Trial in former Education Minister Dora Siliya’s abuse of authority of office case today failed to take off at the Lusaka magistrate court after her lawyers Sakwiba Sikota and Sunday Nkonde failed to show up.
Director of Public Prosecutions Mutembo Nchito, leading the prosecution team of six state prosecutors earlier asked the court to stand down the matter for thirty minutes to wait for the defence team but to no avail.
Mr Nchito informed the court that the State was ready for trial.
Meanwhile, Ms Siliya has retained Messrs Eric Silwamba and Company as party of her defence team.
Lawyer Lubinda Linyama of Eric Silwamba and Company told the court that both Mr. Sikota and Mr. Nkonde failed to show up owing to other engagements.
He asked the court to adjourn the matter to May 23rd 2012 for commencement of trial.
Principal Resident Magistrate Joshua Banda has since adjourned the matter to May 23rd, 28th, 29th and 31st respectively for commencement of trial and continued trial.
Ms. Siliya is alleged to have directed the cancellation of a duly awarded tender for the supply, delivery, installation and commissioning of the Zambia Air Traffic Management surveillance Radar system to Thales Air System SA during the time she served as Transport and communications Minister.
She is also said to have accepted a free offer from Selex Systemi Integrati for the repair of a Radar head at the Lusaka International Airport without following procedure.
QFM
Uko….. Ways of ducking a bullet.
@Nine Chabe!! I agree with you, but for how long??
Saki, surely you could have informed the Court of your other engagements. Justice delayed is justice denied. Smart Dora must exhibit her smartness now.
soft bums
The usual. Then it will be heart problems or is a leg/knee until years elapse and the case dies out. Some lawyers say “you are innocent until money runs out”
The usual. Then it will be heart problems or is a leg/knee until years elapse and the case dies out. Some lawyers say “you are innocent until your money runs out”
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Sakwiba was busy with James Banda
Just imagine you pick a strange lass for a night and you don’t know her name. You wake up in bed the following morning and there is a smell of wee and the whole bed is wet!!!!! Turn around and it is like ………’ Hey, I think I know you, don’t tell me your name, I have seen your photo on Lusaka Times.’ hahahahaha ‘ You have some impeccable reputation’………
you wish!
You know that was just made up trash. Why did he marry her? He never smelt the wee-wee while dating her? You know perform can’t conceal the strong smell of pee.
Hahahaha…kekekekeke…..
Ke! Ke! Ke! Ke!….Ha! Ha! Ha!….He! He! He!….Ho! Ho! Ho!….U! U! U! U!
DPP himself leading the prosecution against the woman who closed his cash cow for siphoning governement money….also called Zambian Airways.
This is why they deny people bail.
But how long can you put off the inevitable? Every dog has its day, and yours with two rows of sharp teeth and a beard that glows in the dark has arrived madame Dollar Sillier.
Smart Dora is slowly being deserted by the so called famous lawyers.
The famous lawyers are being re-engaged, I thought
#11 Malundi Gondwe, I think so too.
Yea. Let Eric Silwamba meet Mutembo Nchito head on. He will regret going to the Magistrate Courts in cases he has a personal interest with the homo
Yea. Let Mutembo Nchito meet Eric Silwamba head on. Nchito will regret going to the Magistrate Court in cases he has personal interest with his homo friend
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11 &12, Its common practice in law to force adjournment if you want to gather more facts etc. In this case we dont know why the defense wanted to adjourn but it is clear they wanted it so much that they had to use this technical method of giving it a miss.
They deliberately absconed, i am sure they were enjoying their breakfast (or even some lager) somewhere and having a good laugh (with their mobile phones switched off). They know the case can NOT progress without the defence……as long as they dont overuse the trick.
ya bur silya cancelled a contract which governement would have paid billions and settled for one for free. so how did the government loose money here anyone to up date me please.
The only thing that takes off in Zambia is corruption
Normal, untill it becomes stale,yet another thief off the hook, AFRICA??
Dora is smart n clean..Sebastian and his guys cleared her..the report should be submitted now..
Why does it take the entire DPP to be the leader of the team physically in court. Something is burning in the air. Nchito is so vidictive and only time will tell as five or tens years is nothing but time in passing. Ask Banda about his three years…..
Because unlike Abuild Shonga, Mutembo Nchito is a true lawyer who knows what it means to delay justice when he with his brother Nchima single handedly decided to take on the entire MMD government. Him and Mumba Malila are being patient because they dont want anyone to get away on a technicality that sakwiba is good at.
If the DPP himself looses this case ( assuming he will stil be DPP), what authority will he have when instructing lawyers to prosecute cases.
