THE Lusaka Magistrate’s Court has acquitted Foreign Affairs deputy Minister, Gabriel Namulambe in a case in which he was charged with theft of 20 bicycles valued at K11,000.
It was alleged that Mr Namulambe on November 21, 2010 in Kitwe being employed in public service as deputy minister in the Ministry of Mines then, stole 20 bicycles altogether valued at K11,000 the property of the government which came into his possession by virtue of his employment.
In his ruling yesterday on whether he should be found with a case to answer or not, Magistrate Wilfred Muma said the prosecution had failed to prove that the bicycles were stolen and belonged to Small Scale miners.
“ The essential ingredients of knowledge or reasonable ground for belief that the bicycles were meant for Small Scale Miners has not at all been proved, I rule that the accused has no case to answer and I accordingly dismiss the charge, acquit the accused and set him at liberty forth with,” he said.
Magistrate Muma said the accused stated that he was given the said bicycles by the then Mines Minister Maxwell Mwale for personal use and asked him to use the same truck that was going to Kitwe to deliver the other bicycles to Mpongwe.
He said this statement was in tandem with the circumstances of the case were the accused subsequently gave two bicycles openly believing that there were his property.
This to the court was an indication that there were no proper instructions whether the truck carrying the accused bicycles were also supposed to be driven to Kitwe and the accused could not be convicted on the point of lack of knowledge.
And in an interview after ruling, Mr Namulambe said he had gone through a lot of trauma during the whole process and expressed happiness at the outcome of the ruling.
WE EXPECTED THS JUDGEMENT.ANIMAL FARM!
Mr Maxwell Mwale,you also acquitted.Dull people are long gone,better be careful come 2016.
Then the court must give back MMD those bicycles, so that they go and prepare the ground for Mansa elections.
Kabimbia is the picture!! more of a witch than anything else
Exactly @Nizaulula, how come the case against Max Mwale is still sticking and yet, the same bicycles on Nalubambe is no case. Thought handling stolen property is crime!
Who didn’t know about the turn of events?
Hope malila will apeal. Anyway there is nothing new this was know. Dora and the rest will not stand this is also known. It is only depends on which party one belong to.
malabishi! Namulambe was promised by the rotten teeth president that if he defect his cases wil be droped.how does one receiv 20 bycicles for personal use?this is selectiv justice.this urine caring bag president promised to rule zed with 10 comandments.iwe chi sata acquit rb too.tumeno todukaduka bati!
Sebana wikute
It goes then that neither RB nor Maxwell will have a case to answer
Rogue nation where preponderance of evidence in courts depends on the political aims of the ill educated head of the executive branch of GRZ.
Zambian Justice????? The poor owez face the law the rich away. Only Christ is the true Judge!
True, Very unfair and just because he jumped ship to PF. It is really sad and our country will never ever change. These thieves will finish our country. So PF has become another MMD what this the Difference, same crap in different Party?? Zambian politics is disgusting. Wonder why people cannot Vote for true leaders Like Gen Miyanda, who believes in true values that would reduce corruption and theft. Young Zambians should stand up in Arms just like Egyptians to teach these Fo.o.ls a lesson.
Justice ya zanda!! You are only guilty if you don’t belong to the “Boys Club”
My heart indeed breeds when I see such injustice being practised by incompetent and corrupt judiciary. Lets wait and see if indeed Malila will appeal this outcome at all and take it that this fooolish namulambe was in MMD wat cud have been the outcome?!!!!! indeed its animal farm.
That was very kind of Hon. Max Mwale to buy so many bicycles and give away 20 of then to a fellow cabinet minister. Did Hon Mwale consult the wife and family on the decision to buy so many bicycles. Did they not have other needs in the family.
And for Hon. Namulambe, that was a strange gift!! Twenty bicycles.
How I want to do the same for the poor villagers I left in that forsaken remote of Zambia. I am sure they needed the bikes more than Hon. Namulambe. !!!!!What a circus!!!!!
Tax payers, wake up!!
