MWANAWASA’S RETIREMENT HOUSE IN CONSENT JUDGEMENT
The Lusaka High Court has entered a consent judgement in a matter involving the retirement house of former President Levy Patrick Mwanawasa in Chongwe District.
In this matter, The University of Lusaka sued the state to take over possession of the property it had purchased from two money lenders, Esther Chipasi and Mustapha Kwabena Osuman at the value of 2, 199, 000 dollars.
The money lenders had taken possession of the property after the late former first lady Maureen Mwanawasa failed to settle a loan of K1. 2 million.
Mrs. Mwanawasa had put her husband’s retirement house as collateral.
After several cases against Ms. Mwanawasa and the state, it has been agreed by all parties in the consent judgement that the University of Lusaka surrenders to the state the certificate of title.
It has also been agreed that the state shall compensate the University with another piece of land in Chongwe District.
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When people said Maureen needed help financially and if the current administration had given her even employment as junior ambassador this may have helped her
And do you call that? Corruption.
There are other people needing help. She has passed on
Let us respect the dead. But don’t insult people who were never first ladies and are still suffering now. She enjoyed and dribbled the older children of dear late Levy Patrick Mwanawasa. She never even consulted them when using the house as collateral. Remember we heard in the grapevine that she appointed herself as administrator of Levy’s estate. That is subject to confirmation but point is: she did wrong and this is the best all parties can do to save her legacy, do press the chill button. Levy’s older children from the previous marriage have their opinion too on their father’s house. Lesson to us men: don’t marry more than once regardless of the circumstances.
Spouses of former presidents do inherit a pension of 50% of the incumbent’s salary and other benefits. They are alredy taken care of by the state. The state cannot micro manage their lives. They have to take full responsibility like the rest of us. Why must the state bail them out at every turn?
We already have too many parasites feasting on the national treasury (my taxes). Let us discourage entitlement/dependence syndrome.
Others retire with peanuts but manage themselves very well, what is wrong with these people with very good packages?
They always strive to frequent the same places continue high life so they borrow to eat not invest because they always have no clue nor experience to survive on the streets like you and me.
The GRZ has to build a house for every former president? Really? Even those who loot? This benefit must be discontinued. A former president has capacity to build his/her own house.