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THANDIWE Banda SUMMONED Over ‘CORRUPT ACQUIRED’ Luxurious Villas, Mpundu Trust ACCOUNT
FORMER First Lady, Thandiwe Banda and an Irish, Robert Ashley Penny, have been summoned to appear before investigators in connection with luxurious villas in Lusaka and a bank account holding about K5 billion (US$1 million).
Mrs Banda and Robert Ashley Penny are expected to appear before the investigating team on February 3, 2012 in connection with the villas believed to be owned by Mpundu Trust Limited.
The villas and the bank account have since been placed under a restriction order.
This entails that directors and owners of the property would be denied access to the business during the course of investigations.
The bank account is maintained at one of the commercial banks in Lusaka which has been the subject of wide speculation since investigative wings commenced their investigations into the case of Mpundu Trust Limited.
Investigations spokesperson, Munganga Chanda, announced the development in a media release in Lusaka yesterday.
“A restriction order was this morning served on former first lady Thandiwe Chilonga Banda and Robert Ashley Penny, who are the directors of Mpundu Tust Limited,” Ms Chanda said.
Mrs Banda has been asked to appear before a combined team of security officers in relation to abuse of authority and money laundering over sub-division A number 29 on Leopards Hill Road in Lusaka’s Woodlands area.
“A call out has been served on the former first lady Thandiwe Chilonga Banda to appear before the former offices of the task force on corruption on February 3, 2012. She is expected to appear at 14:30 hours to help with investigations into the same matter,” Ms Chanda said.
President Michael Sata recently instructed law enforcement agencies to probe the $1 million held in the Mpundu Trust account.
President Sata’s directive came in the wake of revelations that Mpundu Trust had unexplained funds in one of the commercial banks in the country.
Mr Sata said the decision to probe Mpundu Trust was without malice or ill-motive but to simply set the record straight by ensuring the due process of the law was followed.
He said considering the colossal amounts involved in the bank transaction, he strongly believed that it was only prudent for the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) and other law enforcement agencies to investigate the matter.
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Mpangula Mputyu
January 18, 2012 at 8:44 am
Let her appear and provide answer to the the questions. The truth shall set her free. She was a mere Teacher in Eastern province now at State House things smiled her way. yaba.
amon
January 18, 2012 at 8:58 am
let RB take the fall on this if he loves and cares for her and his kids. she was just caught up in the excitement of a better life. i doubt any woman can divorce her husband citin corruption
COMDOMISE
January 18, 2012 at 8:59 am
Awe sure kukonkanasaana fye.
Robin Hood
January 18, 2012 at 9:11 am
Ghost Worker richer than 90% of the country.
kwekwe
January 18, 2012 at 9:16 am
thandiwe from bin a teacher to first lady for 3 years u maneged to became so rich tht evin thos in better bussinss becm smll. Chilongo its time u paid for your criminality and remb to carry mo arv’s in prison.
tumfweko
January 18, 2012 at 9:32 am
HOW MUCH MONEY WAS OR IS IN THIS COUNTRY TO STILL WHILE THOSE RETIREES ARE LANGUISHING DAY IN DAY OUT? K5 BILLION IN 3 YEARS WHEN I HAVE WORKED FOR 18 YEARS NOT EVEN K20 MILLION CAME ON MY WAY. PLIZ MR PRESIDENT CHANGE THE FITURES ON K50,000 NOTE AND WE WILL SEE HOW MANY THIEVES THEY WERE IN MMD.
TUFWEKO ZOONA ARREST THESE THIEVES WE WORKERS WE ARE SUFFERING BECAUSE OF YOU.
onion galawila
January 18, 2012 at 9:38 am
tefintu.
Ma pipe
January 18, 2012 at 9:48 am
Its really been long overdue.from a village chicken oh sorry village teacher to a billionaire.
Frank
January 18, 2012 at 9:50 am
Rugs to riches?? The devil blinds those he uses and sears their consciouses, else why use “Mpundu” when you have twins? Just remember, when Satan rewards you, he will expose you its a matter of time!! Poor lady Oh Rich lady! it was a short lived moment of glory.
ck
January 18, 2012 at 9:55 am
Bamwipukishe fyachila.
Wondering
January 18, 2012 at 9:59 am
Good ridance to her! That’s what the love oops, passion for wealth can do to you. Now she will have herself starved with main pains.
kutinakalya ka thandi
January 18, 2012 at 10:11 am
People people people….she is innocent until proven guilt.of coursse she was a tearcher but she was married to the godfather.I doubt if she had anything to do with that.The godfather probably gave her that account as a gift.Thandi is a teacher and I believe she has no knoledge of how money is laundered and she never heared of that term.But if I was in charge I could go for the real theief who stole and shared his loot with his relatives and wives.
MUNYELO PWETE!
