NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili yesterday laughed off a Daily Nation story which suggested that his rallies in Solwezi flopped, saying he actually brought the town to a standstill.

Meanwhile, a Zambia Police Service handwriting expert, Thomas Phiri, has told the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that the disputed signatures on documents which were allegedly filed at PACRA in relation to Mwamona Engineering Technical Services Limited were signed by Kambwili.

Speaking to journalists shortly after appearing in court, Monday, Kambwili said Daily Nation and the PF should continue lying to themselves.

He said PF had the confidence of a cockroach.

“I don’t think there’s anything to talk about except to laugh at the Daily Nation who reported that our meetings in Solwezi were a flop. Keep on cheating yourselves with PF. Keep on giving yourselves the confidence that you have, Ku bwaiche twale eba ati confidence ya lupemfu. Because ulu pemfu lwa lishiba ati taba lufwaya but palya pene muli lwaisa pita no tina (When we were young, we used to say ‘confidence of a cockroach’. Because a cockroach knows that it’s not wanted but it will still passes where you are without any fear). That’s the confidence that PF is having,” Kambwili said.

“Our meetings in Solwezi were very successful. It is actually your President who was told by the intelligence that balekuwela and he never held any meetings in Solwezi. My meetings first and foremost, Solwezi came to a stand still. The evidence of the pictures are there. Our meetings were very big so keep on lying to yourselves. Mule yumfwisha bwino (you’re just flattering yourselves).”

Meanwhile, a Zambia Police Service handwriting expert, Thomas Phiri, has told the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that the disputed signatures on documents which were allegedly filed at PACRA in relation to Mwamona Engineering Technical Services Limited were signed by Kambwili.

Phiri, however, admitted that his report did not conclusively say that it was Kambwili who signed the said documents.

In this matter, Kambwili is alleged to have forged a ‘no change return’ form with intent to deceive PACRA by purporting to show that it was genuinely issued by Mwamba when in fact not.

In the second count, he is alleged to have fraudulently uttered the said document to PACRA.

And in the third count, Kambwili is accused to giving the false document to a registrar at PACRA which caused the said public officer to do something which he ought not to have done.

When the matter came up before Lusaka principal resident magistrate David Simusamba, Phiri said on November 25, 2017, whilst on duty, he was handed over several documents relating to Mwamona Engineering Technical Services Limited.

He said the documents included; company forms, list of board of directors, resolutions of board of directors, random signature spacemens for Kambwili, his wife Carol, his son Mwamba and Sampa Kambwili.

Phiri said this was for purposes of ascertaining who should have taken part in the writing and signing of the disputed signatures .

He said after analysing and making comparison, he discovered that the signatures purported to have been signed by Sampa and Mwamba did not match, “however, the disputed signature alleged to have been signed by honourable Chishimba Kambwili matched the signature random samples of honourable Chishimba Kambwili.”

In cross examination by the defence lawyers, Phiri said it was Kambwili who signed but admitted that he did not see him signing the said documents and it was up to the court to conclude.

He said that he didn’t even know Kambwili.

He further admitted that his report did not conclusively state that Kambwili was the one who signed.

Phiri added that he did not know whether Carol, Mwamba and Sampa Kambwili had ever disputed to sigining the documents.