SWASCO employee in court for illegally connecting 34 taps for customers By MAKOLWA CLARA MUYENDEKWAAN employee of Southern Water and Sanitation Company (SWASCO) has appeared in the Choma magistrate court charged with four counts of theft by servant contrary to section 272 and 278 of the penal code of the laws of Zambia.Particulars of the offence are that Oliver Pembele on all counts being a servant of the water utility company did steal K720 cash on September 20, 2017, November 29, 2017, February 6, 2018 and August 21, 2018 as a customer service assistant/cashier property of SWASCO his employer.When called to take plea before Resident Magistrate Selia Kanunka, the 29 year old Pembele denied all four counts making the court record a plea of not guilty.However, six witnesses among them two employees of the company and four customers who allegedly were illegally connected testified against the accused.The first witness, Mr Brian Nkomo, aged 38 who is an employee of SWASCO as customer service assistant/ cashier told […]
SWASCO employee in court for illegally connecting 34 taps for customers
