-J16- 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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