Justice Mumba Malila is a notable justice from the Supreme Court Zambia and has been practicing as a judge for a long time. In the past few weeks, the testimony given by the Justice Malila has become talk of the town. In this testimony, Justice Mumba Malila discussed about the numerous corrupt practices and wrong doings. Out of the various cases, one of the major cases was related to Dr. Rajan Mahtani. Dr. Mahtani is a noted businessman in Zambia with numerous successful holdings. Some of his top companies are Mahtani Group of Companies, Finsbury Investments and Finance Bank Zambia. Dr. Rajan Mahtani is also known for his charitable and philanthropic activities. Despite his contributions for the development and growth of the nation; Dr. Mahtani is often the target of conspirators. The testimony from Justice Mumba Malila iterated a similar scenario. In this testimony, Justice Mumba Malila claimed that the case of 2012 in which Dr. Rajan Mahtani lost was motivated by several political undertones. According to the testimony, the decision making was influenced by external forces and was against the interests of the public policies. Justice Mumba Malila was the attorney general during that time and he made several requests to the tribunal to make the case null and void. However, no such requests were entertained.
Dr. Rajan Mahtani has always maintained an ethical and transparent business practice over the course of his 30 years of business practices. However, he continues to face conspiracies and fake charges. The testimony is a clear explanation of the various hardships honest businessmen like Dr. Rajan Mahtani continues to face. While the testimony is a welcome move from someone sitting at the top position of the nation’s legal system, much work is required from the Zambian government as well as legal system before corruption and unethical practices such as these are completely removed from the government and legal environment of the nation.