The head of state who made an impromptu visit to City Market that has been engulfed in flames after a suspected arson attack this morning assured the traders of governments support to try restore their livelihoods.
“We will see how we can look into the plight of the people and compensate their loss,” President Lungu said as he made the back of a truck his podium in order to address and give comfort and solace to the hundreds traders who have lost merchandise in the inferno.
He additionally urged people and his supporters not to take the law in their hands noting that government was on top of things.
“Please do not take the law in your hands, ubuteko nabukwata amaka,” said President.
More than one third of city market has been gutted after suspected arsonists torched the building.
The market went up in flames shortly after another market in Misisi also got torched.
And Zambia Police have issued the following statement increasing the reward to half a million kwacha to anybody with information about the people behind the spake of fires.
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