COUNCILLORS in Katete District have been impeached their council chairman Abraham Zulu for putting the name of the council into disrepute.
The resolution to impeach was arrived by 19 councillors out of 21 who voted against his removal from his position as council chairman at a meeting held on Monday in Katete.
Mr Zulu who is Chavuka Ward Councillor in Mkaika Constituency however declared interests in the same voting process adding that Katete District council has 22 councillors.
According to sources, Mr Zulu never listened to the advice from the council management regarding the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) over an activity at the bus station.
The councillors alleged that the Chavuka Ward Councillor had been issuing conflicting statements to the members of the public regarding the same funds alleging that the money had been misapplied.
Milanzi Member of Parliament (MP) Whiteson Banda confirmed but could not go into details as he was driving.
When reached for comment, Mr Zulu who threatened to take legal action against the caller said he would give statement when he finalised whatever he was doing because he was in Chipata to see his lawyer.
With due respect to the author, this story is not making sense at all. The grammar is terrible to say the least. looks like not enough time was dedicated to editing the story before publishing it. If 19 out of 21 councilors voted against his impeachment, why was the council chairman impeached? Looking forward to a better written story.