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64 year old man escapes lynching

A 64 year old man of Libubu village in Lukulu district, who is suspected of practicing witchcraft, has escaped lynching when angry villagers attacked him.

Raymond Kamukuye and his family escaped death after two men armed with traditional guns stormed his home after rumours went round in village that he was practicing witchcraft. After realizing that he had escaped, the duo burnt his house.

Kashizhi ward councilor, Kakaba Kapalu, expressed disappointment at the action the villagers took saying mob justice was against the laws of Zambia.

He has since called on well wishers to assist the family with food and shelter since their entire property was destroyed in the fire.

And Lukulu District Commissioner Edward Kasempa has directed that all activities of witch finding should be stopped.

He said people were wrongfully accused of witchcraft and suffered at the hands of villagers.

Mr. Kasempa said accusing people of witchcraft was primitive and it caused divisions and death in the community.

He pointed out that such accusations have also undermined development in the country.

He has since instructed police officers to arrest the two men and anyone who was found practicing witch finding in his district.

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82 COMMENTS

  1. What a backward bunch I hope they get arrested and charged for abuse of senior citizens. These are the same villagers bloggers think have more sense than people in cities when it comes to voting.

  2. LT employees are adding their comments before posting plagiarised staff. (sorry syndicated crap)

  3. Sony Ericcson
    The bloggers on here were singing choruses that MMD won because the villagers are smarter than people in cities that wanted Sata. But the truth is villagers are just used as pawns in elections because of their numbers and are easily impressed.

  4. So witchcraft does exist. Why cant the witches and wizards get together…..just to bewitch our govt

  5. #12. Shalapungu Banton….if the town dwellers’ supposed superior inteligency over villagers is measured by their choice of Sata then…..kaya mama….the rest of us will only remain woundering as to who is smarter than the other.

  6. OK I have the answer to 17 myself. Its because the witches and wizards are in govt and thats how come they get their positions

  7. # 17. SISTER ….but they should spare Thandiwe Michelle Obanda….she is our only youth representative in corridors of power currently dominated by our shikulus

  8. Wicthcraft is an abused and hugely underrated category of scientific technology. Long before the whiteman invented the aeroplane, the witch in Africa was already flying. Mainmstream science is still working out how to make a humn being invisible and how to teleport a human instantaneously. Witchcraft, on the other hand, is already teleporting humans. You have guys travelling from Lilongwe to Kitwe in a second! You have guys moving invisibly and managing to suqeeze between closed doors and their door-frames!! Now, that’s something!

  9. Kokolio
    The difference between science and withcraft is science shows us the experiments and the results. Witchcraft is all about hearsay and fear. If witches could fly and disappear don’t you think they would be flying to china , dubai, england and america? And even so how come these witches are always the most dustiest looking people , i am yet to see a known witch driving a posh car

  10. witchecraft does then why can’t these guy get rich)) or bewitch Bush and get if money) or guess where OSAMA is hiding and get 1 m$ reward))

  11. Ba banton it’s only a few misguided people who fear Sata who are praising the villagers “good sense”. Most of us are pa bwato… And others pa Hasn’t a Hope…

  12. Witchcraft is REAL. I’m from Salem, MA the world capital of witchcraft. They are 2 different worlds the spiritual world and the normal world we live in. Though in the spiritaul world not everyone has access to getting there.

  13. The government should make witch hunting a criminal offense and anyone found guity should be locked up for a minimum of 15 years with hard labour. It will stop this witch hunting nonsense which seems to be targeted at elderly defenceless people. Education is the key plus investment in better health centres in rural areas. Some rural dwellers always claim its witchcraft when somebody dies from cureable illnesses even they are forgetting that politicians who are supposed to inspire development of health centres are not doing anything. Who are the MPs for Lukulu district? There is need to create employment opportunities in rural dwellers so that people become more productive.

