THE Ndola High Court has set today as the date for hearing the appeal of Kafulafuta Member of Parliament (MP) George Mpombo who has appealed against his conviction and sentence for bouncing a K10 million cheque.

Ndola High Court Judge-in-Charge Munalula Lisimba set today as the date to hear the appeal after he adjourned the matter yesterday when it came up for hearing.

Mr Justice Lisimba adjourned the matter after State advocate Nkumbiza Mumba told the court that Mpombo’s lawyer had informed her that he was not aware of the date which was set to hear the appeal.

Ms Mumba said the appellant’s counsel, a Mr Chabu of Ellis and Company, informed her through a mobile phone text message that he was not aware of yesterday as the date set to argue the appeal.

She said Mr Chabu had told her that he would travel yesterday from Lusaka to Ndola and would be available to argue the appeal today.

Mr Justice Lisimba, therefore, adjourned the matter to today.

Mpombo was in August convicted for bouncing a K10 million cheque and was sentenced to two months in prison and fined K4 million by the Ndola magistrates’ court.

Facts of the case were that Mpombo on December 18, 2009 with intent to defraud issued a cheque to Colwyn Limited in the amount of K10 million drawn on a Standard Chartered Bank account.

Mpombo borrowed K10 million from Colwyn Limited through its chairperson Terence Findlay on December 11 in 2009 and wrote a post-dated cheque in the same amount for December 18 the same year.
[ Times of Zambia ]

9 COMMENTS

Kadobi January 6, 2011 At 9:15 am

ba mwisho mwebo ngeyo suit mwaya kufwalamo iyabeka nama stripes bushe teyamu Federal? so mwisho if u lose the apeal will they start counting the 2 months now or back-dated to august?awe ba mwisho mulebwesha inkongole elyo muli ka bank acct kulashamo akanono filya fine pantu muli ino mpindi tulimo ba mwisho ificitika fingi.Ilyo ishina lyaba judge ati Munalula Lisimba lyaumfwika kwati lyakwi Lamba so I hope balamicitako ifyabukaya.mucifungo temusuma mwisho pantu imwe nesho imyefu mwakwatila calimo ngabamingisha mukalyati shikakula shikafika napamakufi nalimo shikalekula nampasni.kalombo mwane kalombo, twabala twapita.
BA WESU January 6, 2011 At 9:44 am

He is a victim for lambasting certain people and their actvities using bombastic English language.
KEEN January 6, 2011 At 10:00 am

Mpombo should tell us his tribe because he is not Lamba. Where does he hail from? He must be a foreigner hence his behaviour. Only foreigners have such stupid behaviours they do not care about anything
bobo January 6, 2011 At 10:52 am

Zukas for presidency of Zambia. He will bring sanity to politics and bring back discipline, rule of law and make accountability a norm for MPs, President, Judges, Civil Service.
Selako Ntambe January 6, 2011 At 4:04 pm

#4 How does Simon Zukas look like? You want Zukas as president and Guy Scott vice president?
What color is the soul January 6, 2011 At 4:10 pm

5
You racist!
equal justice January 6, 2011 At 4:13 pm

Where are the Lucy Changwe charges?

George Kunda said cases will appear before courts much quicker now.
If only the first step is taken by charging her like george.

quick and fast
equal justice January 6, 2011 At 4:15 pm

Capitalist P.ig
Are you still counting who was quicker to face justice in Mpombo and Changwe?

Some cases are forgotten and others reach court in weeks.
Sir Ben's Masters January 6, 2011 At 10:46 pm

Bakadobi namwebo katumfwapo.I shina lyabu Lisimba Munalula lya ku buloshi ku Western province.Nangabefyo twamuteni paku pyungisha umulaka wakwiulu.Ba Yawe ba mu shukisheni pamo neba kofwako benu.