POLICE in Kabwe have arrested Patriotic Front (PF) Bwacha ward councillor Saidi Chibwana for allegedly issuing two cheques worth K10 million on an insufficiently funded account to retired Zambia Army Brigadier-General, Patrick Mulwanda.
Central Province police chief Simon Mpande confirmed the arrest of Mr Chibwana who issued two cheques of K5 million each last month this year contrary to section 33/1 of the national payment system Act number one of 2007.
“I can confirm that Councillor Chibwana of house number 6 RD7, new Ngungu was arrested on February 27, 2010 after he issued two cheques to Brig-Gen Mulwanda and he will today appear in court for this offence,” Mr Mpande said.
He explained that Brig-Gen Mulwanda reported the matter to the police after he discovered that the two cheques had bounced at the Finance Bank branch in Kabwe.
[Times of Zambia]
i honestly expect him to know better that bouncing a cheque is criminal. good luck though ba saidi.
#1 Hear say – its no longer hear say that PF leadership is fool of dis honest chaps, even G Mpombo whom seems to be Pf supporter is caught up in the same. How can you issue two cheques without Money in your A/C, it sad. Lock them up!!!!!!!!
I would really love to see a list of the people that have issued hot cheques in Zambia in the last six months. I bet the list is long but why did they just pursue Mpombo and Saidi ? Something doesnt seem right… RED CARD
I think many people are pursued though the two, Saidi and Mpombo have received media coverage. Why not use money transfers instead of cheques. ‘When you pay it will show’
Imwe a Mwadya Mweka Daddy MMD even the government has issued a cheque which bounced in history even after 2007. Then what? Ataa cheap politic yapa Zedi. Anzanu bapanga ndalama imwe busy kalijo mulomo usilu bati. Zambian behave like there is no sound leadership in the world from where they can emulate.
WHITE RIBBON ,LOCK THEM UP!!!!!!
Definitely Saidi deserves what he got. If it was a case of oversight, at least one chk should ve gone thru. This was clearly intentional.
And when has bouncing cheques become a crime … oh wait a minute its a PF guy.
I Live in Kabwe and have seen how this SAIDI guy used his own resources to campaign for SATA in the last election,he used his personal Car and I now fuel and bear to to the campaign, all this has made him Brock.
Politics is a gamble, you spend all you have hopping you rip big!
tHIS IS COMMON OCCURENCE IN zAMBIA. yES ITS pf AND THE LAW MUST DEAL WITH HIM, BUT DOES NOT ONLY APPLY TO OPPOSITION MEMBERS. wAIT WHEN mmd IS OUT OF POWER HOW MANY OF THESE CASES WILL COME PUBLIC.
This is an interesting coincidence – Bouncing K10M cheques. Yilio bad!!