ON Monday, the Patriotic Front suspended Matero Member of Parliament Miles Sampa for issuing a statement that is “in extreme bad taste”. Acting president Given Lubinda announced the suspension of Sampa from the party’s central committee for a period of six weeks, stressing that the Matero member of parliament is henceforth prohibited from making any public statements for the party. GIVEN LUBINDA: “Some of the statements that were made by Honourable Sampa were indeed in extreme bad taste. Allowing members to cast aspersions against other members is a recipe for anarchy and a danger to the unity of the party. We have heard and read numerous reactions from members of the party and general commentators and we agree that such...

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