He stubbed out the cigarette. The day shift was arriving, crisp and ready. The city of Lusaka was waking up, unaware of the danger that had passed, unaware of the men in blue and grey who watched while the capital slept.
Kenneth watched the grainy feed as the G4S patrol vehicle, a white double-cab with the iconic red logo, glided into the frame without headlights. Two figures emerged: Mulenga and young Officer Phiri. They moved like chess pieces, one covering the other, hugging the wall. g4s secure solutions ltd lusaka
For a tense minute, nothing happened. Then Mulenga revved the engine. The suspects flinched. One bolted for the hole in the fence, straight into the arms of Officer Banda (no relation to Kenneth) from Unit Three. The second suspect ran deeper into the yard, tripping over a drum, and Phiri was on him before he could stand. He stubbed out the cigarette
Then Kenneth saw it. A section of the fence, near the drainage culvert, had been peeled back just enough for a person to slide through. Not cut with loud grinders, but pried—quiet, patient work. Kenneth watched the grainy feed as the G4S