3 October 2007
Ndola — A WITNESS yesterday narrated how he conducted a search to trace property and bank accounts belonging to second Republican president Frederick Chiluba's wife, Regina.
Bank of Zambia (BOZ) Ndola regional office operations manager, Moola Nayoto said during the hearing of the case in which Mrs Chiluba is accused of six counts of failing to account for property believed to have been stolen or unlawfully obtained, that he conducted a search to trace property, bank accounts and businesses which she was involved in at the time.
Mr Nayoto told principal resident magistrate, Charles Kafunda, during evidence led by State prosecutor, Dennis Simwiinga, that he searched among others, house number 54, Lewanika road and flat number 111 Collet House in Ndola and seized some items which he listed on a piece of paper.
The court heard that among the items seized, was a 61 inch Toshiba television set allegedly belonging to State House, two motor vehicles allegedly belonging to Mrs Chiluba. Also seized were documents from the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA), Zambia Export Growers Association (ZEGA), Air way bill and invoice copies from International Exports limited in England, all relating to the same TV and describing it, as belonging to State House.
Mr Nayoto, who identified the TV in court, said Mrs Chiluba also owned Lilo Investments and Mimi's Boutique.
He said he further identified two properties namely KIT 643 and 645 in Kitwe and purchased by Mrs Chiluba.
He told the court that one of the properties had belonged to a Mary Coultous of Kitwe and that it was allegedly bought at US$60,000 and paid for by Mrs Chiluba.
The court further heard that US $48,000 was transferred from Ezugha Musonda and company to Kusanga Farms Limited on a Stanbic account for the payment of Parma shop in Kitwe allegedly belonging to Mrs Chiluba. Mrs Chiluba, 44, was accused in the first count, of failing to account for possession of property known as stand number NDO/14 purchased at US$80,000 cash, which was reasonably suspected of having been stolen or unlawfully obtained.
In the second count, she was accused of failing to account for possession of property known as stand number KIT/643 purchased at US$ 48,000 cash, which was reasonably suspected of having been stolen or unlawfully obtained.
Mrs Chiluba allegedly failed to account for possession of property known as stand number KIT/645, purchased at US$60,000 cash which was reasonably suspected of having been stolen or unlawfully obtained in the third count.
In the fourth count, she was accused of failing to account for possession of a motor vehicle namely Isuzu KB registration AAT 2603 which was reasonably suspected of having been stolen or unlawfully obtained.
In the fifth count, Mrs Chiluba was alleged to have received from Dr Frederick Jacob Titus Chiluba one Toshiba 61 colour television set serial number 69140018 model no PJ98B knowing or having reason to believe the same had been feloniously stolen or obtained.
In the last count, she was accused of failing to account for possession of K474, 000,000 cash, which was reasonably suspected, or having been stolen or unlawfully obtained. Hearing continues today.
And in the High Court, the court heard Compact Disks (CDs) recorded during President Levy Mwanawasa's rallies in Kapoche constituency by-election held in June this year.
POST newspapers reporter Chibaula Silwamba produced the CDs as evidence in the case in which losing United Democratic Alliance (UDA) candidate, Charles Banda has petitioned the election of MMD's Professor Fashion Phiri.
Mr Silwamba said the voices on the CD were those of President Mwanawasa, Prof Phiri and a translator and that the CD he produced in court contained the same material that he had given to Mr Banda.
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