UPND Katuba Member of Parliament Parliament Jonas Shakafuswa today appeared before Kaoma Magistrate Court and pleaded not guilty to four counts of assault in relation to political violence that occurred over the weekend in Mangango Constituency.
He spent the night cells at Kaoma Central Police Station before appearing in court today. He was accompanied by Request Muntanga and a few UPND cadres as he was led from the police cells to the court which is just about 20 metres away.
Mr Shakafuswa who appeared before magistrate Jane Sifali for plea in the morning said he understood the charges and did not plead guilty to any of the four.
In the first count, the Katuba lawmaker is alleged to have assaulted Sikananu Akabondo at Mwanambuyu Primary School in Kaoma district thereby occasioning him bodily harm.
According to the charge sheet, Mr Shakafuswa is in the second count alleged to have assaulted Bosco Kawanga while in the third and fourth counts the parliamentarian is accused of occasioning bodily harm on Sinyinda Mukosiku and Phinius Imboela.
Mr Shakafuswa who was represented by Mwiinga Cheelo from Muleza Mwimbu and Company was however, granted a K2,000 cash bail with two working sureties.
This was after Mr Cheelo applied for bail pending trial saying Mr Shakafuswa was ready to abide by any conditions that might be attached to his freedom as he awaited trial.
Mr Cheelo said offences were bailable and prayed that the court would exercise its discretion by releasing him because the nation would be deprived of his contribution as MP if he remained in custody.
The state did not object to the application although Magistrate Sifali said Mr Shakafuswa who spent a night in cells could only be released after the payment of the K2,000. The matter has since been adjourned to September 18 for commencement of trial.
In the same court, 36-year old peasant farmer of Samwaka village pleaded not guilty to two counts of assault and malicious damage to property.
Yohane Ngaundabu Chitowe while acting together with other unknown people is alleged to have damaged two motor vehicles belonging to Luampa MP Josephine Limata in Limata village.He was however, released on bail pending trial on September 18, 2014.
Police arrested Mr Shakafuswa on Sunday in connection with the violence that occurred in Namafulo ward ahead of tomorrow’s Mangango parliamentary by-elections.
The man is associated with HH
Says it all really,
He is not wanted in UNIP, UPND or PF
Yet he is some sort of shadow minister in UPND
What is wrong with HH?
I don’t understand at all
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A credible party would not support thuggish behaviour of assaulting innocent people like
The way Shipokwasa did
The man should be expelled let alone suspended.
Any noble leader would so this , but HH is protecting this man like a £50 note
Here is a question people, WHY?
What does he bring to the party, How is he an asset for any party?
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MUSHOTA, THEY SAY SYPHILIS CAN ERODE BRAIN FUNCTIONALITY. I SUGGEST YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR QUICK BECAUSE YOUR ‘REASONING’ IS SUSPECT!!
MUSHOTA, THEY SAY SYPHILIS CAN ERODE BRAIN FUNCTIONALITY. I SUGGEST YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT YOURS QUICK BECAUSE YOUR ‘REASONING’ IS SUSPECT!!
SHUSH
You do realize, it is wrong for HH to openly support a man who
is accused if assaulting 6 innocent people
You do realize any noble party would suspend him until investigations are done
You also do accept that HH has handles this saga carelessly and has no experience, in dealing with his won party members
You do accept that Mr JS, has a questionable past?
Respond to the matters at hand and stop attacking my integrity
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SHAKA is out ! Then magongo is in the kitty for UPND.
Meanwhile SATA DIED IN JUNE folks. He is hooked to a machine in Israel at huge cost to the Zambian people.
The government is paying that tourist hospital thousands of pounds per day to keep in that unconscious state hooked to a machine.
I am trying to go Israel soon if it works out. I will try to locate the exact hospital where he is.
@ Mushota
you have crush on HH
…it is very easy to locate it! I was in Israel in June and it is not an impressive clinic actually – and I think is cheap and not sophisticated as it is meant for tourists mostly. Poor SataN went all the way to TA thinking it has better equipment than UTH!
