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State Enters Nolle in Another Nevers Mumba Case
MMD president Nevers Mumba has said Kitwe is looking like a dumpsite because the Patriotic Front (PF) government has failed to work and was now concentrating on arresting the opposition leaders on trumped up charges.
Dr Mumba was speaking in Kitwe this morning when the State entered a nolle prosequi (no prosecution) in a case where MMD president Nevers Mumba and seven others were charged with unlawful assembly when they were found driving from Lufwanyama district to visit Chief Shimukunami after earlier visiting Chief Nkana.
The outspoken MMD President said, instead of working to address the problem of garbage in the city centre and the shortage of mealie meal which has led to the increased price of the essential commodity, the PF is busy intimidating the opposition through arrests on trumped up charges.
“State is right to enter a nolle prosequi because the accused had no case, but the Patriotic Front (PF) government was only trying to fight political battles against their perceived rivals at the expense of service delivery.
“Look at the way Kitwe is looking, it is like a Malabo ( a dump site) because PF is not doing its work of service delivery. It is wasting a lot of time arresting the opposition on trumped up charges.
“We don’t want politics of hatred and intimidation, but we want politics of service delivery. Kitwe yalwike kwati ni malabo (dumpsite) because the PF is concentrating on arresting the opposition,” He said.
Dr Mumba advised the PF government to stop politics of intimidation, harassment and hooliganism and concentrate on issues of national development.
He said the PF should concentrate on addressing the problems of heaps of garbage in the city of Kitwe, the shortage and sky rocketing prices of mealie-meal in various parts of the country.
And in entering the nolle prosequi, Copperbelt Provincial Prosecution Officer Anderson Simbulyani told Kitwe Magistrate Penjani Lamba that he was in receipt of fresh instructions from the Director of Public Prosecution to enter a nolle prosequi and free all the accused persons
After receiving the instructions from the State to enter the Nolle Prosequi, Magistrate Lamba said she had received the instructions from the State to discontinue the case and so the accused were free.
“I have received the instructions from the State to enter a nolle prosequi and so the case is discharged. You are free to go home, ” said Magistrate Lamba.
This is a matter where Dr Mumba and seven others were arrested on December 11, 2012 for unlawful assembly as they were driving from Lufwanyama District to visit Chieftainess Shimukunami after earlier visiting Chief Nkana.
Dr Mumba was arrested together with Lufwanyama Member of Parliament(MP) Annie Chungu, Muchinga MP Howard Kunda, Masaiti MP Michael Katambo, Kafulafuta MP James Chishiba.
Others were MMD Deputy National Secretary Chembe Nyangu, Copperbelt MMD provincial women chairperson Edith Mataka.
Earlier after the State a nolle prosequi, the defense lawyer made an application for the costs because the accused had incurred a lot of expenses in legal fees and traveling from Lusaka to Kitwe for court sessions.
But, the magistrate dismissed the application, saying the case had not gone very far and so it she would not grant the application to the accused persons.
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on March 11, 2013. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
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ba medza
March 11, 2013 at 6:58 pm
Nervers! You will never rule this country.shibwelela ku churrch bakaye kupepelela uli ne ciwa pa mubili iwe we tata!
Stranded student
March 11, 2013 at 6:59 pm
Dear readers, iam a student at UNZA facing a too serious financial crisis to continue with my school. Is there anyone who may come to my aid or does anyone know where i can for assistance. Iam not on bursaries. Please help!!
twanaka
March 11, 2013 at 7:11 pm
Ba politican plz o of u, twanaka nenu can we plz hear of another hospital as big as uth bein constracted, o somethin constractive. This shows that our attention is bein deverted to less important things. Y? We wont b deverted to these cheap stories. We want to c development not to hear about nevers daily
Uwakwamununga
March 11, 2013 at 10:41 pm
IWE STRANDED STUDENT WILAPOSA NENSHITA IYOO, IFYO EFYO BAFWAYA BA UPND JUST BORROW TRANSPORT MONEY AND GO TO HH,HE WILL SORT YOU OUT.ALIPAKAMA!( IF YOU ARE SERIOUS,GOD WILL SEE YOU THROUGH USING HIS PEOPLE IN JESUS’ NAME.)
ice cube
March 12, 2013 at 6:23 am
stranded student,as you know HH is the only man interested in student affares just face him i’ll make it right.
thugnificent
March 12, 2013 at 7:32 am
Kwena these dogs are useless,ba kateka bafilekelelako elyo fyamba noku bwata..a nolle prosequi is a sign dat our president is a president 4everyone,even the useless chaps in opposition,shame on u nevers mumba with ur mwadya mweka daddy(MMD) party,we are not interested in u.
Stranded Student
March 12, 2013 at 7:50 am
Iam realy serious coz as at now my education is at stake that is why i had 2 ask for yo suggestions,i ran out of options. I’ve bn trying evrythn there is,NGOs,some ministries,some churches…. but nothng seem to be working out. I wish i can gv my details here as a proof of my situation bt some pipo may start the victimization process right here. Pliz, where do i go where i stand a chance of being assisted? Thank you to whoeva is giving constructive suggestions.
Twiumfwako
March 12, 2013 at 10:01 pm
Iwe stranded student, bushe tabakwebele ati kabiye kuli HH? You think they are teasing you? Go to him and stop doubting. Next!
nawaitwika
March 13, 2013 at 9:52 am
Nevers shut up you big mouth which Kitwe are you talking about has changed from the way it used to look when you were vice president in the mmd? You are full of lies as you are not a former pastor ninshi kanshi the other day you were on Tv just ranting like lightening what a president very childish indeed.
sir jeff
March 13, 2013 at 1:34 pm
This goes to show how imcompetent our police service is.This is the time l remember his honour Dr. Ephraim Mateyo, the true IG zambia has ever had(wherever u r we need u buddy). This corruption fight PF is talking about is all cheap politic to hoodwink the society. Pippo lets open our eyes n focus on 2016.
Fakundo
March 15, 2013 at 12:03 pm
Ba PF, You’re in government can u start working & stop abusing the public order act 2 arrest the opposition .I’m happy you’ve lost this one.