Police in Zambia have confirmed that former government minister and opposition lawmaker Mutotwe Kafwaya was shot dead during a joint security operation at the residence of opposition leader Brian Mundubile, following last week’s elections.
Violence broke out on Sunday ahead of a rally in Homa Bay, in the country’s southwest, by opposition movement Linda Mwananchi, which is seeking to oust President William Ruto in elections due next year.According to RSF, at least eight journalists were assaulted and media vehicles vandalised, both before and during the rally.
A recent poll by Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) found that the scenario seen as most threatening over the next five years was “violent conflict between societal groups” — narrowly ahead of “Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon”. Both were cited by about 39 percent of respondents.
Obado and his co‑accused face the possibility of life imprisonment or the death penalty, depending on the court’s final determination.
Safari ya kesi ya uhaini inayomkabili Mwenyekiti wa CHADEMA, Tundu Lissu, imechukua zaidi ya mwaka mmoja tangu alipokamatwa katika wilaya ya Mbinga mkoani Ruvuma Aprili 9, 2025.
Ushindi wa Hichilema, mwenye umri wa miaka 64, ulitarajiwa kwa kiasi kikubwa. Alikuwa akikabiliwa na wagombea 13, akiwemo aliyekuwa waziri wa zamani wa mkoa, Brian Mundubile, ambaye alikuwa akigombea urais kwa mara ya kwanza.
A ruling is expected to be delivered on Friday, August 21, 2026, at 9:00 AM
Akiwasilisha hoja yake ya “No Case to Answer”, Lissu amesema Jamhuri imeshindwa kuthibitisha kuwepo kwa nia ya kutenda uhaini pamoja na vitendo vinavyothibitisha nia hiyo.
Kupitia Wakili wa Serikali Mkuu, Nassoro Katuga, Jamhuri imeiambia Mahakama kuwa baada ya kupitia ushahidi uliokwisha kutolewa na kuuchambua pamoja na ushahidi uliokuwa umebaki, imejiridhisha kuwa hakuna sababu ya kuendelea kuwaita mashahidi wengine.
Lissu ameendelea kupinga kuahirishwa kwa kesi hiyo akidai kuwa upande wa Jamhuri umekuwa ukiomba kuahirishwa kwa kesi mara kwa mara bila Mahakama kuchukua hatua dhidi yao.
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