Chali Mulenga

THE magistrate's court has committed a 22 year old woman to the High Court after finding her guilty of stealing two children from a market in Harare, Zimbabwe thereafter trafficked them across the border to Livingstone. This is in a case Yvonne Nyirongo is charged with two counts of human trafficking. In the first count he trafficked a six year old child and in the second count, he trafficked 10 year old child. Evidence before chief resident magistrate Willie Sinyangwe said is that on the material period, Nyirongo travelled to Harare, Zimbabwe. Whilst in Harare, she travelled to Matipisa market, where she was staying, she saw two girls, whom she enticed with jiggies. She then went with the children to the bus station where she boarded a bus to Bulawayo then connected to Livingstone. The mother of the children discovered they were missing and they reported the matter to Matipisa police station, Zimbabwe. Where it was explained that the ten year old was carryin...

THE High Court has fined a-34-year-old driver K3, 000 for causing the death of a person who was lying on the road.       This is in a case, Innocent Mubita is charged with causing death by dangerous driving. Evidence before High Court Judge Kenneth Mulife is that on August, 5, this year, in Livingstone, around 00:00 hours. Mubita was driving a Toyota corolla bearing registration number AJB 776 on Nakatindi road. Mubita was driving from eastern direction to the western direction whilst Sidney Kazembe lying on the road struggling to stand up and walk. On the fateful day, Herbert Mulamfu found Kazembe lying on the road on the other lane. Kazembe was struggling to stand up and move away from the road. Mulamfu decided to stop and help Kazembe and whilst doing that Mubita appeared driving at high speed heading in the western direction.  Mulamfu then signalled to Mubita by flashing his lights towards him so as to alert Mubita of what wa...

THE High Court has sentenced a-65-year-old farmer to eight years imprisonment with hard labour for killing his wife, whom he had lived with for 20 years, after a domestic dispute This is in case Charles Hampekema, who is also a builder, of Chisekesi, Chabota section, Monze, is charged with manslaughter. On April, 22, this year in Monze, he unlawfully caused the death of Prisca Mwiinga, when the matter came for plea, Hampekema told the court that he had understood the charge and admitted it. Evidence before high Court judge Kenneth Mulife is that on April, 16 this year, Hampekema came back from his usual drinking spree where he had gone. He found the wife whom they had been married since 2002, and they used to have often arguments after Hampekema comes back from a drinking spree. On the material day, the wife was selling her merchandise at the road side near home whilst her husband sat next fixing his axe with a hammer. It was during this time that an argument broke out and...

THE High Court has sentenced a-36-year-old businessman of Choma to five years imprisonment with hard labour for trafficking in heroin and marijuana. This is in a case Doubt Mwiinga of Shampande township in Choma is charged with two counts of trafficking in psychotropic substances. On June, 1, this year in Choma, Mwiinga trafficked 74.48 grammes of heroin and also 20.3 kilogrammes of marijuana without any lawful authority. When the matter came up for sentencing before High Court judge Kenneth Mulife, the state indicated to the court that it supports the conviction of the lower court. Judge Mulife informed the prosecution and defense that he was satisfied with the conviction of the lower court and would proceed to sentence him. But the defense lawyer, Martin Makinka argued that his client is a first offender who deserves leniency for having admitted the charge. Mr Makinka said the lower courts have even meted out sentences between six months and two years’ imprisonment with ...

THE High Court has sentenced three peasant farmers of Namwala to seven years imprisonment with hard labour for stealing a herd of cattle valued at K56,000. This is in a case Bizewell Shimini, Wisdom Shimini and  Prosper Muyaya are charged with stock theft. On July, 8, 2017, in Namwala, the trio stole one herd of cattle valued at K56,000. The matter was tried before the Namwala magistrate's court and it was committed to the High Court for sentencing. The lower court felt that the minimum mandatory sentence is not sufficient for the number of stolen animals is high.   The state supported the conviction  and the committing of the case to the high court for sentence.   In mitigation through their lawyer,  Brian Gombwa of Mak partners urged the court to take into account the type of livestock which was stolen and the reasons it was stolen. Mr Gombwa said they are first offenders it is for this reason that the court should exercise maximum len...

THE High Court has acquitted three Department of National Parks and Wildlife police officers of lying in court as the evidence was not sufficient to warrant the conviction.  This is in a case Charles Kapindula, Charles Siame and Jeremiah Milimo were charged with perjury. Evidence on record before High Court judge Kenneth Mulife is that the trio were privately prosecuted after Gabriel Phiri whom the trio had testified against him in the magistrate court for obstructing wildlife police to search his vehicle. On April 14, 2016 he was stopped by wildlife police officers so that they can search his vehicle but he declined. Phiri was acquitted and he contested that the trio lied before the magistrate court. On June 6, 2016 the trio were acquitted at no case to answer stage.  Phiri lawyer adrian Nkausu of AC Nkausu and company argued the trial court erred  when it acquitted the trio and dismissed the charge.   Mr Nkausu stated that during judicial proceedin...