Man gets 3yrs for illegal connections
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By MILDRED KATONGO –

A MAN of Mufulira has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for connecting water illegaly from a Mulonga Water and Sewerage Company Limited (MWSC) pipe.
Lawrence Kalenga, 24, a former casual worker of MWSC who was charged with illegal connection of water supply and appeared before Mufulira Magistrate Akakandelwa Mufalali.
Kalenga, of C5 Kawama West Township in Mufulira, was arrested by MWSC security and Zambia police officers on May 12 this year after a tip off from the public.
He connected water supply at house number C118 in Kawama West without any authority from MWSC between May 7 and 11.
In mitigation, Kalenga pleaded for lenience as he is married with children and that he is a first offender.
“Your behaviour was so careless. The company taught you work but you used the knowledge wrongly. To deter would be offenders, I sentence you to 36 months imprisonment effective 19th May 2015,” Mr Mufalali said.

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