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Stakeholders urge safeguards for municipal police

Tapiwa ChirumeSTAFF WRITER VENDORS and residents groups have cautiously welcomed proposed municipal police arresting powers, but warned that robust safeguards against abuse are critical.The concerns follow Cabinet’s Tuesday approval of the proposed Municipal Police and Courts Bill, which seeks to establish municipal police and municipal courts to strengthen enforcement of local authority by-laws.While stakeholders agreed…

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