Lusaka Province MMD Youth Chairperson found with a case to answer

MMD Lusaka Provincial Youth Chairperson has been found with a case to answer following his assault of two Zambian journalists.
Lusaka Senior Resident Magistrate, David Simusamba said Chalwe has been found with the case of causing occasional bodily harm.

Mr Simusamba said he was satisfied that a prima-facie case had been established and put the accused, Chalwe on his defence following submissions made by both the prosecution and Defence Counsel.

This is in a matter involving Lusaka Province MMD Youth Chairperson Chalwe accused of assaulting Post Journalist Chibaula Silwamba and Times of Zambia Senior Reporter Anthony Mulowa at the Lusaka International Airport .

And Lusaka Magistrates court has deferred to August 3, 2010 the matter in which a Patriotic Front (PF) member, Judge Ngoma is charged with one count of assault and abduction of fellow party members.

Lusaka Senior Resident Magistrate, David Simusamba adjourned the matter to August 3, today when it came up for judgement following the bereavement that the Defence Counsel has.

This is in a case in which Ngoma is charged with two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, contrary to Section 248 of the Penal Code.
Particulars of the offence were that on June 5 last year, Ngoma, while acting together with other unknown people, allegedly assaulted Mubanga Chileshe and Sam Zulu at Courtyard Hotel during a Press briefing that the complainants were addressing.

In another court, former Ministry of Health (MoH) Permanent Secretary (PS) Dr. Simon Miti today told the Lusaka Magistrate Court in continued trial that he was not in office when the donors assisted Zambia with 50,000 extra mother-baby kits.

Dr Miti, 49 of plot number 401 Lilayi, appeared before Lusaka Magistrate Kenneth Mulife as a prosecution witness in a matter involving former Ministry of Health Human Resource Manager Henry Kapoko and 12 others charged with Theft by Public Servant involving K27 billion.

Dr. Miti, who served as PS under the same ministry for seven years told the court that though the Ministerial Tender Committee (MTC) sat and approved the tender on January 21,this year, on the purchase of the mother-baby kits, he was not aware that an addendum was requested prior to the closing date of supply of mother-baby kits.

An addendum requires that an application is made 14 days prior to the closing of the tender when funds are expiring.

During Cross examination, Dr Miti said based on the documents he saw at the Anti-Corruption Commission, the MTC approved purchase of mother-baby kits three days before the expiry of the tender. Kapoko and 12 others are facing a charge of Theft of public funds contrary to sections 272 and 277 of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia.

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