Mfuwe Member of Parliament Maureen Mabonga (in black) heading to a prison truck famously known as Kasalanga, to begin her eight months sentence for seditious practices.
She has also been fined 4000 penalty units on top of the jail term.
If she fails to pay the fine today, which is about K1,600, she will serve an additional three months jail term.
The magistrate, however, acquitted the lawmaker in the second charges of seditious practices.
Lusaka magistrate Trevor Kasanda jailed the lawmaker this morning after finding her guilty in one count of uttering words with potential to incite disaffection among Zambians.
The court found her guilty of seditious practices after it was established that her utterances which were made during the disappearance of ex-Petauke MP Emmanuel Banda, had potential to incite tribes to raise against each other.
Before jailing the convict, magistrate Kasanda echoed the need for Members of Parliament not to utter words with potential to divide the country’s over 70 tribes.
The magistrate, who made reference to the infamous Rwanda genocide which cost many lives, said MPs should avoid uttering words that have potential to incite disaffection and threaten the country’s peace.
He noted that words spoken by elected officials carry immense weight and therefore, should be devoid of inciting violence or pitying one tribe against the others.
CREDIT: CHOMBA MUSIKA/DAILY MAIL
Am sure Madam MP is regretting her expensive utterances. If only she could turn back the hands of time she would not say what she said. Now here it is She is no longer a Member of parliament and worse still serving a jail sentence of 8 months. It’s done , it’s game over for her politically. It’s finished. She won’t complete her 5 year mandate entrusted by the people of Mfuwe.
She can serve six months if she repents and shows that she is a good prayer warrior in jail
She appears to be grossly incapable of carrying out her duties as an MP
The inciting of violence is common in India under the BJP, not Zambia
These women just talk without thinking,very arrogant.This woman is dull, she is a full blown tribalist. But the court should be lenient and have mercy to avoid by elections, give her 2 months so that she can come back to her job,we don`t need to waste money.
It’s sad that it came to this. Elected officials are expected to give measured statements and not talk like bus station call boys. Zambia exists. It’s what enables Maureen Mabonga to live and work in Lusaka where she has no ancestral connection. It’s also what enables every person with no ancestral roots to live in Mfuwe to live there. Minister of Education Douglas Siakalima should sit down with his curriculum experts to work out how to instil and develop a sense of national pride through the schooling system. People may condemn Ms Mabonga but condemnation does not teach anything.
8 months is even too short for this woman and munior zulu, these were supposed to save even more than 10 years to save as a lesson to would be offenders
Well, it is what it is. There will be bye-elections for MP.
And I really dislike it that a by-election has to take place.
I do not support this judgment which has bias undertones. I can never support the two-tier justice system under Hakainde where only certain types of people are ever jailed, while others are given immunity to commit crimes. I never supported bias under PF, and I can not support bias under Hakainde. But when Hakainde is removed from office next year, and his followers, in whatever form, are persecuted, I will keep quiet this time. Not because I like it, but because I will retire from political commentary and watch from afar. I am saddened that the people I fought for in 2021 have now become the monsters of oppression. My final act will be to help remove the incompetent dictator and liar Hakainde from power. Whoever comes after that can do whatever they want. I am done with these fake conmen politicians only interested in getting rich and silencing citizens.
Reject tribalism, corruption and oppression.
God bless Why Me and Captain Ibrahim Traore.
VOTE FOR CHANGE IN 2026.
There we go! Another one with a motor mouth like kambwili and munir now facing consequences.