Africa-Press – Zambia. More money transactions have surfaced in the murder trial of former Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) Director General Guntila Muleya, who was killed on July 23, 2024. Mr. Muleya was allegedly murdered by two police officers, a civilian, and IBA accountant Francis Chipyoka
Testifying before the Lusaka High Court, State witness Nunel Mulenga has told the court that a payment of over K549,000, allegedly meant for the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA), was prepared on July 24, 2024, a day after Mr. Muleya’s death. He said the payment was prepared by his then supervisor Peter Hambiya while Mr. Chipyoka was attending a meeting in the boardroom.
Mr. Mulenga’s testimony follows that of Sydney Mfuya, IBA Head of Procurement, who earlier told the court that a K400,000 transaction to Veriedian Dynamics was disguised as a statutory payment to ZRA.
Mr. Mfuya said the company is owned by Samuel Dokowe, one of the accused persons in the murder trial.
Mr. Mulenga further testified that he became suspicious after questioning the earlier payment and was told IBA owed ZRA over K7 million.
He however says days later, during a forensic audit at IBA, he discovered that the bank statements used by auditors differed from those previously given to him by Mr. Hambiya.
Source: Diamond TV
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