LUAPULA Province Minister Nickson Chilangwa’s wife, Mwamba, yesterday appeared in the Lusaka Magistrate’s Court in connection with forgery charges. Mrs Chilangwa is accused of imposing herself as an administrator of the estate of her late sister, Chileshe Kambikambi. Last month, police in Lusaka arrested Mrs Chilangwa after her late sister’s husband, Andy Kapapa, filed a complaint against her with the police victim support unit. In his complaint, Mr Kapapa claimed that Mrs Chilangwa imposed herself as an administrator of his wife’s estate following her death early this year.

Mrs Chilangwa allegedly forged birth records for Mr Kapapa’s children and swore an affidavit claiming that Ms Kambikambi was not married, thereby depriving the beneficiaries of their entitlements. Yesterday, Mrs Chilangwa was at the magistrate’s court in relation to the allegations but could not take plea. This is because the docket on the matter is still with Director of Public Prosecutions Lillian Siyuni.

The court extended Mrs Chilangwa’s police bond and adjourned the case to Monday next week. It is alleged that Mrs Chilangwa imposed herself as administrator after her sister’s death to claim over K600,000. Mr Kapapa complained to the victim support unit that he is a victim of property grabbing following the death of his wife on April 26 this year.

He also alleged that Mrs Chilangwa kept his wife’s death certificate so that she could orchestrate a scheme of making herself the sole beneficiary of her sister’s estate. Mr Kapapa complained that despite his being entitled to 10 percent and his children 45 percent each of the benefits, Mrs Chilangwa allegedly spent the money and fraudulently obtained the pension money and allegedly deposited it in her Zanaco bank account in Kawambwa.

M e a n w h i l e , L e a d e r s h i p Movement president Richard Silumbe, party secretary general Brown Sinyangwe and 11 of their supporters have pleaded not guilty to possession of offensive weapons. This is in a case Silumbe, Sinyangwe and 11 others are charged with possession of offensive weapons. On October 14 this year in Lusaka, without lawful excuse, the 13 had 54 machetes, six highpower stun guns and 13 short batons.

When the matter came up before chief resident magistrate Lameck Mwale, the State told the court that it had received instructions from the Director of Public Prosecutions to prosecute the case. After magistrate Mwale read out the charge to the 13 suspects, they all denied committing the offence. The matter was adjourned to December 10 this year