BREAKING | Cash Queen Faith Musonda Charged With Espionage, Faces Up To 20 Years in Prison
Good morning, Zambia. In a dramatic escalation of her legal troubles, former ZNBC presenter and controversial businesswoman Faith Musonda has now been formally charged with espionage, a grave offence under Zambian law that carries a possible sentence of up to 20 years behind bars.
According to reliable security sources, Musonda is currently being held at Kabwata Police Station after being transferred from Woodlands, where she spent two nights in detention following her headline-grabbing storming of Community House, the official residence of President Hakainde Hichilema, earlier this week.
⬆️ A Sudden Turn
What began as a bizarre case of “conduct likely to cause a breach of peace” after Musonda showed up unannounced demanding an audience with the First Lady has now spiralled into something far more serious. Police say their investigations into her actions and prior conduct have triggered the rare and highly sensitive charge of espionage, an accusation often linked to threats against state security.
Law enforcement remains tight-lipped about what specific information or activities form the basis of this charge, but legal experts note that Zambia’s Espionage Act is sweeping. It can apply to anyone who unlawfully obtains, communicates, or attempts to pass on classified information to a foreign entity.
A Familiar Name
Musonda shot to public infamy in 2021 when she was found in possession of millions in cash, US dollars and local currency, stashed away in her Lusaka residence, leading to a high-profile asset forfeiture case. She cut a deal with the Anti-Corruption Commission then, forfeiting properties worth over K21 million, but avoided prosecution.
Now, those old shadows have come back to haunt her. Her dramatic, unexplained visit to Community House, the nerve centre of state power, has raised eyebrows about her motives and the broader story behind her actions.
What Next?
Zambian law provides that espionage cases are handled with extraordinary secrecy due to national security concerns. If the charge is upheld in court, Musonda faces no ordinary trial but a potential landmark legal battle that will test her past dealings, her links, and perhaps reveal more about what she was really seeking when she confronted the gates of the President’s residence.
Her legal team, led by lawyer Charles Changano, has yet to issue a fresh statement since the new charge. On Wednesday, they claimed Musonda had merely gone to make an appointment with the First Lady, an explanation that now appears almost irrelevant in the face of this grave new allegation.
For now, Faith Musonda, once a familiar face on national TV, sits in police detention, facing the prospect of spending the next two decades behind prison walls if found guilty.
We’ll keep tracking this fast-moving story.
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Whoever is calling the shots on this case is totally bonkers. This charge will be thrown out of court, even if they select judges from Southern province. Someone is literally going mad because he can not touch a dead body.
In the meantime, the open grave remains. It is patiently waiting for the rightful occupant.
“HE THAT DIGS HOLES FOR OTHERS, SHALL HIMSELF BE BURIED IN THEM”. -EDITH NAWAKWI.
VOTE FOR CHANGE IN 2026.
Ilyashi lya mu Kachasu.
Which sane officer can charge Faith Musonda with Espionage?
Similarities can be drawn with a case of some one who claimed to have been put on death row for what he termed a traffic offense in Mongu.
It is very unfortunate and one can not give any better comment to support her because her action has caused an attraction for further investigations which could have triggered the charge.Throughout the world a restricted area is a place to avoid they often write, no parking, no standing no stopping, no camera, no photo shoots and so on.The big question to ask is who is that person in Zambia? Any history about that individual?
Bo Muleta Balance and objective insight. Until her lawyer makes a statement we will wait. To dismiss this and subsequent articles is like Mwamba saying Why was not arrested and later asking Zambians where why me is….
So Edith Nawakwi dug a hole for someone and she was buried in it?, and HaaIndigoTyrol will be buried in the grave he is digging for someone else.
It’s unfortunate that some people have no fear for God, they talk about anything that comes into their heads or mind. Even if you have someone to whatever degree, you can’t be talking of him digging a grave for himself. All Zambians know that, that grave was dug for Lungu and not any other person. Bembas say that fipelwa na Lesa, if God hasn’t given you, ninshi uleichusha fye. Like him or hate him, HH balimupela kale and there is nothing that you the haters can do. Mark 12:36 For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool. Haters and confusion makers usually die earlier so that his appointed people can stay and rule in peace. Hating your brother just because of his tribe is evil and God who created him will punish you for that.