The 37-year-old man of Livingstone, who compromised Vice President, Inonge Wina’s security detail, by overtaking her motorcade, has been charged with 3 offences, under the Road Traffic Act.
This was on November 24, 2020, during Ms Wina’s recent visit to Livingstone.
The accused, Innocent Shula has since appeared before Livingstone Senior Magistrate, Trevor Kasanda.
In count one, Shula is charged with the offence of dangerous driving, contrary to section 1-hundred and 55 of the Road Traffic Act Number 11 of 2002.
Shula is, in the second count, charged for failing to obey a police officer’s signal, by driving recklessly and dangerously overtaking the Vice President’s motorcade.
And in the third count, Shula is charged with the use of unregistered motor vehicle on a public road without certification.
Particulars of the offence are that on the material day, Shula, who was driving an unregistered Toyota Mark X, recklessly used a public road, without regard to the circumstances of the case, condition and the use of the road.
Chanda i thought the charge would be treason ?
Nzi La in my opinion our justice system is compromised,it’s not a justice system,it’s just a system thats used to disadvantage the ones seemingly against the current regime…this incident has shown it all
Chanda its not things my guy ?
Nzi La unless it was the head of state, then it would be treason.
Chippa Kas ?????????? Chanda listen to him? ?
Chippa Kas are you sure??
Nzi La to make things easier for you, educate me a little. What is treason?
Nzi La ????????
Chippa Kas can we define treason before we can educate one another
Chippa Kas so with that in mind, overtaking the presidential motorcade is treason case?
Chanda Musonda in this case it can only be treason if President Lungu was away on Duty and her honour was acting. If not, there are other charges this guy may be slapped with. Definitely not treason
Chippa Kas read through the definition again
Chanda Musonda overtaking a presidential Motorcade is dangerous. It can cause him his life. Such cars if you have read your high way code you should know better. If at all you make one vehicle lose control and cause an accident then? There is a reason people move when the president is on the move
Chanda Musonda it can also be seen as an attempt to assassinate the head of state. At that point when you dangerously get close to the motorcade, you are a danger. You are either prosecuted or delt with on scene
Chippa Kas is that what the law says?
Saboi Chocho it is just common sense ?
Chippa Kas I see.
Saboi Chocho maybe you know better ????? am surprised people are trying to compare this to what happened in Mongu. Some things are just straight forward ?
You see this is what happens when people don’t face consequences for their actions. Hh did the same and mistake we made was pardoning him. Now that has set a bad precedent as f00lish upnd supporters think this is normal behaviour and that they can get away with it. In other countries that chap would have been shot. For me if anyone puts my family life at risk I will just shoot you. End of !
Hahaha…. I equally thought so….it reminds me of the incident….
Doubt Simuchenje there is no consistency it seems ????
Nzi La exactly!!
Sii Muyakwa remember when you wanted to pull such a stance ???? ati I can overtake from the side ????? kwena ubwalwa bubi ???????
You can’t do this in Uganda.
Ras Mega Uganda is a dead nation. Its not even a nation, its a fake old Buganda kingdom
Maila Ukwete true me brother.
Treason
Is this not treason I remember one the opposition president was arrested charged with treason
Chimbo Hamunjebwa it is if it was the head of state
He could have been killed there and then ….he’s lucky to be alive….who taught him how to drive ? Some problems are avoidable and where was the police? Escort detail apa you failed bane.
Chansa MW y killing him. Is what the law says. Do we have such laws here in Zambia.?? May I be guided please.
Ishmael Miyoba boss you dont play with VIP under state security anything can happen. This is the second most powerful person in the land….the convoy stops for nothing…we’ve had instances were unfortunately life has been lost right here in Zambia involving the presidential convoy…
He’s lucky the officers acted with restraint… Very lucky…
Arrested for overtaking a person whom you elected…in short arrested for someone whom you hired!
Why is he not charged with treason?
Mutoya Salanga it’s not a president who was in the car
UKusamwa…
Just traffic offenses. Is there a Law for not overtaking the Vice Presidents Motorcade??????
Gravis Masika have you read the highway code????
Gravis Masika, try it and see fir yourself
Some cases or offences don’t even make sense to commit, maybe the guy wanted attention, a mortacade is very visible even from a distance wether its President or Vice, why one would opt to overtake it and put himself in trouble is beyond me.
James Zulu he is a pf cader
Why not treason…..
Some people are naturally born problems. Surely how can one even think of such. He is even lucky that he is still alive
But that’s foolishness who does that sure..
Marjory Musonda
Abigail Musonda yalikaba!!!
Marjory Musonda, Abigail Musonda bakashana…. Ala kukosa
Some people are ignorant even if they say ignorance is not an excuse
Steven Musonda – Ours is a very civil country even if we have a high proportion of dunderheads. In most countries in the world (not just Africa) this man would have been dead. Quite confusing that he was an unregistered vehicle. Mentally okay???????
In Angola,South Sudan and Nigeria that person would be dead by now
Kangwa Nkonde the whole of Zambia would be no more if we were those countries.
