EASTERN Province Commanding Officer Robertson Mweemba says New Congress Party (NCP) members instigated violence when they flashed symbols whilst UPND was filing nominations for the Mtilizi Ward by-election slated for April 10 at Mambo Primary School in Nyimba District. In a video which circulated on social media, some UPND cadres are seen attacking some NCP members as police attempted to whisk away the victims to safety in a police vehicle. Commenting on the matter in an interview, Wednesday, Mweemba said it was unfortunate that after NCP was given time to file in nominations, they waited until they flashed their party symbols as UPND was filing in their nominations. “It has reached me, because the time of the squabbles, I wasn’t...

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