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the company of three friends namely: Ndonji, Chiti Lombe and
Edward Chishimba, he set out to vote. That on their way, they met
Katongo who was standing as a councillor on the PF ticket. He said
Katongo told them that the Respondent had given him money for the
benefit of voters to spur them to vote for him and gave them K20
each.
He said they were later joined by Kanya, a PF youth leader, who told
them that the Respondent had prepared food for them provided they
voted for the PF.
He said he proceeded to vote for the candidate of his choice and so
did his friends. He said when they left the polling station they went
to Kenya’s house, where food was being prepared, within a radius of
70 meters from the polling station. He said his friends proceeded to
eat, but he did not, because he was not happy with what was
happening and decided to report to Emmanuel Mulenga (PW3).
In cross examination he stated that he was cognisant of the fact that
the receipt of the K20 constituted an offence, but never reported to
the Police. When asked if he had called the Respondent to confirm if
the money had come from him, PW7 said he did so, but when further
queried, he said his confirmation was based on the fact that Katongo
called the Respondent around 14:00hours, and overheard Katongo
advising the Respondent that the voting was going on well.
PW8 was Justin Mwansa, a peasant farmer of Chibao Village, Chief
Chitimukulu in Mungwi District and a polling agent for Emmanuel
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