Popular Politician Sentenced to Death by Hanging For Killing His Security Guard During A Clash With Girlfriend
Popular Politician Sentenced to Death by Hanging For Killing His Security Guard During A Clash With Girlfriend
A Zambian politician has been sentenced to death by hanging after he was found guilty of first-degree murder.
Keith Mukata, a prominent MP for Chilanga under the United Party for National Development (UPND) shot and killed his security guard, Namakambwa Kwenda, on the 6th of May, 2017, at his law firm in Lusaka.
It was reported that the deceased was attempting to separate the politician from a fight with his girlfriend when he angrily shot and killed him at close range.
On Wednesday, the Lusaka High Court Judge Susan Wanjelani sentenced the politician to death by hanging, under Section 200 of the Penal Code Chapter 87. While his girlfriend and co-accused Charmaine Musonda w...