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Zambia Police on Thursday discharged heavy teargas in Kalingalinga area on the convoy of leading opposition candidate, Brian Mundubile and his running mate, Makebi Zulu, while on a campaign rally, allegedly leaving a minor injured in the process.
“This afternoon during our peaceful road show in Kalingalinga, Lusaka, police fired tear gas at our members and innocent citizens in an attempt to stop our campaign, Mundubile later wrote on his Facebook post of July 16, 2026.
He said that the party’s position was that the campaign was peaceful, lawful, and would continue as scheduled under the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) campaign calendar.
Mundubile condemned what he described as intimidation and vowed that the Alliance would not be silenced from exercising its democratic rights.
“No amount of intimidation will stop us from taking our message to the people of Zambia,” he said.
The Zambia Police Service has, however, dismissed social media reports alleging that officers shot and killed several people in Kalingalinga and Mtendere compounds, clarifying that no life was lost during the incident.
Police Spokesperson Godfrey Chilabi, said the claims circulating online were false and did not reflect what occurred.
“During a crowd control and management operation, police officers discharged tear smoke canisters to disperse a crowd. In the process, a pellet from one of the canisters inadvertently struck the leg of a girl from Mtendere Compound, who was at some distance from the operational area,” Chilabi claimed.
He said the minor was rushed to Mtendere Clinic for treatment and was later discharged after receiving medical attention.
“Investigations have been opened into the circumstances surrounding the incident,” Chilabi stated
He urged members of the public to desist from sharing unverified information on social media, noting that such reports can cause unnecessary panic.
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