Zambia police Inspector General Kakoma Kangaja has announced that the police service will soon launch an air wing department.
Mr Kangaja announced that the idea of hosting an air wing department in the service had reached an advanced stage and much work was being done behind closed doors.
“The idea of establishing the Air wing is still under and has reached an advanced stage,” Mr Kangaja said.
“Cabinet already authorised the recruitment of officers under this wing. Processes to build a hanger and acquisition of helicopters are under way with the full support of Government.”
He added that the acquisition of helicopters was already under way and had the full support of government.
Mr Kangaja said the addition if the wing was part of the modernisation of the Zambia police service.
Been saying that for the last five years. also brought controversy about the old lilayi airport which is now been given to Given Lubinda as part of his farm for parking tractors there.
Thanks, Now you can shot at and tear gas opposition supporters from the air.
Are the Americans aware of Kanganjas ZP’s political brutality?
Jesus take the sky!
What the hell, don’t tell me there are no helicopters in Lusaka for bakapokola . What about those campaign choppers, none for Kangana? Lishamo lyashani ili?
These incompetents will just be killing themselves with crashes. Can’t trust these PFolice cadres.
This country…..!! Aikona mwe!! Could we have started with Air Ambulances?
I wouldn’t trust anything being flown by a Zambia period.
kikikikiki Yaba.
So now he will be able to spy on his officers from the helicopter and see who is having relations with “foreigner women” !!!
Just don’t expect this to reduce the crime rate, on weekends Kanganja will be using it to visit his friends and home village, and it will probably soon crash like the Air Force on used by the Minister of Defense!
He will probably be using it for flying home for lunch in order to escape traffic jams.
Zambia Police will now be overloading helicopters!
‘Alo, you are slu to Force headquarters. Can I elp you?’
‘Yes, sir. I have a burglar in my house..’
‘Ok, we cand sendi a elicopter, but we have no fuel.’
” do you mean the helicopter will come without fuel?”
” No we cand sendi a elicopter, but we have no fuel. Just like we can sleep with a foreign gelo but we can’t marrying her”
Will choppers be equipped with ATM to facilitate “inducement” allowance?
Hihihihi
Should have gone and learnt from the Swedish police. Great service.
He is rushing to buy all these expensive equipment when our Police lack the basics like modern communication, a side on pistol, they are still brandishing AK47 assault rifles…a helicopter is utterly pointless if Pilot iin the sky can not direct officers on the ground to where the suspect is hiding or running to.
I wonder what specification this overzealous cadre has ordered and for what purpose? Mind you if its fighting crime todays Police Helicopters are equipped with the latest infra red and night vision equipment. I would not be surprised if he comes back with old Huey helicopters to transport himself and cadres all over the country.
I remember ZP had a flying squad but couldnt afford the fuel bill hence discontinued.
Probably they are meant for chasing pf wizards, remember that big necked gorilla call that kakunkubiti boy from luanshya a wizard.
How are they going to maintain those machines fuel is very expensive please stop fooling yourself that is out of reach for a third world country just buy more cars.
In the face of escalating crime levels in the country particularly in many parts of Lusaka made worse by the obvious inadequacies of our defunct police force, the top cop is busy dreaming of grandiose ideas of an air wing. How would that honestly be a priority when many police stations have no patrol vehicles and basic things like computers and backup generators. If you thing l am joking please pass through Woodlands Police when the Woodlands area is “loadsheded”, and you will see that the police station is in total darkness.
Could be a good idea for quick response time to SOS calls. My only fear is that this has the potential of turning into a ‘rapid opposition silencing wing’. At the rate we are going, it is possible for vocal people to disappear into thin air. Watch this space!
It shows you the priorities of this government. Better to equip the health sector to reach emergencies in time.g. road accidents quicker. These choppers will be used for campaigns, mark my words! Public order over health, awe ifi nifingwele
The idea is still under?
The idea is good and should be supported. Some of you Zambians forget that we are wealthy country and can afford some of these things. These are signs to show that our country is developing. This will create jobs and more tax payers and business opportunities. Many pros and cons but l personally support this effort.
@ Juba
Zambia as “…wealthy country…” lack BASIC social services and is leading in malnutrition of children.
WAKE-UP BLIND 1MBECILE
Iwe! some of us can’t afford to buy a bag of mealie meal, which wealthy are you talking about? The wealthy you are talking about was plundered by Kamwendo Kadansa Jameson Chakolwa Lungu…
Now that road blocks are blocked just watch how these policemen will use these choppers to conduct unnecessary “air blocks”.
These *****s cannot mantain a Toyota Hilux, not even to talk of fuel which they always sing about, how then will they maintain an helicopter? Dununeni mwe fipuba.
Kikikikikikikikikikikiki, i.d.i.o.ts can not even maintain their few patrol vehicles ati buying helicopters. This government has issues with setting priorities. We know, they will be used to help rig elections.
Federal Rhodesian government had a Police air wing which for reasons known to KK and his cabinet was absorbed into Zambia Air Force. Lets move with times and be spared with those guys called flying squad yet they are motorized. It will be quicker and safer for cops to respond to some serious crimes unlike the current situations where they have to negotiate or squeeze their way on our ever conjested roads. There is enough manpower to man such a wing in terms of pilots and technical staff. There rest of combing will be done by cops who are already there. Its just a matter of retraining those who will be selected and I HOPE the POLICE COMMAND will do that on merit. Lets move with times. Those who are making jokes of the whole project have never been attacked by armed robbers in broad day…
Pointy,why is it that Everytime Govt does something for the good of us Citizens we shoot it down.I have never seen such Negative pipo
When calls ZP for assistance, their usual response is ” we have no fuel!. Now how are they going to run these helicopters when their offices are as shabby as dog-houses? Has anyone visited any police station as witnessed the neglect these facilities have endured? No one cares for these entities, and for the top cop to start speaking about acquiring helicopters in the midst of squalor in police stations, and the poorly maintained motor vehicles perplexes me! He must be living on Mars and not in Zambia. Or is he smoking illegal substances?
This tells you truly that it only a question of kick-backs at the helm of all this, believe that……!
Remember the mobile clinics ? R.B. eat well from there.
SO Chagwa probably aiming at that.
I rest my case!
It’s a good idea but I think it will not work because of poor administrators police has who can’t take care of simple vehicles they have as at now Or it will work if it will not be abused by any government which comes into power. And the question is will it not bring confusion between ZAF and the so called police air force in terms of it’s operations?.