A Lusaka Magistrate has convicted and fined Henry Kapoko’s ally Terence Mparuri for being in possession of property suspected to have been stolen.
Maparuri 37, of plot numbers 422 Avondale, was convicted and fined K2 million for being in possession of an unregistered motor vehicle namely a Ford Ranger which he failed to account for.
This is contained a press release issued to ZANIS in Lusaka today by Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Public relations Officer Timothy Moono.
Mr. Moono explained that the vehicle was one of the motor vehicles seized from Kapoko in 2009 following investigations of corruption against him involving over K27 billion.
He disclosed that Mparuri was charged with by the joint investigation team on three counts which include giving false information to a public officer contrary to section 125 of the penal code chapter 87 of the laws of Zambia.
Mr. Moono said the other charges are making false documents contrary to 342 and 347 penal code chapters 87 of the laws of Zambia, uttering of false documents contrary to the Laws of Zambia and being in possession of property suspected to have been stolen or unlawfully obtained.
He explained that Magistrate Walusiku found Mparuri guilty of being in possession of an unregistered Ford Ranger for which he failed to give proper account or explanation of how he came in to possession of the motor vehicle.
He noted that the investigations officers found the said motor vehicle in the custody of Henry Kapoko who told investigators that he had hired the said vehicle from Mparuri.
Mr. Moono said Mparuri however, stated that he had bought it from Sibusiso Dhlamini of Swaziland whom he failed to bring before court to confirm that he was the one that sold the vehicle to the accused person.
Magistrate Walusiku convicted and fined Mparuri K2 million in default nine months simple imprisonment and the vehicle has since been forfeited to the state.
In a related development, a Lusaka Magistrate court has convicted two people for bribing a public officer with K500,000 cash gratification and sentenced them to 18 months imprisonment with hard labour.
Magistrate Ruth Chilembo found Shepard Makwaza and John Sinfukwe both aged 32 and living at House Number 116/8 John Howard compound in Lusaka guilty of corruptly offering K600, 000 and giving K500, 000 cash gratification to a public officer contrary to section 29(2) and 41 of the Anti Corruption Act number 42 of 1996.
Mr. Moono said it was alleged that the duo on dates unknown but between 15th day of January, 2009 and 19th day of January 2009 at Lusaka in the Lusaka District of the Lusaka province of the Republic of Zambia, jointly and whilst acting together corruptly offered to give K600, 000 to a named officer of the Drug Enforcement Commission.
Mr. Moono said the offer was as an inducement or reward for the said officer to release suspects from custody, a matter that concerned the Drug Enforcement Commission as a public body.
He added that the convicts were arrested on 20th January 2009 and the sentence was handed down to run with effect from 15th October 2012.
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Nonsense. They are throwing dirt in our eyes, what about Kapoko
Good question nambala 1.Where is Kapoko now ?
LT, An associate in crime is called an accomplice not ally.
The poor go to jail for 18 months. The rich who can’t account for their property get a minimum wage fine. Koma sivintu zoona eh!
YES! BY THE WAY, WHERE’S KAPOKO HIMSELF? PEOPLE IN THE KNOW CAN YOU TELL US. HE’S ALREADY SERVING A SENTENCE?
Mukakeni next is Liato and Kapoko
But you guys this is being unfair, Look at this, this two guys just attempted to bribe the ACC with K500 000, and are jailed for 1 year and 6 months. Now look at what Liato received for stealling K2 billion, only a paltry 2 years and right there he was given bail. You guys at the Judiciary don’t think Zambians are dull as not to see how biased you are against the poor. you give the poor people hard sentences while the rich very very simple ones. We are observing you guys.
Peace and prosperity to Mother Zambia.
The judiciary needs a major overall,justice must be seen to be done even to a layman in law like me,shame to you all corrupt judges.
Rubbish penalty. A Ford Ranger is not worth K2m. this judge is definitely onto some mbanje.
Justice is for the rich indeed!! 2metre zoona???
It is understood that Kapoko is very safe now and even brags about it. He has very strong connections with the powers that be. The case will not go anywhere, at least for him. Unless it is reopened after 2016 depending on how and where the pendulum swings. Watch this space.
For sure,where is Kapoko the masterminder–this’s unfair.
Zambians should now just press on for Kapoko’s case to be heard in courts as conviction of Mparuri is definitive evidence that Kapoko is a rouge. Justice delayed is justice denied to Zambians whose relatives lives were lost due to lack of medicines in hospitals when Kapoko was stealing the money using matrix methods.
e news iyi? but ba ukwa mwali kwata aba kabolala as friends and supporters of pf iyeeee
This is a joke.
You don’t know that Kapoko is actually PF. He was brought to light because he supported PF and funded it. If he was MMD we were not going to be told about this revelation. Have you heard the Post of late talking or writing about Kapoko? He is a big fish, sponsor!!!
wat of kapoko,this guy is responsible 4 some pipo who died wen he stole 27billion,all that money cud hav bn usd 2 buy medicine
wat is 2meter 2 a guy lyk him