CHITOTELA GETS 10 YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR ARSON
December 17, 2024
PAMBASHE Member of Parliament RONALD CHITOTELA has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment with hard labor for arson.
The KABWE High Court passed the sentence today.
KABWE High Court Resident Judge IRENE MBEWE has ruled that the KAWAMBWA Magistrates Court was on firm grounds to impose a conviction on Mr. CHITOTELA and his co-convicts for arson.
Mr. CHITOTELA’s co-convicts are DAVIES KANIKI and KUNDA CHITOTELA.
Judge MBEWE has ruled that the conviction was meted out in accordance with the law.
Earlier Judge MBEWE dismissed a preliminary application by defence lawyers to vary the conviction of Mr. CHITOTELA.
Judge MBEWE ruled that the application lacked merit and was tantamount to forum shopping.
Mr. CHITOTELA and his accomplices were convicted of arson by the KAWAMBWA Magistrates Court in July, 2024.
However KAWAMBWA Magistrate MARTIN NAMUSHI could not pass the sentence because the Magistrates Court lacks jurisdiction to impose a minimum 10 years penalty prescribed for arson.
Mr. CHITOTELA and his co-convicts were pronounced guilty of burning a Mahindra vehicle belonging to the UPND Luapula Province Youth Committee during campaigns for the 2021 General Election.
Nonsense. Those stealing millions in dollars under this regime have gone unpunished. The justice system is now serving the UPND party and not the general public.
Pfidiots you think you’re above the law, tamulati, mulenya mulelapila. There’s nothing wrong with arresting all you stupid pfidiots!!!
I remember a similar incident which happened in the Kasama Shoprite car park where a vehicle in UPND colours was bashed by PF cadres while the public and police stood by helplessly watching. This was captured on video and I assume the villains can be identified. When are they going to account for their detestable act?
Let us instill discipline and order in our nation. The lawlessness of the PF is legendary. Let the UPND learn from the fate of their counterparts. When they were carrying out these unlawful activities, Mr. Chitotela and Co. thought they were invisible, untouchable. Same with one Bulldozer.
The law is their to promote social order and justice. Once lawlessness sets in, the weak in society stand no chance. Under PF, we were headed that way and even now, PF find it hard to adhere to law and order.
Exactly
By end of next year most of Chipani Leutenants will be serving jail time. I can think of the following going serve chimbokaila time: Joe Malanji, Amos Chanda, Mr. Yamba, Chishimba Kambwili, Given Lubinda, Kaizer Zulu, Chilufya Tayali, Munir Zulu, Mulenga Fube, Emmanuel Chilubanama, Faith Musonda, Tasila Lungu, Jean Kapata, Dalitso Lungu, Esther Lungu,JJ Banda, Emmanuel Mwamba, Max Choongo (Assault).These were the worst criminals, plunderers and lumpens this country has ever seen.
You left out the ring leader
By end of next year most of Chipani Leutenants will be serving jail time. I can think of the following going serve chimbokaila time: Joe Malanji, Amos Chanda, Mr. Yamba, Chishimba Kambwili, Given Lubinda, Kaizer Zulu, Chilufya Tayali, Munir Zulu, Mulenga Fube, Emmanuel Chilubanama, Faith Musonda, Tasila Lungu, Jean Kapata, Dalitso Lungu, Esther Lungu,JJ Banda, Emmanuel Mwamba, Max Choongo (Assault).These were the worst criminals, plunderers and lumpens this country has ever seen. Mumbi PHIRI is not yet off the hook, that ka murder case is not yet concluded, she may be called back when the evidence is consolidated. Nolle Prosecur is not aquital
Ethnic cleansing Sir?
Was this in his manifesto?
Vote wisely in 2026.
The only cleansing is “pfidiots cleansing” and was definitely in the manifesto!
2026, kasongo yeye
@Indigo Tyrol you are shallow minded and your narrow thinking is inclined towards tribal politics. If victims of abuses were to report all the atrocities and human rights abuses that PF hooligans committed were you going to call it tribal cleansing if the perpetrators were pronounced guilty?
Indeed people will vote wisely by not bringing back criminal elements from the previous regime. When someone committed a crime and he is found guilty and arrested should that be attributed to tribal cleansing?
Yes in the campaign messages some of the “blues lies” were:-
* All corrupt individuals to book
* All stolen public money back
* All proceeds of crime followed
* All stolen public assets returned
* All unruly Cadres sentenced and caged.
* No Cadrerism
* Rule of Law.
While CL said ( video recorded)..When I hand over power to myself I will make sure that this time “He” will rot in jail..
Then the Former PF SG BM said in his prophecy (video recorded)..Bane let’s campaign very hard or else we shall all go to prison. It has come to pass!
He saw the unruly behavior and shameless corruption. Just everything was out of control!
But his prophecy was watered by the CL who said at a public rally (video recorded).. ubomba mwibala alya mwibala but not ukulya nembuto…
We saw Cadres armed and uniformed like special forces.
…The truth nothing else but the truth…
FORWARD with HH7 non stop flight paka 20 sate 1.
These guys used to be a law unto themselves and were free to do anything without the fear of being arrested as they were in power. Now things have backfired. Let all of them be jailed with long prison sentences as deterrent to others.
In the history of Zambia when the PF political party was in power and under the reign of Edgar Chagwa Lungu Zambia was ruled by savages who had no regards with the rule of law and respect for human rights.
PF cadres were the law in themselves and the Zambia Police was toothless and impotent. Thugs and hooligans became too powerful and committed atrocities without fear of being reprimanded by the Zambia Police. Most of the citizens lived in fear and were traumatised because of the breakdown in the rule of law.
The arrests of honourable Chilangwa and honourable Chitotela is a wake up call to all political leaders that they cannot run away from the atrocities they committed whilst they enjoyed a short lived immunity and protection from prosecution. The UPND leadership and cadres should also be careful of the way they conduct themselves because no one is above the law. Law breakers will face the wrath of the law once found guilty or wanting.
Umulandu taubola mukwai and no one can be shielded from prosecution.
Indigo is a CHIKALA and PF sympathiser.
And I await the time chagwa goes to jail
There is time for everything. I foresee bwana Chitotela shaving this year.