January 18, 2012 at 10:16 am
THIS GIRL WAS ALSO FRADULANTLY GETTING A SALARY FROM GOVERNMENT WITHOUT WORKING FOR IT! SO IMWE BA POLICE NABA DEC LETS DO SOMETHING COZ ALL RECORDS ARE THERE! ITS NOW TIME FOR US WHO VOTED FOR CHANGE TO HAVE A LAST LAUGH!! OHOHOHOHOHOHOHO, HAHAHAHAHAHA, HEHEHEHEHE, PWIPWIPWIPWIPWIIIIIII!
simunza
January 18, 2012 at 10:17 am
sure fye ba former first lady besu, you became rich too quickly. 3 years in power with so much wealthy,too bad too bad her.
Barca 10
January 18, 2012 at 10:23 am
Imwe wat about ba rupiah wat ur u waitin 4 cage the bugger i don’t care wat the case,weatha he has canal knowledge wit a minor(thandiwe)or shishita lock him somewhere en turn the heat on in no tym shikulu will sing loud en clear.
Impwitikiti
January 18, 2012 at 10:43 am
As at now she’s out of the country enjoying.
Kwacha Ngwee
January 18, 2012 at 11:02 am
This is hearding nowhere we saw this facade with Mwanawasa, it will be another 10year trial…. Mwandi Tandi kazidya chabe, anthu olemela womangiwa lini mufziko lathu lino…
umupotokomfyo
January 18, 2012 at 11:17 am
Plz nab these pussy sucker lesbians thandi deserves to be rapped in jail 1 week just romping wit her pussy and never be Lesbian she has 500pairs of pants and I only hv 2 yo EX-husband wil soon be jailed Rb mputi yakwe fimasaya
Chileshe
January 18, 2012 at 11:18 am
Let her account for her fast earned riches. This lady was just a teacher how can she be worth 8 Billion just 3 years after her husband become president. Becoming rich at the expense of Tax Payers.
Gwede
January 18, 2012 at 11:18 am
Ifyakulya ubushiku fimonekera kumalushi,let her show her face to DEC,ACC and pliz we berg you bacop make sure RUBISH BIN-RB akasende akabwali kamwishikulu wake thandi so that akalyeko pantu chikabipa san iyi day.Ba PF thats y ivoted 4 u go foward kikikikikikikiki,kekekekeke,ahahahahahah ahede
ingita
January 18, 2012 at 11:24 am
Ka mwaiche ka Thandiwe, she even became arrogant, no respect, kansi kaleyiba bad.
dnice
January 18, 2012 at 11:36 am
It is honestly not possible for someone who had no penny to her name b4 becoming the first lady to have so much wealth. She was a teacher for God’s sake, and a primary school teacher, where could she have got all that money from if not steal from us using her position as the first lady. If she is innocent, the law will set her free but if she is guilty, which she most likely is, she will have to pay back all the money.
Sad
Michael
January 18, 2012 at 11:39 am
“Akwa ngasheni bonse,eo chile fwanta lwakwe…” father singing to his kids.
Lelo lelo,ba na Mpunda,cha mi fwanta lelo!
janet c
January 18, 2012 at 11:55 am
Thandiwe ought to be very very ashamed of herself. Women in zambia are forced to carry their own placentas in buckets after giving birth. Women and zambian babies die everyday at UTH from un-necessary, preventable and treatable birth complications.
She, on the other hand, was happy to have US$1m sitting in her account whilst this went on around her! She is a total disgrace to womanhood.
Brig in Motion
January 18, 2012 at 11:57 am
Honest speaking its very unfair for these pipo in our society. Public servants are most affected. u can imagine they work like upto 20 yrs but come out with very little money not even more than 200 million.Yet these crooks are just there to lavish themselves. If nothing serious is done about these conmen an conwomen am sure that we shall all rise up and fight these injustices.
pillar
January 18, 2012 at 12:01 pm
let it be so,infact she deserve it,imagene a basic school teacher!!!! what the fuch
Brig in Motion
January 18, 2012 at 12:04 pm
The zambian constitution is very clear about equitabble distribution of oue meager resources. Imagine these pipo we put in power and their mionions are merely not there to represent us, yet wen they go there they just want to plunder our meager resources. So mama thandiwe this is the time u should know that things are not ok. Even start advising the big man or sorry yo sugar daddy yaba sorry again yo swit husband. Let him start prepairing hinself to lose u for sometime coz once u are caged it will be very unfortunate. Enjoy yo plundered resources.
Mpanga ya sapa umwenda abakalabene
January 18, 2012 at 12:06 pm
@ kutinakalya ka thandi, yes she is innocent until proven guilty, that is why she is being investigated. Under marshall law she would be locked up with immediate effect and no trial, for life for plundering national resources. It is a well known fact that Thandi had no source of income or business while in state house and now she is one of the richest woman in this country. For sure, it may not be necessarily her who stole or corruptly obtained this wealth, but receiving stolen property or fruits of corruption is an offence in the penal code of this country. The RB led administration makes Chilubas’ corruption appear like childs’ play. Dr. Malama & Mrs. Wandi cage these criminal fast!
