The Lusaka High Court has set aside a statement of claim filed by Lusaka Lawyer Christopher Mundia in the case where he sued Second Zambia Republican President, Frederick Chiluba for defamation.
This was after Dr. Chiluba’s lawyers applied to Lusaka High Court registrar Egypso Mwansa that paragraphs 10 to 18 of Mr. Mundia’s statement of Claim be struck out as they were offensive and scandalous.
Mr. Mwansa struck out the paragraphs after agreeing with Dr. Chiluba’s lawyers that the said paragraphs were not only scandalous and offensive but also prejudicial.
Mr. Mundia sued Dr. Chiluba, his press assistant Emmanuel Mwamba and the Post Newspapers for defamation.
He sued Dr. Chiluba for defamation after a comment attributed to the former president that described Mr. Mundia as an incompetent lawyer.
This was shortly after the state had entered a nolle prosecqui in the case against his wife before a Ndola Magistrate Court.
However, Dr. Chiluba’s lawyers deem paragraphs 10 to 18 of his statement to the Court as offensive and scandalous on account of describing the Ndola magistrate that handled Mrs. Chiluba’s case as having been biased against the state.
Mr. Mundia is seeking damages for the alleged defamation, which he says, has compromised his professional standing and brought him to scandal and ridicule.
You chaps!! how the hell do you fall for kafupi the plunderer?Mundia should have won the case…the congolese boy kafupi has to pay him…scoff alot of cash so that the plundered resources are got back!!
shame!who is next in line?
FTJ should now stop singing that lame song that the judiciary is not independent!!There you go now Fred…..a ruling in your favour!!!!
Kafupi must be jailed at all costs. All these small cases are publicity stands by kafupi and no newspaper should cover them. Take care post newspaper. Stop covering kafupi and show him that lack of publicity as he did to others is an injustice. Kafupi must tell us where the money from Zamtrop is and he should not be given any benefits until he tells the ruth. The bastard is taking Zambians for a ride.
The courts in Zambia may be corrupt.If not Chiluba should have been jailed already.How come the UK courts have already passed judgement on Chiluba almost a year ago now and our own courts are still playing games.Can some one please help our nation because as for now it seems its free for all
Imagine you facing court proceedings like FJT! Not that you would be accused of the same offenses, but the idea of being guilty in the public eye before trial even commenced.
Dont get me wrong, I want justice to prevail on his case but at the same time the rule of being innocent till proven guilty upheld.
Chosa nsapato! that should spell my point
kafupi belongs in Jail!!! Plunderer!
Koma judicial uyu ali na nzelu ngako! Kawalala FTJ in the daily morning akudya beacon, ma eggs na Ocean Basket mudibwi dibwi pa khomo…ndipo imwe antu FTJ court hearing ni leisure activity. Ngati paliye Regina kukwela, niku judicial. Ndiye nkalo iyi .. Retirement benefits yachani? NAPSA iliye kantu, namwe! Boma ilipila manzi, ma light, fuel na ndalama za tax payer. Mupanga chongo, abena kaboke FTJ ni bantu. I beg to differ!
#7
the shot dude has done alot for the country he doesnt belong in jail.
that wont happen quit dreaming boy
i gat dat right
Zambian circus
Mundia is a useless lawyer, Dr. Chiluba was right. These Lozi lawyers have milked government as state prosecutors while almost no case has been won, this is another type of corruption. LPM has been dishing out jobs to them at the expense of other equally qualified people. Some Lozi lawyers think that only the understand the laws of Zambia better than any body else. These lawyers should be investigated for corruption, LPM entertained them because he was also a lawyer but some of them are just criminals like Mundia and that Mwangala woman(NCC spokesperson) and a few others like the Nchito brothers. The lawyer season needs to come to an end. These fake lawyers need to be locked up.
May God forgive every who is against Chiluba. Whatever evil word you said against the man of God will come back to you. Every evil arrow against chiluba goes back to the sender.
