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Mufumbwe, February 02, ZANIS—Government has assigned Zambia Forestry and Forest Industries Corporation Limited (ZAFFICO) to transport 801 confiscated Mukula logs from Mufumbwe district to the company premises in the Copperbelt province.
Mufumbwe District Forestry Officer, Eversty Hang’andu told ZANIS in Mufumbwe today that his department is currently waiting for officials from ZAFFICO so that it can prepare documents before the logs can be transported.
Mr. Hang’andu said his office will value each log as per requirement and mark them before they are moved.
He said licensed timber traders are free to harvest other tree species except for Mukula tree.
Mr. Hang’andu warned that people found harvesting Mukula tree risk being prosecuted because it is still illegal to do so.
Meanwhile, Kamabuta ward councilor Kellys Kulaunda has appealed to government to consider dedicating part of the proceeds from the forfeited Mukula logs to some development projects in the district.
Mr. Kulaunda suggested that part of the proceeds from the Mukula logs should be used to rebuild the gutted police building in Mufumbwe.
The Mufumbwe police station was burnt on 14th October 2017 by some residents after a misunderstanding with police officers over a traditional ritual called ‘Chikondo’.
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