Those are not normal nations
Hehehehe, I think He had smoked weed as he was out of his mind
Am sure the Man is a UPND cadre
Bane before you make a comment read what the law says about the overtaking the vice president and the president himself. What kind of offence has been committed. Not just exaggerated statements am seeing here. That’s y you are busy carrying the traffic police in your car to the station when you are assumed of making an offence.
He’s innocent.
He’s Innocent.
Some jerabo did that in chingola kuli late G. Kunda, he was jailed for 2 years and spax took over his illegal mining operation.. I guess that’s why he’s dead and spax in jail..
How many vehicles were in the entourage to our vice president? Security should be serious how come he even overtake the vehicle carrying her Hon, were where the side vehicles? Someone should be fired
Clear security breach!!! How did that happen? Competence issues
How can overtaking another vehicle be an offense regardless of who is in that vehicle. The myth that any time a vehicle overtakes a government official must be demystified immediately. Let’s not make these government officials small gods. I am PF but I don’t support arresting anybody for over taking a President or his vice.
Very intolerant, then they want lenience on messing up with our economy. Since these having been arresting people anyhow, how I wish they will receive double portion when they leave office.
Maila Ukwete no one does that anywhere in the world..it’s the VP we are talking about let’s be fair
Maila Ukwete I’m in disagreement with you
He acted foolishly
Treasonable, but knowing our system, the pf chap will nolled.
How surely can you over take the vice president’s motorcade.what did he want to prove?
Sydney Zulu Am sure the ***** just bought a Alteza ?????
Ignorance is costly
Somethings you just don’t do. Some people are even trying to justify his actions? Bane boma ni boma the least you can do is respect it. Uyu agena over something very silly.
Lottie ?
Kondwani we where supposed to be this famous ???
Can you imagine we escaped fame ?
Kondwani twali shishita mwe??
The problem with this part of the world they take leaders to be so sacred. In developed countries leaders even carry their own umbrellas, even go to the office on bicycles but here it’s like somebody being President or Vice president is immortal souls. No. And these artificial things must be stopped, there is no offense in our penal code for overtaking these people. Let’s not cheat each other here, show me the odfence in the penal code
Kekekekekeke Overtaking the president is a treasonable offence in most banana Republics
The Banana Republic of Chambia???
Imwe this was debra richi
Honestly not sure why in the third world an impression is always created that the President and vice president are always at risk, especially in Zambia. We don’t even have such a risk profile as a country. The interpretation of this is that if the motorcade of these guys is at 20km/h and even if you have an emergency you have to follow our servants behind and be at five.
The guy who over took is just an innocent soul. I am sure even our leaders are not happy with the harrasment of innocent souls. The guys was not armed. Not sure why in this country things are dramatized, merely over taking becomes an issue. An ignorant guy is even saying this is the vice president we are talking about, my foot. I am law abiding and I want all citizens to be but not to be harrased on non issues. She was not at risk by her motorcade being over taken, please
Bane when you see these fire engine ambulance police rtsa motorcade any emergency vehicle with siren on please give way this man is lucky to be alive you don’t compromise of emergency vehicles or motorcades the people you see driving motorcade vehicles are specialy trained they can take you out it happened in Malawi a couple in relationship and a friend were on a trip to organize a wedding they compromised the veps security and were taken out they died on the sport all of them
How do you know its the vice president or the president and what if you are drunk or on drugs? If you are on drugs police lights and noise can distabe you. Ask pipo in the US with same experience.
why do people even pull such stunts? for what for? now he is going to inconvenience his family by going to courts, bringing food at the police cell.
It’s just an imagined security threat which does not even exist. Too much drama here and thinking our leaders are demigods. Even these things you hear that in the US, the guy could have been shot dead for over taking are not true. I lived in these countries for a long time
The whole penal code of Zambia, there is no such offense. Why do people like exaggerating issues. The other time over taking was treason, unbelievable. I wonder what it will be for this guy, Zambia the real Africa
This Kosam Gumboh story can’t be true, how can they die on the sporty instead of dying on the spot. I agree that while security detail for VP is important, the guy being arrested was as harmless as all Zambians. Let the guy go home please
NTOTAH! WUZAMANGIWA!
Sad , maybe he wanted to race , fast en furious 9
Mark X driver vuto too much
Kaizer Zulu. HH was never pardoned. You do nt pardon a person who has not been found guilty in a court of law. The DPP entered a nolle. And as far as I know, the constitution of Zambia forbids any person to interfere with the DPP’s decisions. So, if you say ‘WE pardoned him,’ you are telling us that Lungu is a dictator who ordered the DPP to enter a nolle.
Shot on site
Julius Phiri
I don’t know why people are mentioning ‘treason’. It was never treason in HH’s case and it is not treason here. Apart from the ‘reckless driving’ alluded to here, this can also be to do with the offence of endangering the safety of others… or disobeying lawful authority, nothing more.
Is she really someone? Really? Just go away PF!
the crime of betraying one’s country, especially by attempting to kill or overthrow the sovereign or government.