MINISTER of Sport, Youth and Arts Elvis Nkandu has refuted claims by the Socialist Party that UPND is using government vehicles in the Mpika and Shiwang’andu by-election campaigns. Nkandu, who is UPND Mpika and Shiwang’andu by-elections campaign manager, says the Socialist Party are issuing such claims because they know that they are losing. Socialist Party General Secretary Cosmas Musumali recently wrote to the Inspector General of Police to complain about the UPND’s alleged use of government motor vehicles in the by-election campaigns, indicating that they were also removing number plates to conceal the identity of the vehicles. The by-elections in Mayembe Ward in Shiwang’andu and Kapamba Ward in Mpika are slated for January 23, 2024. But in an interview, Wednesday,...