Claim
On 1st On 1st July 2021, the Kalemba Facebook page published a post that a team of anti-covid 19 team was stoned by beer drinkers in Kabwe’s Makulu township. The team consisting of health inspectors, council police and the District Commissioner was in the township, famously known as “The Chibolya of Kabwe”, to sensitise residents about COVID-19 and enforce adherence to the covid-19 health guidelines on operations of bars and night clubs. However, the teams’ action to close bars that were found flouting the guidelines, and confiscate their alcoholic beverages led to a mob of drinkers to stone the team which scampered for safety. The publication further quoted the Kabwe Council Public Relations Officer, Ms. Nancy Chenga confirming the incident that happened on the night of June 30, 2021. Ms. Chenga is quoted saying that the closed bars had violated the regulation put in place by the Ministry of Local Government on 28th June 2021 to manage the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The anti-covid team’s vehicles were damaged in the attack.