In principle courts do not speculate as you are. this was a bad case from the beginning.
Prove it beyond reasonable doubt… leasson learnt dont take people to court for the sake of fixing them have your facts in place do your home work( is it an offense is evidence there what type of evidence is it can the evidence be brought to court etc) DPP you need to get on top of this. if i may ask what are your achievements since you took office.
my tenure is not that bad becuase i have gained a few more kilos
ganja what about you father’s teeth are they not rotten? Sorry i may be steping on your toes do even know your father?
Are you his father son?
thats why crooks jump ships like frogs. and how can this old lady be wearing a wig?
WHERE HAS THE CASE GONE SUDDENLY, IF THERE WAS A CASE TO ANSWER WHEN HE WAS CHARGED? YOU MEAN THE WHOLE TEAM OF PROCECUTORS HAS BEEN TOLD TO BE DULL AND BEHAVE AS ‘DON’T KNOWS’ IN THE COURT, A BIT? SHAME ON THE PROSECUTING AUTHORITY!
And why is Wynter Kabimba doing that on his face ,wonder if his drunk with power .
Namulambe aquitted? I expected this. Then the question still remains, what about others who have remained in opposition and they have vowed not to join the PF party? We are waiting to hear the case of Masumba the play boy then we can judge for ourselves. I believe if it were me by now I would have been arrested for forgery and plagiarism.
I find it very odd because maxwel Mwale is in court of the same bicycles. So, Gabriel is acquited because they were a gift but Maxwell stole them. Should Gabriel not then be tried for recieving stolen goods? Guess you need to have the right friends in the right places….
of course he’s guilty of receiving stolen goods…simple as that, the law only changes when you are pf inclined.
FOOLISH….IAM NOT HAPPY WITH THIS!
PamaFI PF at it again. PaFimenshi at it again. Rewarding criminals.
KA NAMULAMBE NI KAKABOLALA. KALITEMWA POWER. SOON KA KAPONDOKELA KULI BA UPND. JUST WAIT SEE HOW HE WILL CASTIGATE THE PF ONCE THE SHIP HAS SUNK HALFWAY IN WATER.
Waste of tax payers’ money as usual. Only the poor and voiceless get convicted.
Why are you defecting from the actual ilyashi ilya ba Namulambe mwaya ku wig yabafyashi. Ala abakalamba babusaka. she is young at heart. Bushe wig yalikwata age mwa????? Because ine bamum baba daddy still wears make up and very nice wigs. So I always tell my wife that she must look like my grandma even in her old age. Kekekekekekekekkeee
so PF CJ should held responsible for causing all these unnecessary and expensive by elections
ndelolesha fye
Magistrates are the most manipulated and corrupt officers in the judiciary. We all know the backroom deals done with the PF to avoid a by-election resulting from Namulambe being found guilty. His day of reckoning will come soon.
Namulambe was given the bicycles by Maxwell Mwale. Namulambe didn’t steal according to the court. And there was no evidence to show that the bicycles were meant for small scale miners. Benefit of doubt. Now what if Maxwell is convicted of stealing the bicycles, is Namulambe going to charged with being found in possession of stolen goods?
The charges for stealing bicycles were slapped on several MMD leaders as a crude way of punishing former Ministers. This judgement, therefore, clears all other MMD leaders such as Maxwell Mwale and Dr, Musokotwane etc who were slapped on charges of stealing bicycles from the owner who never complained to the Police. In this regard the PF will go down the history of Zambia as a Party that had no regard for civilisation nor decency.
Where is the integrity of the Zambian Police? If Wynter Kabimba, Mumba Malila, Musa Mwenye and Mutembo Nchito are worth living for their so called legal profession, let them appeal to the High Court to reverse this Court’s judgement.
Gabriel must be feeling really good that he joined PF otherwise he wouldn’t even ride a bicycle!
The majoritarian youths, this is the time to open our eyes. Namulambe is acquitted? Pa Fipuba wants clear their name from adopting a corrupt one to corner Dora Siliya. We know yo game plan
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