By LUCY PHIRIFORMER Minister of Home Affairs Steven Kampyongo and his wife Wanziya Chirwa have pleaded not guilty to possession of property worth over K29 million suspected to be proceeds of crime.Kampyongo, 50, of House No. 31, Kudu Road, Kabulonga in Lusaka and his wife Chirwa, 42, a civil servant working as Chief Planner at the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Arts are facing 11 counts of being in possession of properties suspected to be proceeds of crime contrary to section 71 (i) of the Forfeiture of Proceeds of Crime Act No. 19 of 2010.It is alleged that Kampyongo between January 1, 2012 and September 30, 2021, did possess property number Lus/38467 located off Twin Palm Road in Lusaka valued at K1, 600, 000; and, property number Lus/24406 located off Lilayi Road, Libala South valued at K860, 000.It is also alleged that he possesses property number F/135/4301 and property number F/137/4301 both located in Eureka […]
Kampyongo, wife plead not guilty to possession of proceeds of crime
