CHITAMBALA APOLOGIZES FOR MISSING TWO COURT DATES.

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CHITAMBALA Mwewa, a well-known vlogger, took the initiative to appear in court yesterday to circumvent arrest on a warrant and offered apologies for missing two previously scheduled court dates.

The 55-year-old businessman told Lusaka magistrate Kawama Mwamfuli that he was sorry for having failed to attend court twice.
Mr Mwewa said the first time he missed the court session, he had another matter at the High Court but on the second date, he merely forgot.
"As mundane as it sounds, I forgot and I sincerely apologise. and I sincerely apologise," the vlogger, who was places on bench warrant, said.
This is in case politician Chishimba Kambwili is charged with unlawfully assembly, an offence allegedly committed in January 2023 in Lusaka.
Mr Kambwili denied the charge before magistrate Kawama Mwamfuli and several witnesses have testified against him.
But when it was Mr Mwewa’s turn to testify, the netizen never showed up at court twice, prompting the magistrate to issue a bench warrant against him on November 4, 2024.
On Tuesday, the court was informed that the arresting officer, Steven Chongo, has not executed the bench warrant against Mr Mwewa, who was again absent.
The magistrate then ordered that Mr Chongo appears in court yesterday to explain why he had failed to arrest the vlogger.
Yesterday, Mr Mwewa was in court before the arrest warrant could be executed.
A police officer, Michael Matafwali, explained that Mr Chongo was in Solwezi and that the bench warrant was not executed because Mr Mwewa’s lawyer had assured police that he would secure his client’s court attendance.
The magistrate said she found it “very odd” that her bench warrant order had been disobeyed by police were reported to have met Mr Mwewa.
“No, am seeing the witness [Mr Mwewa] for the first time this same day, I only met his lawyer on that day,” Mr Matafwali said.
After being asked to explain himself, Mr Mwewa apologized.
“The first time I was supposed to appear in court, I had another matter in the High Court which ran concurrently with this matter. I was then given December 19. I was supposed to appear, as mundane as it sounds, I forgot and I sincerely apologise".
"I have no defence but just to say, am sorry and am ready to testify”.
Magistrate Mwamfuli gave him a benefit of a doubt and revoked the bench warrant.
“This is the very last adjournment, this case has taken for more than a year”. The case comes up in March.
(Mwebantu, Thursday, 9th January, 2025)

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