COPPERBELT Minister Elisha Matambo says government, through the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU), has given K5,000 to each marketeer whose goods were gutted at Chisokone Market in Kitwe. Various traders lost goods in the fire that recently swept through part of Chisokone market in Kitwe. And pictures have been circulating on social media platforms showing Matambo holding a bunch of K10s which he is seen giving to some marketeers at Chisokone Market. In an interview, Friday, Matambo said those who were alleging that he was giving the victims K10 each were enemies of progress. “I think those are enemies of progress. I wanted to demonstrate, I gave five of them, the rest were given by the DC. So, we...

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