A 30-YEAR-OLD bus driver from Kanyama compound has appeared before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court and pleaded not guilty to charges of rape and abduction. In count one, Webster Machenje is charged with Rape Contrary to Section 133 of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia. Particulars of the offence allege that Machenje, on February 18, 2024, in Lusaka, did have unlawful carnal knowledge of a woman without her consent. In count two, Machenje is charged with abduction Contrary to Section 135 of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia. Particulars of the offence allege that Machenje, on the same date, in Lusaka, with intent to carnally know the victim, did take her away against...

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