LOCAL Government and Rural Development Minister, Gary Nkombo, says the country needs to come together and curb the brewing of Kachasu because it is killing citizens. Nkombo was responding to Lukulu East UPND MP, Dr Christopher Kalila, who asked in the National Assembly whether government was aware that more than 20 people had died in the past one month in Southern Province and other parts of the country after consuming a home-made illicit alcohol, commonly known as “chiyabi” in Southern Province. Dr Kalila also wanted to know the measures that government was taking to curb the vice and avert further loss of lives. Nkombo said the matter was investigated thoroughly and the local authorities had placed a ban on the...

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