I think he will be good to work with….just tell him ……’i will try to do better than you sir’……
I know that we are losing this case, that is why I did not show up. Few more days of FLEEDOM. Awe bwafya. Ki ziezi !
Looks like blades are really sharpened for the kill. Lets wait and see.
soft bums has soft big boobs mamamama..umwana kwikuta milk.. no need for cerelac mwe
Looks like Nchito is really up for this one..Lelo lelo Dora, ten years in jail and those soft ones will become hard ones
@Miss D, those are not soft boobs, they are flat over sucked boobs. Am sure the former top dog in MMD can confess to that.
Waona Dora …RB ali kuti manje? anangeneka!
Ba LT what’s with the annoying adverts on your home page….really annoying dish washing bollocks!!
Someone’s vindictiviness will one day ruin this country. Today it is dora, 2moro it will be mutmba nchito himself. Dpp brace urself for the worst life after sata. I know you will be nice meat by any head of state. Mind u , you are the only dpp to have ever ascended to that position with proven criminal cases of forgery b4 the courts
And the only one to have convicted so many criminals both in MMD and outside.
messes up my headphones..really off putting!!
This is a powerful defence team any Zambian can ever afford. No chance for the prosecution. Mwaluza amambala imwe
In your dreams furball.
Good evening
Someone’s ears are itching to hear that this case is sine die. And I bet it’s not only Dora..
It will be interesting to see who else has some confessions to make when the trial finally takes off. As we all know, one hand can’t clap and one foot can’t run…
is it true mutembo nchito was not a brilliant student at school…information coming out is that he was a below average student at UNZA.
Give us some of his friends who were better than him and who have done better. Stop throwing a curve ball to everyone.
*****, show us who was sbove average and is doing better than him. fi frustrated upnd/mmd mwanya. its our time now
I do not support or condon corruption but I really do not see what the “wrong doing” is in this case to warrant a criminal trial with the full force of the State lead by the DPP himself. Unless of course there is evidence of personal gain on the part of Siliya. If you as a sitting Minister cant have the Authority to cancel a lawfully awarded contract, then who can? As long as its for the right reasons and supported by cabinet. The same DPP entered a nolle prosequi in the Mahtani & Sangwa forgery case for which Bank of Zambia brought proceedings.
Zambian lawyers need to be serious!
cheap can be expensive. Let us here the case.
@kokoliko Brilliant guys in theory or behind the desk are not good in practical. So it is the case with other disciplines as well.
ufisanji mambala!
Imagine if Mutembo Nchito who was making more money in private sector had opted to go the Sikota way. He would be representing Henry Banda, Dora Siliya and everyone that has siphoned money from mother zambian and probably in the company of. Except he opted to serve the country that he has always believed in and he even knows he’s not make that much as a public servant. Why cant we help zambians fighting this corruption to succeed. Why are we so hell bent on Mutembo Nchito and Fred Mmembe when the attorney general could answer all these questions? Why do we want a Zambian government of Micheal Sata and the PF to fail? Why do we want our country to fail?
@councillor #35 I wish to disagree with you on that one, levy mwanawasa was brilliant in theory and practical, obama is brilliant in theory and practical..I am a student doctor and I am brilliant in theory and practical…your argument does not hold water for me. You need to understand the theory in order to apply it practically.
With Mutembo Nchito at the helm of the Prosecution/Persecution, the Justice system has been adulterated in Zambia. We pray that God will reinforce courage and wisdom to Mama Dora Siliya to fight off this tyrannical govt. The development that Dora Siliya initiated for the people of Petauke Central surpas the efforts of 20 PF MPs put together. Chiluba & Sata ignored Eastern Province for 10 years of their regime. Only Late Mwanawasa considered us as a people worth respect to revive development in Eastern Province. Mangani, Joseph Lungu and Sebastian Zulu are traitors. We are proud to see the construction of a High School as we drive past Kacholola. It takes our own to develop Eastern Province. Most intellectuals from Eastern region are morally and spiritually supporting you Mama Siliya.
Surely there must be some punishment for elusive lawyers!? Chiluba used the same tactic.
#37 the only interest Nchito has with the job is to see to it that all cases against his interest are done away with, secondly he is also interested in seeing to it that Post news paper is proven right by persecuting all the MMD politicians. This way the lies of Post will be considered truthful. Chances are that this position will also help him and Mmembe re-operationalize their airline.
16 hope you will read this. No company can offer something free.Dora knew what she would benefit. Do you know what is involved in tendering my friend. Consultants are engage, alot of paper work is done and feasibility studies and all this is paid for. 39 you need to learn that an mp or minister does can not build infrastructure. All this is planned for in NDP. Be educated to day. For Dora i know how much bills you are paying the lawyerS and am sure you have sleepless nights. You made the bed and now you can lie in it.