DALITSO LUNGU Loses 79 Vehicles, 23 Properties
By Hannock Kasama
The Economic and Financial Crimes Court has ordered the forfeiture of 79 vehicles and 23 properties belonging to DALITSO LUNGU, the son of former President EDGAR LUNGU, after ruling that the assets were proceeds of crime.
The Court found that the Director of Public Prosecutions -DPP, GILBERT PHIRI, had successfully established a case for non-conviction forfeiture of the properties under the law.
Judges further ruled that the evidentiary burden placed on the interested parties had not been discharged, in accordance with the Forfeiture of Proceeds of Crime Act No. 19 of 2010.
The judgement was delivered by PIXXIE YANGAILO, ANNIE ONONUJU and IAN MABOLOBOLO, sitting as judges of the Economic and Financial Crimes Court.
The ruling follows an application brought under Section 29 of the Forfeiture of Proceeds of Crime Act No. 19 of 2010, seeking the non-conviction forfeiture of DALITSO LUNGU’s assets.
In an affidavit filed in opposition, DALITSO LUNGU stated that his wealth was not acquired from proceeds of crime, a position the Court did not accept.
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National prosecution authority write:
DALISTO LUNGU’S ASSETS FORFEITED TO THE STATE IN HIGH COURT DECISION
Lusaka | February 9, 2026 – The Economic and Financial Crimes Division of the High Court in Lusaka has ordered the forfeiture to the State of extensive assets worth over ZMW 24 Million belonging to Dalitso Lungu, son of former Republican President the late Dr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu, after finding that the properties were proceeds of crime under Zambia’s forfeiture laws.
In a judgment delivered today, the Court held that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) had successfully established a case for non-conviction based forfeiture under the Forfeiture of Proceeds of Crime Act No. 29 of 2010. The Interested Parties, who were Dalitso Lungu as the 1st Interested Party and his company Saloid Traders Limited, failed to provide a credible, consistent, and verifiable explanation showing lawful acquisition of the assets.
The forfeiture order covers 79 motor vehicles and 23 parcels of land and real estate, including a shopping mall and filling station in Jack Compound, double storey luxury apartments and an executive residence in Salama Park, Lusaka.
The Court carefully reviewed Mr Lungu’s work history and earnings. Records show that he worked briefly at Varun Beverages Zambia Limited in 2012, earning approximately ZMW5,407 over less than three months. He later worked at the Zambia Revenue Authority for about 34 months, earning a total of approximately ZMW132,396, while also servicing a personal bank loan.
The Court concluded that these earnings, even cumulatively, were insufficient to justify the acquisition of the extensive fleet of vehicles and real estate.
Investigations into Saloid Traders Limited, the company owned by Mr Lungu, revealed that its financial statements, tax returns, bank records, and NAPSA contributions did not demonstrate the capacity to lawfully acquire or maintain the properties.
Claims that the assets were financed through commercial farming, other business income, or family assistance were rejected due to lack of documentary evidence such as bank transfers, tax filings, or lawful property conveyancing instruments.
The Court confirmed the legal principle that, once the State demonstrates reasonable grounds to suspect that property is tainted, the burden shifts to the property holder to prove lawful acquisition, a burden that the Interested Parties did not meet.
The Court ordered that all cited assets be forfeited to the State and directed that they be managed by the DPP in accordance with the law. The Interested Parties were also condemned in costs.
This decision emphasises the State’s authority to recover unexplained wealth and reinforces the principle that property ownership carries a responsibility to demonstrate lawful origin.
The images below provide a glimpse of some of the forfeited assets. More photos and comprehensive details will be shared in due course.
Basakalanyongo
Indeed,it is a family od thieves.He aquired an honest income less than K800,00 but crookedly book more than K23,000,000 worth of assets during his father’s presidency.
Zambians must feel raped by the Lungu family
Sure olo nikukonda mwna, ungamupatse mamotoka 79? What were all those vehicles for? Had the Father not lost, how many would he have by now?
Lost for words. Just shocked!!
Lungu was unprepared to lose power. He lost power unprepared. This is one of the reasons he wanted to come back to power.
Lungu was a proper thief, bakawalala.
Grade 12 was gifted 79 vehicles surpassed manufacturing company only under PF criminals such behavior used to happen even the country like Haiti were very is lawlessness can’t happen this behavior.