Dox
January 18, 2012 at 12:16 pm
Rupiah and Thandiwe are paying for their numerous sins.Its now obvious how they amassed so much wealth.
Their corruptioon and bribery were done in an extremely childish manner. They dont deserve any mercy considering that numerous Zambians are living below the poverty datum line.
Tubulu
January 18, 2012 at 12:20 pm
People lets not forget that RB was forever flying around and accumulating hefty allowances from the trips to the benefit of Thandiwe, we will end up with no case here……
REAL MAN
January 18, 2012 at 12:30 pm
I had always warned Rbish not to involve the kid in his misdeeds but he chose to look the other way. Any way the biiitch is going in. Foools.
Free Zambians
January 18, 2012 at 1:02 pm
Thadiwe has villas in Kuala lumpur Malaysia as well can the government send the task force to Malaysia and RSA. We need our tax payers money back from these unselffish people the banda clan.
ANONYMOUS SPEAKER
January 18, 2012 at 1:09 pm
the only thing they know was, two for one,one for you, three for me and one for you.Damned crooks,today its your day with investigations come on DEC and investigative wings let the probe began.PYEEEEEEE………………
Miranda
January 18, 2012 at 1:53 pm
KOLWESTAN ZO-ONA. $1M IN 3 YEARS, WITHOUT A REGISTERED BUSINESS. WHAT MORE THE BIG KOLWE HIMSELF?? BA POMPWE, MWA NYA.
Chinowacha
January 18, 2012 at 3:17 pm
You know what,with all the evidence brought forward,the revelation of Zamtel saga,ZRA saga and now Mpundu trust.I haven’t heard of any arrest.Tabaletushingafye butter???I will start believing in this corrupt fight when I see or hear people go to jail.otherwise awe!!’You can fool people sometimes but you can’t fool people all the times’by Bob Marley.Vivyo vyene awe!!!!!
Chips
January 18, 2012 at 4:05 pm
Ba Maureen and Regina are enjoying state billions quitely…Bana Mpundu wont go in.The ones that go in are petty thieves.May we be delievered fm mediocrity..twanaka.
mbeba
January 18, 2012 at 5:30 pm
We thank God that we have a man who seems to be concerned for the majority of us who are struggling to make ends meet “the man Mr. Michael Chilufya Sata” This man has showed us what to be president means, barely four months in office and things are already moving. Would RB at any time have opted to use a minibus so as to cut down on expenses! even if HH seems not to be happy with this man, it just showa how jealous and selfish he is. now coming to this basic school teacher, I thought women had the power to control men? what happened ba Thandi? Can this be witch-hunt? please 3rd of february is just too far I suggest next week Monday. Imagine people eating one meal per day and yet someone has locked up Billions of kwacha and all to themselves! Is this witch-hunt sure imwe bantu? Let all these thieves be caged immediately before they can escape to their home countries/ nabo nabo bamambala!
Rodney
January 18, 2012 at 6:19 pm
These are high profile cases,why wait until 3rd february.Yalefwaikwafye mailo yagemuka.Twachula pafula.
Rodney
January 18, 2012 at 6:21 pm
These are high profile cases,why wait until 3rd february.Yalefwaikwafye mailo yagemuka.Twachula pafula.Persecute all the culprits.
ichipampa
January 18, 2012 at 6:21 pm
Ala Zeed tulachula balatulila amasuku pamutwe deal with her ba DEC we r tired off pipo enriching themselves when civil servants get peanuts little pay k200pin housing allowance its not fair.let her go to prison with enough v’s.
Stinkmeaner
January 18, 2012 at 7:18 pm
Chinyo .
donchi
January 18, 2012 at 8:29 pm
sivintu ivi!mpundu trust bwalwa nshi kanshi?
mwela
January 18, 2012 at 8:52 pm
LET HER BE AN EXAMPLE TO OTHER FIRST LADIES, no kupwa kubakote yabaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
Ine
January 19, 2012 at 7:25 am
Mwati kukaba nowa kupempula umunankwe ku jele? Pamtu fyonse nifikabwalala ba wishi, ba nina nefibana fyonse ifyaume ne fikashana. Shem on this family.
uncircumcised william
January 19, 2012 at 7:56 am
WEN STEALING BECOMES A FAMILY AFFAIR……………
Sir jeff
March 10, 2013 at 5:41 pm
Guys I think we need to be as objective, if we need to cab corruption, as possible coz even this regime is extremely corrupty to say the least. Let us first put strict policies in place before we start what we are doing. This is witch hunting coz even H.E sata , it willbe exactly the same. What I want his excellency to appreciate is that only a good constitution and appropriate technocracy will give direction in this country .