Police in Kawambwa District have formally charged Mumbi Phiri, a prominent political figure, with aggravated robbery. Mrs. Phiri is currently in custody in Kawambwa, where she was transferred while awaiting trial for the offense.
The Luapula Provincial Police Commanding Officer, Yuyi Mwala, confirmed the development during a telephone interview, adding that investigations are ongoing and other suspects involved in the crime are still being pursued.
The incident in question was reported on December 18, 2024, by Boldwin Chilambikwa. According to the report, a male suspect allegedly stole an Infinix cellphone worth 3,800 Kwacha and 20,000 Kwacha in cash. The suspect is said to have acted on the instructions of Mrs. Phiri, leading to her subsequent arrest and charges.
The case has sparked mixed reactions, with members of the ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) expressing disappointment over the arrest of Mrs. Phiri, who is a senior member of the Patriotic Front (PF).
UPND Deputy Media Director, Cheelo Katambo, described the arrest as saddening and a poor example for young politicians. “Mrs. Phiri is a senior politician whom young female leaders should look up to for inspiration,” Mr. Katambo said. He urged Mrs. Phiri to reflect on her actions and align herself with President Hakainde Hichilema’s call for decent and peaceful politics.
As investigations continue, Mrs. Phiri’s case remains a high-profile one, drawing significant attention from both the political and public spheres. Authorities have assured that justice will be served.
Investigations continue ??
All phones have cameras Is it to be believed there is no documented or visual proof
Word of mouth these days is bias
This is worse than Afghanistan, who used to stone women.
The other day there was a story
– An Indian robbed Ministry of Healthy millions for ambulances. No arrest.
UpND villagers with Mposha make up a story of a cellphone, and the government gathers to stone a woman Mumbi to death.
Ba HH trying very hard to be another Mobutu or Idi Emperor Bokassa. HH is making a big mistake. After so many years in opposition, he thinks there should be no opposition to him. It will fail, and might backfire very very badly.
HH is extremely very very very successful! There’s no doubt he has done a superb job. At the moment very very few can beat him in this feat perhaps because of his long stay in opposition.
Yes, no one comes close to him: in emulating Mobutu sese Seko and Idi Amin
It’s difficult to understand why politicians get to such extremes. Aggravated robbery as if she went there with brazing guns and held up everybody. This is just a mere elections ferver conflict. Mwaliteta and Siyandenge did the same thing when UPND was in opposition. Can you begin to think and behave like normal humans?
True, big mistake. UPND should learn from the Mwaliteta incident. It was a bad idea then, it’s now.
Sort out the high cost of living please.
The darkest hour is before dawn. A dying horse kicks are harder. Remember tomorrow is different from today.
How did they know Mumbi instructed him? The chap should face the music on his own.
If you don’t true evidence, release the lady. Stealing a cellphone now it has become aggravated robbery, since when? and the status of Madam Phiri all Zambians know. which phone can she teal from who and for who please tell. This hatred you are planting now shall geminated in the next generation as it is not health at all.
Allow the law to take its course, the tesser used that made the victim faint resulting into loss of money and cell phone is not the normal method used by thieves in Zambia.
That looked like Peter the perpetrator who shot the tesser was security person for Mumbi Phiri. Let the law and investigative wings reveal who were involved in this criminal act.
Muna Dhekane what a foolish modus operandi. So if Iam tasered by someone who works at Hakainde’s farm, HH should be charged with aggravated robbery! Yes because he is the one who can afford that weapon. He must have sent his worker to Rob me. That’s how your hate infused police force is operating!
You are so consumed by hate for Mumbi you have to bend your logic to justify her incarceration. Zambia does not need people like you
What type of politics do we have in our country? The police fail to arrest real criminals but they’re very swift on politicians. Is this fair honestly? Can also politicians learn to behave as well knowing that any slight incident will land you in trouble. In Zambia the police are very effective on politicians. Our police is still guided by the colonial approach where they tend to be very brutal to the opposition.
Aggravated robbery by a woman in Zambia is as rare as a porcupine with plaited quills. Twiya nokutali this is an invention by people intent on getting rid of other people.
Kenneth Kaunda, Aristotle the great philosopher, Voltaire, Eleanor Roosevelt all shared the opinion that politics isn’t about killing each other. It’s about people getting together to debate even opposing viewpoints. The UPND wants to eliminate political opponents
Go check court and police records. Zambian women never commit aggravated robbery. This ofence has just started happening after UPND came to power
We have better priorities as kawambwa is over.
Let’s focus on fuel issues,rate of dollar etc.
Throw her in jail forever. How did people survive this blood thirst woman? They are lucky to be alive! Next time she will rob and maim people. She does not deserve freedom in this beautiful country of ours. HH forever 2031
Don’t be blinded by affiliation.
Gladys do you know exactly what happened? Deja Vu, do you know madam phiri personally? you seem to know her better than anyone here? pls tell us exactly what happened what you saw when you were in kawambwa…
‘There are two things that are infinite, the universe and the Human the stupidity and I have never been sure about the universe”, Albert Einstein. Gladys don’t let politics obstruct you from using your logic
How many of us here know exactly what happened? how many people here know madam mumbi phiri personally? how many of us where at the scene of the crime? How many of us here have ever been to prison? how many of us here are willing to defend madam phiri without seen the evidence? was the author of this article there at the crime scene? if really madam phiri stole the phone would we defend her? you see Most of us here just comment negative things without knowing the truth…hh this hh that…pf this pf that…you dont know anything yet you speak as if you were there…hypocrites, pathetic moron. if you hate hh keep it to yourself, if you hate madam phiri keep it to yourself because most of you dont know the truth just sad people.
This is a violent PF cader thug, very uncoth for a woman who……
Has been implicated in many brutal crimes and cases of harassment against civilians and then opposition figures……..
She needs to be jailed
FWD2031
Jail her and you will see
Mumbi Phiri with her cunning resemblance to ZIRA in the Planet of the Apes is bound to die in jail! I really wonder what this ape thinks she is to be going out courting troble all the time like this.
Why did an NGO person leave his NGO to join ECZ? Doesn’t this raise suscipions that some NGO election monitors are not serving faithfully as election monitors?
HH waited 20 years in opposition just come come and enslave Zambians!!
Moron, stiff nakedness. Define slavery dull creature?
The sooner this tribalistic bigot realizes that the Kola political odyssey that wielded power in the Zambian corridors of power has collapsed, the better. Otherwise sooner than later, this woman with a cunning resemblance to Ari in the blockbuster The Planet of the Apes will find herself in a whole pack of trouble.
Lock her up, lock her up
Lock lungu next, lock lungu next
The jail bird is at it again. Mumbi Phiri is something else!
“In Africa we prosecute and imprison the small thieves and elect the big ones into high public office”- Prof P .L.O Lumumba.