This week a court sentenced a wife of Frederick Chiluba to a three-and-a-half years imprisonment after chief resident magistrate, Charles Kafunda, found her guilty on five counts of failing to account for properties suspected to have been stolen.

The lawsuit was suing the wife of the Zambia president who faced three counts of failing to account for properties involving US$188,000 suspected to have been stolen or unlawfully obtained, and one count of failing to account for a motor vehicle in her possession.

Among the charges there was the one which involved the misappropriation of a Toshiba 61-inch color television set suspected to have been feloniously stolen or obtained. Besides, Regina also failed to account for K474 million suspected to have been stolen.

According to Kafunda first lady failed to account for these properties during her defense which he described as inconsistent. He noted that instead of casual explanations without proof she should have been more transparent in her transactions. As for Regina she claimed that she was running a number of businesses involving cash.

Zambia’s first lady was taken away from the court building to Lusaka Central prison.