17/05/2025
MUSYANI FAILS TO TAKE PLEA
JAILED Social Media content creator, Elias Musyani yesterday failed to take plea in a case he is facing charges of harassment utilising means of electronic communication because consent from the DPP is not ready to prosecute the matter.
Musyani who looked humble yesterday in the dock is jointly charged with Stephen Nyirenda for collaborating in posting content on Facebook with intent to coerce, intimidate, harass or cause emotional distress to a complainant namely Lucy Shawa.
When the matter came up for plea before magistrate Idah Phiri, State prosecutor, Lewis Lewis Loti informed her that the matter was scheduled for possible plea, however, instructions in respect of count one to prosecute not been issued.
Loti asked for an adjournment to June 16, 2024 in order to obtain consent from the director of public prosecution for possible plea.
The matter was adjourned accordingly.
Earlier, Musyani was sentenced to six months imprisonment with hard labour and fined K70,000 for the similar offence where he harassed Kidist Kifle, wife to famous artiste, Elton Mulenga known as Yo Maps.
The two accused persons posted on page called High Profile Official that "She never leave my husband alone saying she is dating my husband and trying to break my home, last month I had an STI I went through my husband phone and I found messages from her to my husband taking about it."
In count one, Nyirenda is charged with obscene matters or things contrary to the laws of Zambia.
Particulars of offence allege that Nyirenda on unknown date but between February 7, and March 24, 2025 had in his person possession obscene photographs tending to corrupt morals.
Nyirenda is also alleged to have on February 28, 2025 in Lusaka jointly and whilst acting together, using a computer, system intentionally initiated an electronic communication on the same page with the intent to coerce, intimidate, harass or cause emotional distress to Rebecca Chimuka with a posting which says: " this is my husband side, am going through a lot because of her and am pregnant, I want to expose this hule."
Matter comes on June 16, 2025 for possible plea.
By Lucy Phiri
CAPTION PHOTO: Stephen at the Lusaka Magistrates' Court yesterday after the court adjourned his matter where he is jointly charged with Elias Musyani.
Courtesy: Kalemba May 17, 2025