Anonymous and so called Zambian,pliz don’t be so myopic.Anonymous is being very petty trbail and the other is trying to curse the other justified calls for kafupi to be jailed.you are so wrong boys…kafupi will never be happy again….come what may!
#13 Can you produce a list of all state prosecutors and we will see who tops the list by tribe. I stand to be corrected but my view is that we have too many state prosecutors who are Lozi and they have been using these roles to victimise other political opponents and milk tax payers money, which to me looks like corruption of some kind. This has nothing to do with tribalism, these are just facts.
ka anonymous,are you telling me you are so jealous just becoz ur fellow tribesmates aren’t prosecutors and you feel marginalised ….hahahahahahaha…tough luck my man,integrity is what it calls for !someone said,you chaps are stinking thievs and corrupt, and too lazy!!it true…even in all institutions I’ve been to….pipo from ur areas are lazy and dull….its not a crime to be Lozi…question God why He created them…
Dr. FTJK Chiluba again,maybe people still think he has alot of cash on him that is why they keep suing him now and then>Guys live him alone this time.He has alot to do for his family as well.
Nchelelebula or whatever your name is, you are truly the epitome of an arrogant and childish boy…or maybe neanderthal would be more suitable for a mindless, disrespectful and senseless talker like yourself. Anonymous has EVERY RIGHT to comment on what aggrieves him. If you have nothing intelligent to say, do us all a favour and desist from making a total fool of yourself but I guess you can’t help it! You are one of the people that bring disgrace to our country. Just remember, for every finger you point, there is one pointing out right back at you. sha!
Nana,wajama mwana …am so happy and doing fine at now !! Viva LPM and HH,….tp hell with you chaps ….thieves…
Nchelelebula,
Do you know that I’m your first cousin? By insulting me you are actually just insulting yourself because you and me are one family. Tough luck huh…
So the thief hasn’t been caged yet.
FJT is innocent till proved guilty beyond reasonable doubt.How come Katumbi is free and walking down the streets in Zambia
Surely Mundia is incompetent.if not competent why following up petty issues leaving and losing plunder cases?
Sorry bloggers, in #22 I meant if not incompetent
anonymous,who cares?whether cousin or not!you are dispalying your dullness…log off chap!
Anonymous, what is your problem wo/man? Don’t blame it on the Lozis or insult them for that matter. If you have issues with finding a job or are not happy with your current one(at least that’s the impression you are giving)go back to varsity and do a law degree and become a lawyer. But for now stop making weasel statements (see Wikipedia defn.) about Lozis which are factually flawed in the first place. Whether Mundia and the others that you have mentioned are competent or not has nothing to do with them being Lozi and should not be used as a step-ladder to redicule Lozis. Or could it be that you are perhaps one of those that declined the invitation to join the NCC but now want to join?
I, am deeply disappointed by many comments have ready on this site.As a Zambian, born in Kitwe and former miner of Nchanga mine in Chingola it’s really shameful to see how some Zambians can disrespect thier past and present leaders. Chiluba may have done wrong(yet to be proved quilty) by the courts.Some of you, insulting Dr. Chiluba to day ,surely benefitted from his admin. Natuchindike our former leaders,present and future. If this culture is left un checked will also haunt you and your family. I, left Zambia 12 yrs ago and lived in NZ, USA, UK,Japan and finally settled in the UK without Chiluba it was very difficulty to acquire a passport during KK’s time.
its people like you who keep pushing us backwards,its people like who have caused mwanawasa to have that heartattack because you dont understand our cries against thievery and abuse of watever kind(hope thats grammatically correct),his behavior should be condemned that man is not humble,infact all these, katele and the like they havent repented, all we hear are lies ,lies and more lies,a person is caught stealing ati no he is my tribesman,your husband sleeps with ur child iyo wikazala bakatumwenamo katele is found in a hole ba mwanawasa now doesnt know wat to do the next thing is tht attack u cant even tell who is stabbing and causing the stress FAKE!accept,desire and look forward to change.
if we dont learn from history we risk making making the same mistakes jacques chirac is facing fraud charges lets support justice,honesty and forthrightness.