No doult,he is associated to the freemason…..
Wnzelu has a heart of the devil. Delighting in the death of the president so that his preferred candidate can go to state house. This what I call ‘ukuloba ilyauma’. Even if our president died, your preferred candidate will never be closer to winning the general election. We know who he is what the devil he really is.
Looking forward to a day when HH will be power and see how the Bemba’s will react. Secession or joining Zaire
Continue looking exe – as you scratch your backside —till doomsday cause that day is a mere illusion.
@Gazi, who is going to vote for HH? Your tribal expression means HH will never have a vote from Luapula, Northern, CB, Lusaka, northern parts of Central, Eastern and areas around Chongwe. Besides provinces i have mention are too powerful for your HH. You name sounds like Gaza, you are bloody thirst you I’d.iot.
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@Happy Sichikolo:
…you are telling us an open secret…..that PF is full of homosexuals. Mumembe is Sata’s side woman; Big bum Nchito being the girlfriend to Kabimba; Scott ************
@chilyta
haahahaha good point
Washauti umulandu uyu!
shuwa ni washauti umulandu uyu,,, the charges against Shaka dont make sense,, otherwise it was self defence on the part of shakafuswa
@ you guys above…. Kekekekeke ati washauti. Truly it is. The fact is that there was a fight, if Shaka lost the fight then they could have arrested the 4 PF thugs. But the win went the other way, Shaka beat them up. How come they arrest a winner?
Its washauti.
Ninshi tachachisumininafye umulandu ichi nacho ? Guilty as charged iwe chi Shaka.
If you follow the history of Zambian politics, once you start frequenting prison, then you are within reach of plot one. UPND should not give up because the people of zambia have already decided who should win in 2016. Haleisa Haleisa!
@ China which people are you talking about?? Please I can assure you the people of Zambia do not want people that will destroy the peace that this country has enjoyed for 50 years. Lusakatimes if you don’t publish this message then you are just another dependant of HH and his robotic minions. UPND will only have a chance is they vote a non Tonga as their pres otherwise its a pipe dream, you guys will never, ever rule..
Shaka thinks he is fighting bembas. Echo bapenena.
China honestly is that reasoning correctly? Where do you think Dean Mungomba (mhsrip) contracted TB? Those chaps will die in jail fighting for less than 20 %of the total registered voters in Zambia. Not worth it!!!!
reasoning is 4 free, bt what matters is th way 1 was brought up. sam brogers are very boaring th way they lack integrity. watchout, & u knw thm by their urguments.
can you give the people of that area a fare play and see who wins the elections, those chaps from lusaka must come back.
Please jail this man full of emptyness in him. A man who is full of hate for any person called Bemba. Very useless man indeed. He thought he was beating Bembas and it turned out to be loziz. Shame on this savage.
Shakafuswa is humbled, He had a great night curfling around a smelly hole where every other cellee would come, tenda a bit to force out stuff and open gate valves. I think he has reflected on his thuggish behaviour. Hivi ana juta.
UPND supporters and cadres please try and give peace a chance, please!
Inewine: To amplify your comment, Mushota has more than a crush on HH. Let me say, she dreams about him, and wishes he would be her husband, Mushota, you will never be a first lady, not even in your dreams. You hate HH such that even on unrelated subject, you just have to mention HH name. Well He was taken by the would potential first lady. Hang on Nick, he will never even a branch chairman or ward chairman of even train/rail shunter like your uncle SATA. Have some life.
So, it’s not 6 people as earlier reported, but 4?
All the same, how do 4 guys let one man beat the hell out of them?
Well done Courts. Thanks for releasing the guy. We need to change ths Govt.
God is on our side and will not fear.
Viva New Blood Viva UPND.
Just wondering if UPND will ever exist after 2016. am seeing a lot of squabbles within UPND to who takes over affairs of the Party after so many embarrassment from HH??