Lawyers in Nyirongo’s case resolve Inambao’s status
Lawyers in Nyirongo’s case resolve Inambao’s statusBy Laura Mushaukwa
Saturday August 18, 2007 [04:00]
LAWYERS in the case of former Lands minister Reverend Gladys Nyirongo have agreed to resolve the issue of lawyer Nathaniel Inambao being both state witness and defence lawyer. Magistrate Sharon Newa will make a ruling on the issue, if the lawyers fail to resolve it.
The state wanted Inambao who is Nyirongo’s lawyer to be a state witness but he refused to testify, saying he had been receiving instructions from Nyirongo in his capacity as lawyer.
This is in a case where Rev Nyirongo is charged with two counts of abuse of authority of office contrary to section 99(1) of the Penal Code CAP 87 of the Laws of Zambia.
Particulars of the offence are that Nyirongo on a date unknown but between January 12, 2006 and February 22 this year in Lusaka, being a person employed in the public service as Minister of Lands directed Daisy Mulenga M’soka, a lands officer at the Ministry of Lands to generate offer letters of land in Foxdale area.
The letters of offer were given to Walinase Nyirongo, Janet Isaac Nyirongo, Peter Kapolya, Peter Ngulube, Precious Ndhlovu, Doris Mulenga, Mubanga Muyunji, Mickey Mukubu, Mwelwa Kamfwa, Bruce Chipasha and Dingwall Hayden in contravention of land alienation procedures, an act prejudicial to the interests of the Government of the Republic of Zambia.
On the second count, Rev Nyirongo on unknown dates but between October 2006 and April 24, 2007 in Lusaka abused her position by directing Christopher Chewe, a junior technical officer in the Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, to subdivide Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines Farm F/309a in property No.L/19634/M for her and that she obtained property for herself.
The case was scheduled for ruling but it did not take off.
The matter comes up for mention on September 14, 2007 and trial on September 21 to 24, 2007.
Labels: COURTS, GLADYS NYIRONGO, MINISTRY OF LANDS
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