Former Finance Minister Katele Kalumba has appeared before the Lusaka Magistrate’s Court on a charge of seditious practices.
Lusaka Resident Magistrate Webster Milumbe explained the charge to Kalumba but did not take his plea because consent from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to proceed with the prosecution was not yet available.
Kalumba, 74, of Tambolola Palace in Chiengé District, is alleged to have uttered seditious words between August 1 and August 13, 2026, at an unknown place in Zambia.
According to the allegation, the remarks were published on Dr Katele Kalumba’s Facebook page and were directed at President Hakainde Hichilema.
The State alleges that Kalumba accused the President of failing to protect citizens with differing political views and referred to alleged abductions, deaths and other incidents ahead of elections.
He is further alleged to have warned against election rigging, stating that people would rise if the election outcome was manipulated.
When the matter came up yesterday, State prosecutor Samuel Zulu informed…
