) gave him (former president Lungu) his rightful place and everything went on well,” Mr Musamba said.

The best Mr Musamba should do is to admit that his officers failed to perform and restore order that they fed him only information that he wanted to hear – the courtesy version. 

He needs to face the truth to protect his professional image and remove the innuendo that he is a political cadre in police uniform.

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Multiple studies have demonstrated the memory-enhancing effects of melatonin and its derivatives in animal models. It is also known that the formation of both short- and long-term memories require the phosphorylation of certain memory-related proteins.

Genetic remnants of viruses that are naturally present in the human genome could affect the development of neurodegenerative diseases. Researchers at DZNE have come to this conclusion based on studies of cell cultures. In their view, such “endogenous retroviruses” could contribute to the spread of aberrant protein aggregates—hallmarks of certain dementias—in the brain. Thus, these viral relicts could be potential targets for therapies. They have reported these findings in the journal Nature Communications.

Researchers at Lund University and Gothenburg University have successfully developed temporary, organic electrodes that can be seamlessly integrated into biological systems. The method, now published in Nature Communications, opens up a future where bioelectronics can be implanted in and removed from the body without surgery.

Adults in England largely appeared to be psychologically resilient to developing depression or anxiety during the pandemic, a study by University of Manchester researchers has shown.

By SHERRY CHABALA

CONCERNED Citizens for Justice and Human Rights Organization has called on Government to ensure that female survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) have access to empowerment programmes to improve their welfare.

The organisation’s operations director, Catherine Ntongama said lack of empowerment programme to enable them start tangible businesses has been a contributing factor to women living in abusive marriages.

“Looking at capacity, we are very much behind because  we need more resources as there are more women victims of GBV out there and they don’t have what to do or where to go. So if the government can help us by providing space for us to provide skills training for them like tailoring, carpentry and other programme, it will enable us to help them to become financially independent,” Ms Ntongama said.

She explained that the organisation plays a pivotal role in ensuring the safety of victims of GBV but that   the lack of funding has been a major constraint in the execution of its mandate.

Ms Ntongama called on Government to provide incentives to organizations such has hers to develop skills training centres for female victims of GBV.

Ms. Ntongama added that women empowerment was the fastest way of reducing GBV cases hence various stakeholders including Government should prioritize it.

“Some of the women are trapped in abusive relationships and marriages because they do not have anywhere else to go and they are not financially independent so the government should help us  to provide skills training to make our women.

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