#25 I can say anything I want and there is nothing you or any else can do about it. Some Lozis are corrupt just like anybody else and they need to be investigated just like any body else.
#26
FTJ sold off your mine for a song. Now you boast of trotting around the globe because you managed to get a passport in a corrupt regime. The man is filthy and cursed. Let him go to hell.
If politics of hate and intimidation does not stop in this country, we are doomed. This is one reason why we are black skinned! Lets learn to address issues. Kaunda liberated this country, chiluba ended the one party participatory ‘dictatorship” and mwanawasa made a good attempt at corruption.
each of these guys had their good side and a bad side. What have you yourselves done to better this country? Have you ever engaged in corruption? Have you ever stood to up for the truth or are a bootlicker to your boss at work? (shame!) Are you improving your life or you just sit to wait for your salary? I Love you all Zambians!
30. GLUCO,
You abviously have never seen the balance sheet of ZCCM, otherwise you would not say what you have just said
#32 King David
I honestly haven’t seen a balance sheet for ZCCM. Even if I see it, it will be highly questionable and it can’t warranty me to sell or auction the mines the FTJ did. That was not the solution at all. The sell of the mines was not done in good faith. Look at the tonnes and tonnes of copper dug from the same mines now.
33. GLUCO,
No wonder, you have no idea of the financial deficit and operation cost of the mines. Not even the technology used to extract the ore. Zambia had no money, or technology for the mines. It was highly indebted and a cost centre to the govt. Zambia is still paying ZCCM external debts to date, through the taxes and royalies it is getting from the people that invested. Not even the selling price could pay off those huge debts. Research before you blog.
I have been reading this forum with great interest and sadden by the fact that my fellow Zambian’s don’t truly understand the issue behind the 1964 Barotseland Agreement.A treaty signed by
Barotseland, Northern Rhodesia, and Britain in 1964. This Treaty is still on file in Lealui, Lusaka, and London, with a seal! It has been abrogated by successive Zambian Governments since independence in 1964, despite the fact that Barotseland has through and through honoured its part. Whenever Lozis spoke out on the issue of the Government usually responded by firing Lozis from their jobs, detaining assassinating others, and using many other forms of victimisation. Twelve Lozis were detained on 16 1973
for urging the Zambian Government to honour the 1964 Barotse land Agreement.The real issue in Barotseland is the abrogation of the Barotseland Agreement 1964 by successive Zambian Governments, and the final refusal of the present MMD Government to even discuss the problem. That is what drove the people of Barotseland into demanding their self-determination back: For, logically, if one party to an agreement dishonours it, then the agreement becomes null and void, and the parties return to their status prior to the agreement in question. Secession in this matter is infect the wrong term as Barotseland was never allowed by the Zambian governments to legally become part of Zambia as per the inte
rnational treaty referred to above. It has hitherto been ruled as a colony – illegally. How can it be said to be seceding from Zambia when it was never legally part of that country?!.
Mundia is just a puppet for MMD. He is full of hate and pretends to be a born again christian.He is there to fulfill mmd hidden agendas. Remember how tribalistic mundia was at the then National provident fund. Have you forgotten? Let the courts decide over FTJ’S Case and not people like ka Membe who says one thing in the morning and does the opposite in the dark. We need genuinea people.
The saying goes….’opinions are like a ‘mouth'(I detest the swear word that is normally used), everybody has one! Better to give us facts than the sort of generalisations that we are seeing here. Yes corruption has been a broadside cancer in Zambia. But to avoid labelling other tribes corrupt (as some have done here) why not just do a simple research by type of crime committed in our prisons and see who tops the list! As to why an article about a defamation case should be used to label all Lozis as corrupt by some FTJ apologetics is just too cheap a point from which to blog from!
Please let him rest, acula umwana pafula.
Everybody insulting Lozis for No aparent reason go to hell!Think before you write.It is not a crime to be intelligent you son of a thief!!!
we were tricked by KK and one day we will have a case of chickens coming home to roost.
Leave chiluba alone, he is inocent untill proved gilty