INSPECTOR General of Police Graphel Musamba says police are fully prepared to maintain law and order before, during and after the Mandevu by-election. Musamba says police will investigate all cases of violence in the constituency, including Thursday’s alleged attack on Tonse Alliance candidate Daniel Chisenga by suspected UPND cadres. On Thursday, Tonse Alliance Secretary General Muhabi Lungu accused UPND cadres of disrupting their campaign and attacking alliance members in Mandevu constituency. He claimed that their candidate, FDD’s Chisenga, and other alliance members were attacked by individuals wearing UPND regalia, while one of the women was abducted. In a statement, Friday, Musamba said police had put in place a comprehensive electoral security plan aimed at ensuring a peaceful and secure electoral...

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