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The Mongu Magistrate Court has convicted and sentenced former Lewanika General Hospital Accountant, Muchindu Muyaba, to seven months imprisonment with hard labour for corrupt practices involving over K42,000.
In presiding over the matter, Principal Resident Magistrate Manyepa sentenced Muchindu Muyaba, 42, of Kasima plots in Mongu to seven months imprisonment with hard labour for Failure to Declare Interest.
This is contained in a statement issued in Lusaka on Wednesday by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) acting Head-Corporate Communications, Dorothy Mzumara.
According to Muzumala, on 20th April 2021, the Commission arrested and charged Muchindu Muyaba with one count of Failure to Declare Interest contrary to the laws of Zambia.
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“Details are that Muchindu Muyaba whilst working as an Accounts Assistant at Lewanika School of Nursing and Midwifery on dates unknown but between 10th October 2017 and 13th November 2018 in Mongu District, did fail to declare interest in writing by processing three payments amounting to K42,400,” she said.
Muzumala said the three payments were made to Twakomana Business Ventures, a company owned by his wife for the supply of food stuffs to Lewanika School of Nursing and Midwifery, a public body.
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