Construction of hammer mills starts in Pemba
By MOSES SINJWALA POLICE in Luanshya are still looking for relatives of Ms Jennipher Chanda, a 66-yearold who was murdered on 18th December 2017 in Kafulafuta area.
Zambia Police public relations officer Esther Mwaata Katongo said the deceased, who was allegedly murdered by Reagan Chilufya Musonda aged 27 years of village 3 in Kafulafuta was staying alone at a farm.
Ms Chanda was dragged from her house to a maize field where she was discovered naked with multiple injuries on her body, gasping for breath.
“A concerned member of the public was confronted by the suspect who emerged naked from a nearby bush but managed to escape after being challenged, leaving behind his clothes,” Ms Katongo said.
She said that, the matter was later reported to the police and the suspect was apprehended after conducting a search. The body of picked and taken to ibenge mission hospital mortuary while the suspect was being detained in police custody charged with murder.
“As police we are still looking for relatives of the deceased Jenipher Chanda and we are appealing to anyone who may have information that would be helpful in tracing the relatives to report to any nearest police station,” said Mwata Katongo By LINDA SOKO TEMBO THE construction of 13 solar hammer mills in Pemba which will help reduce unemployment among youths and the cost of mealie meal has started.
Pemba District Commissioner Reginald Mugoba said the government has given 13 solar hammer mills to different cooperatives in the district.
In an interview with the Daily Nation, Mr Mugoba explained that the hammer mills that had been stationed in different communities of the district would benefit the farmers in various ways and that government had engaged a Chinese contractor to construct the mills.
“We have received about 13 solar hammer mills in the district and the construction is still going on we are hopeful that they will be commissioned early this year, this means that when they become operational they will help youths to find employment it will also help reduce the cost of mealie meal in the district,” he said.
Mr. Mugoba said the construction of the hammer mills which started in November had reached somewhere around 50 percent and he was hopeful that by mid this year the works would be completed.
He was happy that local farmers would be able to ttheir maize to the various cooperatives within the district where they belonged without problems.
Mr. Mugoba said this was a good opportunity especially for small-scale farmers whose living standards would improve.