Hunger looms in Mwandi district

The victims are aged eight, seven and five respectively.

North western province deputy MWANDI commissioner District of Commissioner, police Mwitumwa Kabika says

Dr Fred Mulenga disclosed Meanwhile, a 21 year old

the whole population in Mwandi district of Western province

that the incident happened in woman in Chavuma district

are depending on groundnuts as their source of livelihoods.

Mukumbi area on Wednesday has been brutally murdered

This came to light when Western Province Disaster Man

around 15:00 hours and idenin what police suspect is a love

agement and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) Regional Coordinator,

tified the suspect as Shadrick triangle.

Namukolo Kamona paid a courtesy call on her at her office in

Munmba the cousin to the vicDr Mulenga disclosed that

Mwandi district of Western province.

tims. the incident happened be

Dr Mrs Mulenga Kabika said said her on district the tween is in dire Tuesday need of 18:00 relief hours assismaterial tance day, from the mother Food Reserve to and Agency Wednesday (FRA) in 06:00 terms of hours inthe troducing victims left community three of maize her sales in Chiyeke to the area people near of ZalAOGA Mwandi children district. (victims) under the church and identified the decare of She their said cousin the district (Mumbai was severely ceased hit as by Yvonne a drought Shimishi. spell that the suspect) affected maize as she fields went to wilt the adding He that said maize the is deceased a staple food was farm. for many people in the area. discovered by a passer by and

He said Mrs when Kabika she mentioned came back the affected that after areas inspection, as Magumwi, police Mahome bumbu, as she Adonse was bathing and Siankolonga her discovered among that other a hit sharp places object in younger the district. child, she noticed is believed to have been used in blood coming The District out from Commissioner her prithe said act. the district was hit by the vate drought parts. in February this year when "And maize two suspects fields were have doing been

"The well, child resulting after in asking many crops her going arrested to waste. identified as Pethias then revealed Mrs Kabika that Mumba said the had devastating Samakai,28, effects the of boyfriend the drought to carnal among knowledge maize farmers of her in tothe district the deceased has forced and many Prudence people gether to depend with the on other eating two groundnuts vicMasumba for them 21 to a friend meet their to the daily detims," needs. said Dr - Mulenga. ceased," he said.