THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has ordered police to bring Binwell Mpundu’s surety, Mulenga Fube, who is in custody, before court today to explain the accused’s whereabouts. Earlier, Magistrate Webster Milumbe issued a bench warrant against Mpundu, who is former Nkana Independent MP, for failing to appear before court in a matter where he is charged with one count of seditious practices. Magistrate Milumbe also issued summonses to Mpundu’s sureties, Fube and Christopher Kang’ombe, to appear before court on the same date and either produce Mpundu or account for his whereabouts. This is the second bench warrant issued against Mpundu by the same court. Another warrant was issued in July, but the court later revoked it after accepting his explanation and...




