Musa Mwenye trailed, in an accident
By Mast Reporter
Former Attorney General Musa Mwenye was this morning involved in a minor road traffic accident that left his car with a damaged bullbar after he hit into a gate near his home.
Meanwhile, sources in the police have revealed to The Mast that Mwenye panicked after he noticed, in the rear mirror, a car that was trailing him behind.
But according to a statement issued by Zambia Police Service assistant public relations officer Godfrey Chilabi, the accident happened when Mwenye lost control of the vehicle.
“Police in Lusaka have recorded a damage-only road traffic accident involving Mr. Musa Mwenye. The accident occurred today, October 20, 2024, at around 04:00 hours along Lake Road near Kwacha Square Institute, opposite Choppies, Lusaka. Brief facts of the matter indicate that Mr. Musa Mwenye, 49, of Stand 22858, Kabulonga, was driving a Toyota Hilux with registration number BAX 1085 when he lost control and hit a gate, causing several damages to the vehicle,” said Chilabi on the Zambia Police Service’s Facebook account.
“Preliminary investigations reveal that the accident occurred when the driver lost control of the vehicle, which struck the gate, forced it open, and subsequently crashed into a window of the Copperbelt University building. A breathalyzer test was administered, revealing an alcohol content higher than the legal limit of 0.38 mg/100 ml. Mr. Mwenye was briefly held at Woodlands Police Station but was immediately released to seek further medical attention. The vehicle remains at Woodlands Police station, and further investigations into the offence of driving under the influence of alcohol, contrary to Section 157(i) of the Road Traffic Act No. 11 of 2002, have been initiated, along with inquiries into other traffic offences.”
Earlier, Mwenye confirmed the accident on his Facebook page.
“I wish to confirm that I was involved in a minor road traffic accident earlier this morning in which my vehicle was the only one involved and has suffered some damage. I am well and at home and I have not suffered any injuries and thank [m]embers of the public for the concern showed for my wellbeing,” wrote Mwenye.
Meanwhile, a police officer who spoke on condition of anonymity revealed that Mwenye is a marked man.
“It is true that State Counsel Mwenye was involved in a minor accident less than one kilometre from his house. A few of my colleagues had trailed him for a while, so when the accident happened, they arrived on the scene within seconds around 4am,” the officer said.
Asked why the police had trailed Mwenye, the officer explained that the former chairperson of the Anti-Corruption Commission board is a marked man.
“Please do not reveal my identity under any circumstances, because I will lose my job. Okay, ba Mwenye has a team of intelligence officers that have been tasked to trail him wherever he goes. There seems to be some intelligence in higher circles that if ba ECL is ruled out, the opposition will ask ba Mwenye or [State Counsel John] ba Sangwa to be their candidate for 2026,” the officer said. “So, some of my colleagues were asked to start trailing certain people including ba Mwenye to secure damaging information. Even ba Sangwa and other people are being followed. They are looking for anything such as who he is meeting with, and look for other incriminating weaknesses such as women, you know us men. In fact, even when the accident happened, the hope was that State Counsel would be found with a woman in the car who is not the wife but he was alone. I am not one of them, but my colleagues have been trailing him for some time”
The source disclosed that the officers had trailed Mwenye last night and were parked outside the area where he was having drinks with friends.
“They were even parked outside the area where he and his friends were drinking from. When he left, they followed him. The intention was to stop him at some point and conduct a random breathalyser test. Kuoneka ati (it seems that) the State Counsel looked into the rear mirror, noticed that my colleagues were trailing him, and he panicked. In the process, he hit into that gate. This explains why within seconds, a car had arrived at the scene, and it turned out to be the police,” the police officer disclosed.
Asked if it was true that Mwenye’s car was severely damaged as alleged by Facebook pages aligned to the ruling UPND and State House, the officer said it was not seriously damaged.
“You mean the pictures published on Koswe, and other Facebook pages of the ruling party showing the images of an extensively damaged car? That is not ba Mwenye’s car. As the statement that was issued by our Assistant Public Relations Officer stated, the number plate of his car is BAX 1085. The car only suffered damage to its bullbar. I will see if I can send you the pictures of the car that we got on the scene. The registration number of the car that ma [the] pages yaba [of] UPND have published is BAR 6489. Yes, that one has been extensively damaged, but it belongs to the former Minister of Home Affairs ba Stephen Kampyongo who was involved in a separate road traffic accident near State House also this morning,” explained the officer. “As I understand it, pali ba Mwenye, the plan is to exploit this incident to create a public narrative that State Counsel is a drunkard, but I would advise him and other people including ba ECL to be careful. They should avoid traveling alone and especially at night or over long distances. You know, even us as police officers, we are not happy being used like this. We are just suffering like other people. It’s not nice what we are being made to do. Have you noticed how we were quick to issue a statement on Mwenye’s case but are yet to do so on several other accidents including that bus that claimed lives?”
Credit: The Mast