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FALSE! Malanji has not repossessed any items donated by him in Kwacha Constituency.

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In a statement issued by Hon. Joseph Malanji during a media briefing in Lusaka, indicates that the former PF Kwacha Constituency MP Joe Malanji, has not grabbed any item donated to the community in Kwacha Constituency during his tenure as Member of Parliament.

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Verified Oct, 26 2022

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On Monday, October 17, 2022, Frontlines Zambia online page published an article alleging that former PF Kwacha Constituency MP Joe Malanji had grabbed all the furniture he donated to Bulangililo clinic, accusing the kwacha residents of being against him. In a related incident, various Facebook media pages alleged that Malanji had also grabbed two buses he donated to two United Church in Zambia (UCZ) in Kwacha East.

Rating Justification

iVerify Zambia has determined as false, the assertions by Frontlines Zambia and various online pages alleging that the former PF Kwacha Constituency MP Joe Malanji had grabbed all the furniture he donated to Bulangililo clinic, and two buses donated to two United Church in Zambia (UCZ) in Kwacha East, accusing the kwacha residents of being against him. In an address to the media in Lusaka, the former PF Kwacha Constituency MP, Malanji dismissed social media reports suggesting that he is grabbing items he donated to the communities in Kwacha. Hon. Malanji in the media address assured the residents of Kwacha that all the projects initiated by him during his tenure will still continue. He further appealed to the media to take as propaganda, media reports circulating on social media that he is going around Kwacha Constituency repossessing donations made to the communities. Therefore, the assertions by Frontlines Zambia and various online pages alleging that the former PF Kwacha Constituency MP Joe Malanji had grabbed all the furniture he donated to Bulangililo clinic, and two buses donated to two United Church in Zambia (UCZ) in Kwacha East, accusing the kwacha residents of being against him, is false.

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