PRESIDENT Lungu has launched the first-ever special forces marine unit in the Zambian defence force aimed at protecting the people from internal and external aggression and also curbing illegal border crossing.
And President Lungu has warned residents of Isokwe Island on Lake Mweru against marrying off their children early.
The President also said the deployment of the marine unit in Luapula Province will mark the beginning of securing Zambia’s water bodies countrywide.
He is confident that with the presence of the special forces, there will also be effective enforcement of the fish ban.
“With the establishment of this unit comes a lot of challenges which my Government will address to improve the well-being of our men and women in uniform,” he said.
President Lungu said he is aware that the troops are facing accommodation challenges which Government is already addressing through construction of houses and offices for the newly-established marine barracks in Kawambwa and Nchelenge.
And President Lungu said it is his wish that Government continues with countrywide recruitment for both officers and soldiers to replace human resource that have been lost.
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Lungu Launches Special Forces Marine Unit
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