LUSAKA Magistrate Faides Hamaundu has convicted and sentenced former director of Kafue Gorge Regional Training Centre (KGRTC) Kaela Siame to two years imprisonment with hard labour for abuse of authority of office. Siame was facing nine charges of abuse of authority of office. In count one, particulars of the offence were that on September 17, 2016, in Chikankata district of Southern Province, Siame being a Director of Kafue Gorge Regional Training Centre abused his authority of office in approving an application for a subsistence allowance in respect of Mwaba Marimba to attend a training of trainers seminar as part of the Africa Network of Center of Excellence in Electricity in Abidjan, Cote d’ Ivoire, knowing very well that the same...

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