  14. #37 Anonymous in fact under that Laws of Zambia, witch hunting is a criminal offense (under the Witchcraft Act)

  15. #38 If witch hunting is already an offense then the law needs to be enforced on the law breakers. Police need to do their work. The government can also take up long term measures by educating people commiting these crimes that it is an offense. Community radio stations can help in deseminating vital information over huge areas more easily. I’m not sure if there is a community radio station in Lukulu district. Other measures like community watchgroups can be set up plus regular community meetings to discuss matters must also be encouraged.

  16. ndolic – I don’t know if they mean muzzle loaders or witchcraft guns… ZANIS reporting. At least they are not reptiles…

  17. Sony Ericsson Phiri

    Not a laptop man ,

    its a machine gun, but made from animal parts, the private parts can be used as bullets, they dont miss.

  18. 49. KA PRINCES

    THEY PROBABLY USED THE PORN MATERIAL AS BAZOOKAS!!!!

    HOT STUFF!!!

    LT PLEASE POST ANOTHER THREAD ABOUT UBUCHENDE!!!

    :d:d:d:d

  19. A COLD ONE JUST TO MAINTAIN THE % <:-p<:-p<:-p<:-p<:-p I JUST GOT PAID <:-p<:-p<:-p<:-p<:-p IS THERE A WAY OF PAYING INCOME TAX TO ZED ALTHOUGH MONEY IS EARNED IN GERMANY!! [-x[-x[-x[-x[-x[-x AWAY WITH YOUR DIRTY HANDS !!!

  20. NINE CHALE!!! GERMAN LOTTERY IS NOW AT 35 MILLION EUROS :o:o:o:o:o

    FILL IN THE SLIPS!! WITH THIS MONEY WE CAN BUILD A NICE HOSPITAL IN ZED!! [-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<

  21. jamaco
    helo,maybe we should help all the ndoshi’s to come in the open and help us develop self propeled fuel less aeroplane.And help decongest the towns.These guys fly for real

  22. 54. ndolic=))=))=))=))=))=)) ARE YIOU SURE?

    I WILL INVITE THEM TO GERMANY AND ASK FOR A DEMONSTRATION AT -25degrees

    THEY HAVE TO FLY UBWAMBA =))=))=))=))=))=))

  23. I HAVE JUST GOT PAID , THOSE WHO FANCY A DRINK MEET ME AT THE USUAL PLACE FOR FREE DRINKS.
    THIS INLUDES YOU JAMACO AND NDOLIC

  24. if laptop katele could elude the entire nation with our eyes wide open, wat more with that 64 year old witch against two muzzle loader armed peasants. jokes all round pa zed. viva witch craft!

  25. Why does #9, lady Chiza’s legs complain about LT and yet she is one of the first people to comment. Get a life woman. At least LT is keeping us informed rather than waiting for ZNBC who would give us a story after one week.

  26. Thats why these Lozis never -visit their home town or villages once they taste town life. I have a Lozi friend of main who says he cannot visit western province because they may be-witch him. So just understand the Lozis in terms of witchfinding and witchcraft.

  27. #73 Ba Chisenga
    Witchcraft ni ya real or iyayi? I cannot imagine how a spirit can be directed to harm a person….it is just imaginable…I think it just a belief.

  28. # 20 Ba Maureen
    how you doing its been a long time we should do lunch some time .By the way how is the young boy Mweshi ..and is his sister still in Swiss ( Geneva)..Ba Maureen we must link up just say when

  29. So this lynching happens in Zambia too?? I thought it only happens in Jorburg!!!

    Ubuloshi nabo tawakapwe nga ekwo baba chachine..

    I dont believe in such crap!!! %-(%-(**==

  30. Those who don’t believe in witchcraft should get intouch with Dr Katele at MMD secretariat he is ready to explain the laptop technology and why Sata keeps losing.

  31. KA PRINCES, HOW DID YOU KNOW THE TRADITIONAL GUN, IAM BEGINNING TO SUSPECT YOU. Are you not one of those?

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