In a discombobulated twist of events that could leave any seasoned Hollywood sci-fi screenwriter in stitches, Zambia's capital Lusaka was thrown into a blithe furor, as First Lady, Janse Bella, unveiled her avant-garde artistic creation - painting the whole city red… Quite literally! Yes, that's right! The city once known for its bustling marketplaces and imposing colonial buildings, today wakes up to rosy-hued roads, cerise-coloured sidewalks, and towering structures now a charming Chianti red. "The aesthetics definitely needed an update, and what better way to do that than with a universally loved colour," Mrs. Bella explained, unabashedly during a press briefing, armed with a paintbrush in one hand, and a seemingly bottomless can of red paint in the other. Seemingly, Picasso's 'Rose Period' had nothing on the First Lady's 'Red Revolution.' While the chief architect of this 'Scarlet Renaissance' busied herself with her undertaking, Lusaka's citizens were left scratching their heads and rubbing their eyes, in what can only be described as an eerie yet amusing phenomenon – their city was seeing doubles! Numerous sightings of local celebrity look-alikes have been reported over the past days. The streets are now filled with everyone from doubles of the local television anchor, Bwalya Mwine, who hosts the highly acclaimed cooking show “Zambian Pot”, to duplicates of international soccer sensation, Patson Daka. "Last night I saw my wife chatting with...myself," whimpered a shaken Lupenga Phiri, local barber and self-made model. "I almost dropped my scissors!" Even dogs were not spared of this uncanny phenomenon. Lusaka's renowned community canine, Lucky, a street-smart mongrel loved by everyone, now had an identical twin following him around, leaving both him and the locals utterly befuddled. The back-to-back phenomena of a painting spree and clone-appearance outbreak sent twin shockwaves through Lusaka, leaving the residents baffled and bemused. "We need a break," sighed a visibly exhausted Joseph Chileshe, a police officer on double, perhaps even triple duty, battling both omnipresent red splotches and clone-induced mayhem. "First with Mrs. Bella's '50 Shades of Red' stint, and now this double vision? It's been an interesting week, to put it lightly." As the good citizens of Lusaka struggle to grapple with their city's unexpected aesthetic upgrade and newfound knack for cloning, one can only guess what's next. Could it be a massive gold rush triggered by transmuting stones into precious metals, or Lusaka suddenly becoming a hub for unicorn sightings? Well, whatever it is, one thing is indisputable. The energy is electric, and the entertainment is non-stop. Stay tuned, Lusaka never disappoints! We can firmly state that our First Lady really did manage to paint the town red, in more ways than one!