MFUWE PATRIOTIC FRONT LAWMAKER MAUREEN MABONGA HAS DENIED UTTERING SEDITIOUS WORDS, ARGUING THAT SHE WAS ONLY ALERTING LAW ENFORCERS ABOUT SOME THREATS MADE BY UPND CADRES
Ms Hon. Maureen Mabonga- Mfuwe Constituency said the utterances she made were meant to alert authorities about other criminal elements that were happening.
“The words I uttered are not seditious and I didn’t intend to promote I’ll will. I intended to bring all these issues to the attention of the authorities and the law enforcement agencies and the nation,” she said.
This is in a matter the Patriotic Front (PF) lawmaker was found with a case to answer in two counts of seditious practices after she allegedly incited civil unrest between May 25 and 28, 2024.
She is further alleged to have uttered statements that could be construed as inciting violence against a specific ethnic group.
Mabonga uttered the words after fugitive Petauke lawmaker Emmanuel Jay Jay Banda was purportedly abducted.
The accused denied the allegations but after several witnesses testified against her, Lusaka resident magistrate Trevor Kasanda found her with a case to answer and placed her on defence last October.
To consolidate her defence, the accused applied to tender a Facebook video evidence in which suspected United Party for National Development (UPND) carders were heard warning to deal with PF.
The alleged cadres also allegedly threatened injury former President Edgar Lungu by saying they would circumcize him.
Magistrate Trevor Kasanda granted the accused’s application to tender the clip as evidence.
She later told the court that the ruling party cadres threatened Mr Lungu using harsh words.
“He was told that he will be circumcised. The cadres said demeaning words towards PF. Jean Chisenga my fellow MP was burnt, Jay Jay Banda went missing and we decided to talk about it”.
She said it was agreed that a press conference would be held to discuss Mr Banda’s disappearance and other issues.
“It was at that press briefing where I spoke and that’s why am here today”.
Defence lawyer Norman Siwila then asked her to comment over allegations in the first count.
“I was responding to the threats that were issued by the cadres, the UPND cadres those from Western and Southern province.
“I said at the press briefing that ‘You can kill me but you cannot finish the Bembas and Easterners…”
“What I meant here is that we were being threatened, as for me, I wanted to bring these issues to the attention of the nation, authority so that these issues can come to conclusion”.
She denied allegations that the words were seditious and meant to incite violence.
“I didn’t intend to promote any violence. Am also a mother and a wife and there is no way I can promote violence or even incite people to fight”.
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Unfortunately for you madam, technology is not on your side but it will show how foolishly you behaved when you played to the gallery together with your cantankerous brother Mu near (jail). Unless you are able to tinker with the video recording. Not even Chagwa will be there for you because he has his own cross(es) to carry.
This UPND routine of creating by-elections which the HaECZ converts into UPND”gains” is a sick joke!!!
You seriously need psychological help. Did UPND tell her to utter the careless statement she made? Why do you want to blame others for someone’s lack of proper reasoning?
Are you serious ba dala??
If you can only be objective, the lady is making the case hard for herself. Her alarming and divisive comments are plain and obvious to anyone listening to her. This is not about any political party, but rather about her sleazy ego and ineptitude. Unless you were too young to understand the Rwanda carnage, you wouldn’t see the danger of her poor taste speech. She must be answerable for her misguided speech. She applied to be put in that position for a good cause, not to just utter nonsense.
What she is saying is very true though.
However, she will be arrested by 14:00hrs and charged with treason.
I am sure Hakainde is happy that another bye election has presented itself.
I sincerely hope we never have any inter tribal wars because of one selfish incompetent conman that has brought so much division not only in Zambia but entire SADC.
Bushe ba mupanga shani uyu muntu? Even the devil himself must be surprised that a human being is more evil than him.
Vote wisely in 2026.
Pls another socialpath behaving like he was there always playing to the gallery. Are you like Pay TV who when your masters dont subscribe nshi ni zee? Apa waland pantu ka sunfing kagena?
Iwe Jata just behave.
Why do you people not love peace? Always causing problems and oppressing others.
Why can’t your leader emulate KK and be a unifier? He just knows how to divide. Are you people, his relatives, happy with a divided Zambia? Come on.
My wife is Tonga/Ila, and she does not want any part of his nonsense.
Vote wisely in 2026.
You are a big joke!
Good to know that your wife is Tonga/Ila, but she should have done better by instilling some Tonga/Ila good cultural ethics, values and good manners in you. If she doesn’t do it, we will take it upon ourselves to do it for her.
Indigo, your mindset poses a great danger to society. Celebrate your charade.
The die is cast