LUSAMBO CONVICTED IN PROCEEDS OF CRIME CASE
The Lusaka Magistrate Court has convicted former Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo on two counts of possessing property reasonably suspected to be proceeds of crime.
The conviction relates to two properties in Chamba Valley, including a four-bedroom house, a guest wing, and other assets, allegedly acquired between 2015 and 2021 in contravention of the Forfeiture of Proceeds of Crime Act No. 19 of 2010.
Lusambo, who is already serving a jail term in another matter, will return to court for sentencing on Friday, 29th August 2025.
Laura Miti writes….
Mr Bowman Lusambo has been convicted, again. This time, it’s for possessing property reasonably believed to be proceeds of crime.
In everyday language, he had property worth K22 million, but could not show how, or where, he got that kind of money. Another way of putting it is that Mr Lusambo’s salary, and known businesses, could not afford what he owned. When asked to show where else he legally acquired the money, he could not say.
This is post is not for Mr Lusambo, though. He should be allowed to serve whatever sentence he is given, or appeal.
It’s rather for UPND Ministers, Presidential Advisers, PSes (who should not be listed as UPND but you know what I mean) and other ruling party connected.
I will keep this short.
Mr Lusambo had loads of warning. So many times, people asked how he had managed to go from dondo to velvet cake, without us seeing him pass through chitimbuwa, banzi, bread, scono and sponge cake.
His response was to essentially everyone to F off.
Back to the people listed above.
You are smarter than PF, in that you don’t burn money in mbaulas or tell the public about the cost of your wives’ perfumes.
Point, though, is that we are seeing these distressing figures in the Auditor General’s and FIC reports. That money is not stealing itself. It is not just dumbwilaling from government coffers into nowhere. Someone is taking it.
Let me end by doing something I rarely do – and hate to – repeat gossip. Let me just say that some of your names are being regularly mentioned in such dirty deals. Ati you are using power to make money for yourselves like there’s no tomorrow. Ndimwe muliko.
My question is, if that’s true, what is your plan?
How are you intending to avoid ending up where Mr Lusambo is sitting today? Or is your plan Emmanuel Mwamba, Kaizar Zulu, Jay Jay – if you catch my drift?
Was the picture illustrating the story taken today? Bowman Lusambo deserves jail. How he remained a minister in the Lungu government till its time was up is something I cannot make sense of. Here’s someone who went on a radio interview and said without any shame that if ministers steal public resources, they do it so that they can live well. Edgar Lungu never saw it fit to dismiss him at that point and to date, not one person has condemned Lusambo for saying something like that on radio.
Those who have ears, let them hear. Ms. Miti has given a timely warning to those in the UPND corridors of power. We know there are some looters in UPND and they envied PF looters. They can see what has happened to the Nato Forces commander, Mr. Lusambo, but they are overcome by greed.
Well, your time in the dock will come as sure as sunrise. As a nation we must not relent in PROSECUTING thieving so called leaders whether they are PF, former first family, UPND or whatever, until they tame their greed. In which case there would be no need to go after them.
Zambia is still a looters’ paradise. Why do think everyone is jostling for political power? It is the fastest way to riches for the whole clan. No sweat, no investment. Just look at the former first family.