PF FACTION Chairperson for Information and Publicity Emmanuel Mwamba says Home Affairs Minister Jack Mwiimbu and government have always been untruthful from the onset on the case of Emmanuel Jay Banda, the Petauke Independent MP. On Wednesday, Mwiimbu announced to the nation that Banda had been apprehended in Zimbabwe where he was hiding in Harare after escaping from lawful custody while admitted to Chipata General Hospital on August 4, 2024. The Minister insinuated that former president Edgar Lungu and his PF camp aided Banda’s escape. But sources told News Diggers that the Minister spoke too soon as the said capture had not yet happened. In an interview, Thursday, Mwamba wondered whether Zambia even had an extradition treaty with Zimbabwe. “Honourable...

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