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To Swindle Old Lady Fails
By Monica Kunda
An old woman of Kalunga Lueti in Senanga has exposed a deal in which the
administrator of her late son's estate attempted to swindle her out of
money.
Namukolo Kabuta narrated that when her son who was working for Zamtel died,
Nyambe Mwiya of Limulunga in Mongu was chosen administrator of the estate.
When Mwiya got K2, 325,934.400 as the first instalment, he gave Kabuta K2,
325,934.40 representing her 10% share. When she asked him if there was any
money remaining, he told her that there was nothing more.
The woman then decided to go to Zamtel and check how much money had been
allocated to the Estate.
At Zamtel she was given a Memo from Ndola indicating that a cheque which
shows that both the father and the Mother of the deceased were supposed to
get K2, 325,934.40 each as their share from the first instalment but the
money belonging to the father was not given to him because his names were
not written correctly.
Instead of writing Kasita Namwaka it read Kasita Nawaka and the cheque was
sent back to Zamtel.
The widow was then given K16, 281,540.79 as 70% of the first instalment
money including the children's share.
When the cheque belonging to the father came back, the administrator
together with the nephew Caster Namwaka took advantage and changed Kasita
Namwaka to Caster Namwaka who later got the money.
When Mwinga heard that she approached Mongu centre for assistance on how she
could get the K2, 325,934.40 of the father. A call out was issued to Mwiya
so that he could give his side of the story.
Upon receiving the call out, Mwiya told the old woman that he would flee to
Kaoma so that he was not questioned.
Mongu paralegal officer Joe Mulafulafu then called Mongu police officers to
assist him make sure the man did not run away.
The police under the Victim Support Unit told Caster and ordered him to
bring the K2, 325,934.40 by August 26 failure to which he would be arrested
and charged with theft. |
