Dr Chitalu Chilufya FREED
….as state withdraws the honeybee matter .
LUSAKA— Thursday February 16th 2023
SMART EAGLES
The Lusaka magistrate court has freed Dr. Chitalu Chilufya and 7 others in a matter where they were accused with conspiracy to defraud the state.
They were accused of conspiring to defraud the government out of over US$17 million in connection with the HoneyBee drugs supply case.
Previously Dr. Chilufya had denied the charge and indicated that the honey bee story was a hoax as he never supplied any expired drugs and that there was no evidence to that effect.
And when the matter came up for commencement of trial the state applied to withdraw the matter .
The court has since discharged all the accused persons.
The other accused were former Attorney General Likando Kalaluka, former Ministry of Health permanent secretary Caroline Kakulubelwa, and procurement officer Wilson Lungu. Additionally, the case includes Honeybee Pharmacy Limited directors Abdurrauf Motala, Zakir Motala, and Imran Lunat, as well as pharmacist Emmanuel Mubanga.