A 34-year-old man has been ordered to pay K8000 for committing adultery with his workmate’s wife by a Lusaka local court.

Senior Court Magistrates Abbyshine Michelo and Morgan Kayanika at Kanyama Local Court ordered Isaac Kaulaya of John Laing compound to compensate Kahiru Muzimba, 32, of Garden House compound for committing adultery with his wife, Mutinta Mwanza, 28.

Muzimba told the court that he married Mwanza in 2014 and that the couple have one child. Dowry was paid.

He explained that Kaulaya was his workmate at Tiger Feeds. He said in April this year, he was shocked when came back home at 19 hours to find Kaulaya with Mwanza naked in his matrimonial bedroom.

Muzimba added that he got Kaulaya’s clothes and took him together with Mwanza to her aunt before taking them to police.

In defence, Kaulaya said that Muzimba was his workmate but he owed him K2, 500 since February 2018.

He explained that on the material date, he phoned him to come and get the money but it was Mwanza who was communicating to him and directed him to his house.

Kaulaya added that when he reached Muzimba’s house Mwanza told him to put his bicycle inside because to prevent thieves from stealing it.

Kaulaya further said that Mwanza wanted to buy talk time to call Muzimba to bring the money but shortly four men arrived and started beating him and subsequently Muzimba arrived.

Kaulaya denied being found in the bedroom but said that he was in the living room.

But Mwanza testified that Kaulaya was her lover since January 2018 and that at first they made love in the matrimonial home last month when Muzimba went to visit his father at farm.

She testified that Kaulaya had been giving her money and that in one incident, he wanted to make love with her in a makeshift shop but did not as he had only given her K50.

Mwanza testified that when Muzimba found the two in the bedroom, Kaulaya was only dressed in a short and vest while she had removed her top. She admitted she was not expecting him and his arrival disturbed them.

The court said that Mwanza confirmed that Kaulaya had been her boyfriend since January 2018 and that at first they made love in her matrimonial home while Muzimba found them red-handed the second time.

The court said Kaulaya had failed to challenge Mwanza and wondered how he put his bicycle inside the house if he only went to collect money.

Kaulaya was ordered to settle the fine through monthly instalments of K1000

DN