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Former Minister of Fisheries and Livestock, Professor Nkandu Luo, has been sued in the Lusaka High Court over allegations of land encroachment, with the plaintiff demanding over K1 million in compensation and other reliefs.
Fredrick Mulomba, a resident of Chifwema in Chongwe District and legal owner of Lot 14547/M, filed a statement of claim alleging that Professor Luo unlawfully encroached on his 9.99-hectare property by constructing a wall fence, a borehole, and a cottage on a portion of the land.
According to court documents, Mulomba claims the encroached section lies entirely within his titled property—not on Professor Luo’s adjacent Lot 14548/M, as she allegedly asserted.
He said the dispute dated back to 2019 when he first observed the encroachment.
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To clarify ownership, Mulomba claimed he conducted a search at the Ministry of Lands, which confirmed that the disputed area was within his land.
The matter was later taken to the Office of the Surveyor General, which scheduled a joint resurvey of the two plots on July 19, 2023.
A Boundary Verification Report that followed reportedly confirmed that Professor Luo’s wall fence encroached onto Mulomba’s land by approximately 15.33 meters.
Despite the official findings, Mulomba alleged that Professor Luo failed to honor her promise to compensate him and to reimburse the costs he incurred during the dispute resolution.
He is now demanding: K1,000,000 as compensation for loss of use of the land, K17,000 as a refund for surveyor’s fees, and K200,000 to restore the land to its original economic value
Additionally, he seeks an injunction restraining Professor Luo from further trespass or interference, along with damages for trespass, mental anguish, distress, and loss of enjoyment and use of the property.
Mulomba is also claiming interest on all amounts owed until full settlement, as well as legal costs.
He argued that the encroachment had caused him financial losses and deprived him of access to part of his land.
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