MPIKA PF member of parliament Francis Kapyanga says government has given 142,000 hectares of land to a Canadian firm to conduct exploration activities in his constituency against the will of the locals. Last month, Kapyanga said he expected government to harmonise the gold issue in his constituency this year, saying his people had objected to the awarding of 142,000 hectares of land to a foreign entity which sought to conduct some exploration exercise because they wanted locals to benefit. But in an interview, Wednesday, Kapyanga said government had gone against the wishes of the traditional leaders and the local people as the developer was in the area harassing the locals. “I don’t know if you are aware that they have...

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