CHIEF Chikwa of the Senga speaking people of Chama District in Eastern Province has been arrested and formally charged for cutting timber in a game restricted area. And Minister of Green Economy and Environment Collins Nzovu says the Department of Forests has cancelled Chief Chikwa’s timber concession licence for contravening the conditions under which it was issued. In a statement, Sunday, Deputy Police Public Relations Officer Danny Mwale stated that the traditional leader was arrested on Tuesday last week after the central joint operation committee discovered that he had been encroaching into a game restricted area where he was cutting timber. “Chief Chikwa of the Senga speaking people, was on 27/03/2024 arrested and formally charged after the Central Joint Operation...

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