STATE House Chief Communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka has failed to state whether or not espionage-accused Francis Makai-Mateyo is his workmate. Makai-Mateyo is charged alongside five other Zambians and five Egyptians for espionage in a matter which commenced after a foiled gold transaction at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport. According to the indictment before court, Makayi-Mateyo’s profession is listed as “security officer”, but some government critics have been referring to him as a State House official. Asked whether Makai-Mateyo indeed held any rank at State House in an interview, Hamasaka could neither say yes nor no. “I wouldn’t want to delve into matters which are under serious investigations. You know, sometimes at State House, we can be misunderstood to be deep into...