The Lusaka magistrate court has sentenced Sports deputy minister Stephen Masumba to 1 year inprisonment with hard labour.
Masumba, who is also Mufumbwe MP, has however been granted K10, 000 bail in his own recognition with two working sureties.
In mitigation after sentencing, Masumba’s lawyers asked the court to suspend the sentence because their client had conducted himself delegently and honestly during trail.
The lawyers also said Masumba was a bread winner in the family who was also maried with children.
Principal magistrate Alfred Muma said he was aware that Masumba was a first offender who deserved liniency but that punishing him will warn would be offnders.
Magistrate Muma said Masumba needed to be handed a deserving sentence because there were many students who passed through his unqualified hands.
“As i sit here, am duty bound to protect the youths’ intellectual rights. Therefor i sentence the accused to 12 months imprisonment with hard labour effect from November 13th 2013,” he said.
Masumba’s lawyers then asked for bail which has since been granted.
By press time, Masumba was still detained awaiting moderlities into his Bail.
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