UPND Members Detained Over Irregular NRC Allegations

Police have detained UPND members Anthony Bwalya and Mutiba Nawa at Woodlands Police Station. Latest reports suggest the pair have yet to be charge, although it has been suggested that they will likely face fraud and theft charges. 

Bwalya and Nawa were previously served with a ‘warn and caution’ for theft and fraud in October 2020 after an appearance on Muvi TV Assignment programme in which they produced a pile of National Registration Cards (NRC) that they alleged had been irregularly issued.  

Commenting on the arrest UPND leader Mr Hichilema wrote, “We stand in total solidarity with our members Anthony Bwalya and Mubita Nawa who have been detained at Lusaka's Woodlands Police station without any charge laid against them.”  

In addressing the subject Mr Hichilema pointed out that Bwalya and Nawa are not alone in their plight.  

“There are hundreds of our supporters detained without trial in filthy jails all across Zambia, we stand with them too. The PF has shown continued intolerance to dissenting opinions while the corrupt and murderers are left to roam the streets free, because they are politically connected through the networks of corruption,” he writes.   

“This intimidation by the Patriotic Front will only galvanise our youth and ordinary citizens across the Republic to reject the injustices and bigotry of this regime through the ballot in August this year. Enough is enough!” he continued. 

Meanwhile, the UPND has once again spoken out against corruption in the country in the wake of the HoneyBee Pharmacy scandal, with 19 more HoneyBee products recalled this week, including pregnancy kits.  

Following the latest revelations Mr Hichilema told followers on social media, “As our country recalls bad drugs, we shall soon recall bad leaders.”