Woman Jailed For Stealing Electricity

The Ndola Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a 39-year-old woman of Kawama township to 10 months simple imprisonment for illegally connecting electricity to her house.
Magistrate Eston Kafunyi on Tuesday convicted and jailed Gloria Musonda of house number 52171 after she pleaded guilty to fraudulent appropriation of power.
Passing the sentence, Mr Kafunyi said acts of by-passing Zesco pre-paid meters are on the increase in Ndola.
He said it is the duty of the courts to deter would-be offenders by imposing custodial sentences.
Musonda on dates unknown but between December 23 last year and February 26 this year in Ndola, fraudulently and unlawfully diverted electricity power to her house by by-passing a Zesco prepaid meter.
In mitigation, Musonda pleaded with the court to exercise leniency on her because she is a mother and her children are school going.

Posted by Kunda on March 5, 2015. Filed under CRIME. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

15 Responses to Woman Jailed For Stealing Electricity

Advert Mulantamba

March 5, 2015 at 7:59 am

I thought maybe only bemba men are thieves while women are prostitutes. but unfortunately I find that there is both spirits of prostitution and stealth in bemba women. When is these Mwansa #KABINGAs going to be civilized?
- MCCM
  
  March 5, 2015 at 8:44 am
  
  we cisushi we
- GKM
  
  March 5, 2015 at 11:10 am
  
  ADVERT MULATAMBA ULI CHIPUBA.TAWAKWATA AMANO.IF U HATE BEMBAS DEN GET OUT OF THIS COUNTRY AND SHIFT TO HELL.
- Vintu
  
  March 7, 2015 at 1:44 pm
  
  We mbwa we swine
poly

March 5, 2015 at 9:06 am

Ba Tumfweko, electricity cannot be stolen like any other good.The act Gloria Musonda committed was to deprive Zesco of income through an illegal act of by-passing the counter.@Advert Mulantamba,your english is so unattractive and I concur with @MCCM that you are indeed icisushi.
New Educated Zambia

March 5, 2015 at 12:21 pm

I cry for my country. Seriously when a woman goes through the risk of committing such a crime then you know that the country has gone to the dogs. The PF has failed you and I. The PF is busy trying to arrest HH when there are women out there risking their lives because they can barely make ends meet. Please let us vote for the UPND who will ensure to resolve the expensive energy crisis by improved planning and management; Adequate maintenance of generation, transmission and distribution assets;
Increased investment in new hydro power stations (small and large) given the great generating potential our country has. This is necessary so as to meet domestic demand and the huge export opportunity. Rural electrification as part of development process. Rural areas should have access to facilities such as electricity, internet and telephones.
Kelvin

March 5, 2015 at 12:28 pm

Lets vote for upnd
Kelvin Hamweene

March 5, 2015 at 12:30 pm

HH foward
chichi.

March 5, 2015 at 4:50 pm

u’re a big fool’advert
mulatamba’why do u hate bembas’?u tribalist go 2 hell.
Ba Luanshya

March 5, 2015 at 4:58 pm

hh nizeee!!
kwalombota mulonda

March 5, 2015 at 9:09 pm

Thing happens for the purposes and the bible says everything has its on right time to happen!GOD be the glory in our lives and make us aplomb.
- New Educated Zambia
  
  March 5, 2015 at 9:13 pm
  
  Iwe this is why upto now we are faced with power shortages and yet we export power. Do not involve religion where things are simple logic mwana. If the government does not adequately provide basic necessities for its citizens they will eventually go out and get what they need by any means necessary. Do I agree with what she did? Legally NO! However, it is clear that the PF government is to blame for such dangerous and risky manouvres by a woman. Vote UPND to ensure affordable power for all
kay

March 6, 2015 at 2:36 am

ulichipubasa ati bemba ladies are pros balalanawiso nangu yamaobe stupid idiot amano tawakwaya
PLC THE BOSS

March 6, 2015 at 4:21 pm

All countries have such activities. people do crazy things to make cash. i pray that they release her because she has learnt something from her actions. all human beings make mistakes. no one has never made a mistake as far as i know. people please learn to respect others>>>>>>>>>>
mwaba masando

March 8, 2015 at 6:32 am

uyo temulandu pantu naine efyo naci….mulekeniko nkashi yesu,imwe Lesa alamilipilisha amenshi mupangilako amalaiti?