‘I WITNESSED PAYMENT OF 70,000 FOR PLOT’

RABECCA BANDA writes A LUSAKA woman has told the Magistrates Court that she witnessed a payment of K70,000 for a plot. Before magistrate Martha Miti was Fransisco Daka accused of obtaining money  from Beatrice Namwila by false pretenses on pretext that he had a plot to say when infact not. Before trial could start, Daka […]

‘I WITNESSED PAYMENT OF 70,000 FOR PLOT’
RABECCA BANDA writes A LUSAKA woman has told the Magistrates Court that she witnessed a payment of K70,000 for a plot. Before magistrate Martha Miti was Fransisco Daka accused of obtaining money  from Beatrice Namwila by false pretenses on pretext that he had a plot to say when infact not. Before trial could start, Daka told Magistrate Miti that he reconciled with the complainant. However, Lucy Namugala the mother to Beatrice Namwila said they didn’t reconcile and she wanted to know when Daka will pay back the money. The court proceeded with witness Muma Samabuyaka, 42, of Makeni East. She said in March 2019, she was at home and she received a call from Patrick Lungu that there was a woman looking for a plot for sale. She said Lungu told her to start looking for a plot and that it should be at an area where it is cheap. Samabuyaka said she went to Lilayi complex and while there she saw a poster written plot for sale and a phone number. She said she called the number and a man answered saying he was a care taker at the plot but the owner lives in Misisi and his name is Fransisco Daka. She said she called Daka and he asked her to meet with him the following day at his house. She said she when they met with Daka at his house, he told her that the plot belongs to his uncle but he was assigned to look after it. She said she asked Daka if they are going to be problems in Future and Daka said there was not going to be any problem. “What if I, Lungu and Gody Mugala look for a buyer, are you going to give us something? Daka said yes”, she narrated. She said Ms. Namwila and her mother went to Daka’s house and paid K40,000 and later K30,00 for the plot. She said Daka gave her K5,000, Lungu K3,500 and Gody K5,000 as per agreement. The matter comes up on 14 May for continued trial. The Sun