A 46-year-old driver of Chisamba District has been fined by the Chisamba Magistrate Court, a sum of K3, 000 for committing various traffic offences.
Magistrate Litungi Litungi convicted and fined Stanford Nalishebo of Zimbabwe Compound after he found him guilty upon his own plea of guilty to five counts of traffic offenses contrary to the laws of Zambia.
In count one and two, Nalishebo was charged with the offense of dangerous driving and driving unlicensed motor vehicle respectively, while in count three, driving a motor vehicle without a driver’s license.
In count four and five, the accused stood charged with the offense of driving a motor vehicle without changing ownership and without a valid test certificate respectively.
Particulars of the offense under count one is that on 23rd September 2025, Nalishebo did drive a Toyota Corona bearing registration number ACK 5669 on a public road, namely Chisamba -Boma road dangerously and hit into a herd of cattle that were crossing the road without due care to other road users.
In count two to five, Nalishebo drove the said unlicensed motor vehicle without a driver’s license, changing its ownership and that it had no valid test certificate respectively.
Facts are that on the material day, Nalishebo was nabbed by the traffic patrol team following an accident in which he hit two oxen belonging to Fringilla Farm due to dangerous driving.
“On 23rd September 2025 around 8:00 hours traffic police officers were conducting motorised patrol when they received a report of an accident involving a Toyota Corona Registration Number ACK 5669 which was driven by the accused, and hit into two oxen along Chisamba- Boma road,” facts read in part.
The court heard that the two animals could not walk because they had their front limbs broken and later died as a result of the impact of the accident.
Upon his own plea of guilty and admission to facts as true and correct, Magistrate Litungi found the accused guilty in all the five counts as charged and convicted him accordingly.
In mitigation, Nalishebo pleaded for leniency saying his wife is battling with cancer adding that he supports his family from what is realized from the same vehicle.
“I have taken cognizant of the fact that the convict is a first offender who readily admitted the charge. I have also considered what you said in mitigation,” Magistrate Litungi said.
“I sentence the convict as follows; in count one a fine of K3, 000, in default one-year simple imprisonment. In count two to pay a fine of K1, 000, in default nine months simple imprisonment, in count three a fine of K400, in default two months simple imprisonment.
“In count four, a fine of K500, in default two months simple imprisonment and count five, a fine of K150, in default you shall serve one-month simple imprisonment. The fines will be paid immediately,” Magistrate Litungi said.
Magistrate Litungi said all the fines in five counts shall be non-cumulative, meaning that Nalishebo will pay a fine of K3, 000 with immediate effect, in default to serve a one-year simple imprisonment.
