The trial of two suspected wizards accused of being hired to harm President Hakainde Hichilema has commenced in the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court.
During the hearing, a key witness, Immigration Officer George Mwale, testified that the accused, Leonard Phiri and Mabulesse Candunde, confessed to police on November 22, 2024, that they had been hired for 43 million Kwacha to carry out the act.
Mr. Mwale further told Lusaka Resident Magistrate Fine Mayambu that the alleged mastermind behind the plot was former Petauke Central Member of Parliament Emmanuel Banda, who is said to have engaged the suspects through his brother, Nelson Banda.
Phiri and Candunde are facing charges of practicing witchcraft and possessing charms, offenses that fall under Section 5 of the Witchcraft Act, Chapter 90 of the Laws of Zambia.
The case has attracted significant public attention, with legal experts closely watching the proceedings. The trial is expected to continue in the coming days as more witnesses take the stand.
How I wish the president could shut this matter down and save the nation from global embarrassment.
Clever man this Jay Jay. The only way to get to a Bweengwa man is through Bweengwa
GUILTY! Of trying to harm His Excelency Hakainde Hichilema through witchcraft. Sentence: 50 years in a place where he cant meet HH: Mukobeko
Zambia the real Africa. How much does witchdoctor income add to Zambias GDP.
If these witchdoctors are that good, why are they not hired to solve load shedding issues or other pressing matters? Stop playing with tax payers money.
Iwe na iwe FutureZed kodi witchdoctors’ can they bewitch something outside of humans? I thought their playground is the humans. You mean they can bewitch or unwitch Kariba Dam or Kafue Hydro?
According to mythology a witch or wizard can kill person as far as Cairo Egypt while sitting in Lusaka. So why did they have to travel to Lusaka to accomplish that which they accused of as their intentions?
The Zambian mythology. “Ubwanga tabuchiluka umumana”. Meaning witchcraft does cross rivers. See why they can’t bewitch Mr…. Overseas.
The Zambian mythology. “Ubwanga tabuchiluka umumana”. Meaning witchcraft doesn’t cross
They were looking for “ichishimba”. Apparently Syakalima has it
Deja Vu ni mfwiti za thulo izi
We should tax supernatural services to raise revenue. Meanwhile has Banda changed into a chameleon, where is the accused ka
I do not understand Zambians. Something is wrong with some of our citizens. They are now blaming the victims those that were to be harmed and not those who hired. Who is supposed to be embarrassed? Those that were to be harmed or those who hired witches. Zambians at most times parrot saying that we love each other reality is that some citizens hate some citizens.
The real story could be these have been paid to lie against Jay Jay. Since they didn’t execute their mission there can only be a TARGET not VICTIM.
Musmali Liyunga
Your thought is exactly what the motive was. The government wanted sympathy from Eastern province. It failed to come. You even failed to get that mp seat. Your plan backfired. J J fighting spirit has lived on.
@Liyunga Some citizens hate some citizens? what is so strange about that? Trump hates Biden, Shebbaz Shariff hates Imran Khan, Cain hated Abel,
How can people who have been paid to lie against JJ Banda face prosecution? Twisted logic here.
Like … is this REALLY happening? Is this why there are some weirdly unexplainable behaviours amongst our political leaders in this government?
Don’t forget some people grew entirely in villages when superstition is very much part of their daily living.
It’s like someone who was born and bred in a deeply christian family…. you will need to move mountains to convince him/her that Jesus is not a Son of God and that the universe was not created by God. We see these in offices refusing tea from the TMC.
What is the TMC?
We have heard stories of someone who moves with an office chair to and fro office on a daily basis because of being too much superstitious. So this witchcraft trial is very much ‘normal’ in our current environment.
Some people have refused to move into State House
Hearsay
Why were abductors of former MP not persued and what next are we going to hear today?
Our president is so superstitious that he can’t use the Presidential plane; he can not sleep in State House. He wore gloves and face mask for more than a year after winning elections for the same purpose, superstition.
Let Mr. Hichilema withdraw this case from court so that we deal with other more important matters. This wizardry is cra..p! Is this the case they wanted to be live on ZNBC? With what value to us taxpayers? Let our church elder turn to God for intervention and deliverance.
My Zambia, those gloves were from Michael Jackson. It was Neyo who got them from the King and passed them to HH. Neyo later came and fetched them from Lusaka because HH was complaining that the MJ magic wasnt working on Zedians.
@Jerry Lawrings TMC means Teamaker, Messenger and Cleaner.
This by the looks of things has been staged just the figure of 43 Millions shows a red flag
There’s NONSENSE in Zambia. Kwati fipuba sure!
As if loadshedding and high cost of living are not enough. This is how low we have been brought as Zambians. Witchcraft?!!. We are now fo0lz as a nation under Hichilema. You come remove a villager from the Bwengwa but you can not remove the village out of him.