By REBECCA MUSHOTA –
SPEACIAL Assistant to President Edgar Lungu for Political Affairs Kaizer Zulu has been arrested for allegedly threatening violence and firing gunshots in public.

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Mr Zulu was arrested yesterday around 11:00 hours after he reported to Woodlands Police Station where he was summoned to answer to allegations that he had threatened former vice-president Enoch Kavindele’s son Enoch Jr.
It is alleged that Mr Zulu in the early hours of Saturday on September 19, 2015 around 03:00 hours violently threatened Enoch, 42, of Chipalo Park in New Kasama area in Lusaka and fired gunshots in the air at Chrismar Hotel, which is on Los Angeles Road.
Enoch’s brother, Kaunda, 34, of the same address reported the matter to the police, saying that Mr Zulu threatened Enoch and fired gunshots in the air over a difference the two had.
Lusaka Province Commissioner of Police Charity Katanga said in an interview yesterday that Mr Zulu was charged with two offences and then arrested.
“He reported to Woodlands Police Station around11:00 hours. He was warned and cautioned and then arrested,” Ms Katanga said.
Mr Zulu was by Press time still in detention. Ms Katanga said Mr Zulu was charged with threatening violence when he discharged a loaded firearm with intent to cause alarm to another person.
He was also charged with failure to take reasonable precaution while carrying a firearm to prevent causing any possible harm and injury.
Mr Zulu will appear in court soon.
Meanwhile, Police are pursuing a United Party for National Development (UPND) cadre only identified as Simamba for allegedly assaulting a Patriotic Front (PF) cadre, Charity Banda.
Ms Katanga confirmed in an interview yesterday that Ms Banda, 48, of off-Chilimbulu Road, reported to Police that she was assaulted by a UPND cadre only known as Simamba.
It is alleged that Simamba on Wednesday around 11:30 hours at Scrupulous Barber Shop at Arcades hit Ms Banda causing her a swollen neck.
Police have opened a docket of assault occasioning bodily harm.