Livingstone Council Accountant Arrested Over K316,000 CDF Theft
Police have arrested the Assistant Accountant at Livingstone City Council, who had been on the run following allegations of theft involving Constituency Development Funds (CDF).
Sydney Silwimba, aged 35, was apprehended on August 22, 2025, after evading authorities since June 6, 2025, when the matter was first reported to police.
Southern Province Police Commanding Officer, Auxensio Daka, confirmed the arrest and stated that Silwimba has been charged in connection with the theft of K316,000, funds intended for CDF empowerment beneficiaries.
Mr. Daka added that Silwimba was formally charged on September 7, 2025, with 11 counts of Theft by Public Servant.
Credit: ZNBC
While oveboasting on CDF, UPND must accept that it was a rushed underthought programme and everything is pointing to this fact
While oveboasting on CDF, UPND must accept that it was a rushed and grossly underthought programme and everything is pointing to this fact
If a Zambian decides to steal, what has that got to do with the government ? He made a choice to steal ,so he will have his day in Court. Stop blaming UPND . He is not working for and was not employed by UPND.
The CDF is the game changer. It’s just some thieves are abusing it. It’s good that the chap was arrested.