WE love and value our friendship with China, but the lives of our dear people come first, says Vice-President Mutale Nalumango. Meanwhile, Sino Metals has appealed to government to allow it to resume operations, claiming it has spent $13 million in mitigating the pollution incident. Speaking during her tour of Sino Metals, Wednesday, Vice-President Nalumango said the $14 million compensation received by the victims was just an interim measure while the government awaits a complete report on the extent of the pollution. “My office has never been idle. My presence here today is not ceremonial; it is a deliberate and heartfelt follow-up to the reports we have been receiving. From the very onset of the Sino pollution incident, we made...