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The [[UPND]] party issued a statement in which they called out the Zambia Police forensics specialists and th Fire Department to take a proffessional and thorough look as to what could have caused this unfortunate incident.<ref name=UPND>{{cite news|title= UPND issues a Statement on the Fire that Gutted Lusaka City Market|url= https://www.lusakatimes.com/2017/07/04/upnd-issues-statement-fire-gutted-lusaka-city-market/|issue=12 June 2014|publisher=Lusaka Times}}</ref> The statement also stated out that those that find comfort in politicizing such tragedies to lay off their hands and let independent proffessionals do their job unhindered. | The [[UPND]] party issued a statement in which they called out the Zambia Police forensics specialists and th Fire Department to take a proffessional and thorough look as to what could have caused this unfortunate incident.<ref name=UPND>{{cite news|title= UPND issues a Statement on the Fire that Gutted Lusaka City Market|url= https://www.lusakatimes.com/2017/07/04/upnd-issues-statement-fire-gutted-lusaka-city-market/|issue=12 June 2014|publisher=Lusaka Times}}</ref> The statement also stated out that those that find comfort in politicizing such tragedies to lay off their hands and let independent proffessionals do their job unhindered. | ||
===State of emergency=== | ===State of emergency=== | ||
{{main| 2017 state of emergency}} | {{main| 2017 state of emergency|President Lungu’s Speech to the Nation on the Declaration Relating to Threatened Emergency}} | ||
On 5 July President Lungu declared the state of emergency after his State of the Nation Address on both radio and television. | On 5 July President Lungu declared the state of emergency after his State of the Nation Address on both radio and television. | ||