Kasama High Court upholds Kambwili’s 5-month sentence

15th July 2025

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Former Roan PF Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili leaving the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court after his case was adjourned to a later date on Wednesday 8th January 2025-Picture by Chongo Sampa

Courts

Former Roan PF Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili leaving the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court after his case was adjourned to a later date on Wednesday 8th January 2025-Picture by Chongo Sampa

THE Kasama High Court has upheld the five-month sentence handed to former Roan PF MP Chishimba Kambwili by the Kasama Magistrates’ Court in 2023. In December 2023, Kasama Resident Magistrate Samson Mumba sentenced Kambwili to five months imprisonment with hard labour for expressing hatred or ridicule to persons because of tribe and place of origin. Kambwili then appealed the sentence in the Kasama High Court and was granted bail pending the hearing and determination of the appeal. However, yesterday, the Kasama High Court, in its judgement on the appeal, upheld both the conviction and the sentence. Confirming the development, Kambwili’s lawyer Kennedy Mambwe said the former MP was imprisoned at Milima Correctional Facility in Kasama. “Yes, that is the status....