Lusaka – Zambian authorities have charged three opposition activists accused of claiming that President Michael Sata was dying, amid rumours over the elderly statesman’s health, one of the activists said on Wednesday.
The three supporters of the United Party for National Development are said to have distributed pamphlets in a slum in the capital Lusaka, urging people to vote for their presidential candidate in the 2016 elections, as Sata might die soon.
One of them, Fresher Siwale, told AFP that the charge was fabricated, saying they were “not privy to Sata’s health status. It’s all political”…
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