Lusaka ~ Tuesday, 26 July 2022
By Brightwell Chabusha
Former first lady Mrs Esther Lungu’s Lawyer Makebi Zulu has said the matter involving 15 flats “belonging” to the latter is “done.”
Mr Zulu told the press today that it took just a simple search at the ministry of lands that showed to say the property is for the former first lady.
He said the said search shows that “if we are able to do that simple investigation, they should be able to do better than us.”
He disclosed that DEC demanded for the disclosure of the planning authority to which the legal team objected to.
“The next thing that happened is being written to say give us a planning authority. We don’t think DEC is an authority that should be asking for planning authority. We said we can’t give you that. Moreover, you have access to the local authority, go and check for yourself if there is the planning authority,” he said.
“And that we expect them to do. We expect thorough in the manner that they investigate. We don’t expect this to be witching, we expect them to do a good job as regards to this. And we hope that they will do a good job.”
He said he was happy that the former first lady availed herself at DEC.
“We have told them our part and we hope it is not a witch-hunt where they will start going from place to place to look for something wrong,” he said.
“In any event, there was nothing wrong so we are happy that we have come and we have settled this matter. For us we consider this matter settled. Unless there is witch-hunt then they will come back to us.”
Mrs Lungu, who was accompanied by her husband Dr Edgar Lungu and her daughter Hon Tasila Lungu was today appearing at the Commission for questioning over her 15 flats in Lusaka’s State Lodge.