Magistrate dismisses State’s flight-risk claims, grants Mukandila K20,000 bail….after court records Not Guilty Pleas in Mukandila case
A Lusaka magistrate has granted Mukandila bail of K20,000 after rejecting the State's argument that he was a flight risk. The ruling followed the formal recording of his not guilty pleas in court. When the indictment was read, Mukandila told the judge he understood both counts and denied each one. The hearing took place in Lusaka on October 1, 2026.
Magistrate dismisses State’s flight-risk claims, grants Mukandila K20,000 bail ….after court records Not Guilty Pleas in Mukandila case Lusaka, October 1,2026 Here is the verbatim of the proceedings Court: reads the indictment Count 1; I understand the charge and i plead not guilty Count 2; I understand the charge and i plead not guilty Count […] The post Magistrate dismisses State’s flight-risk claims, grants Mukandila K20,000 bail….after court records Not Guilty Pleas in Mukandila case first appeared on The Zambian Observer .