Banda was later arrested in June this year and charged with the non-bailable offence of aggravated robbery relating to the theft of property worth 12,000 kwacha ($430; £340) in 2015.

Emmanuel "Jay Jay" Banda, an independent MP since 2021, fled from Chipata Central Hospital in August while awaiting a court appearance. He had been admitted to the hospital under police guard ...

Independent MP Emmanuel Banda went missing from the capital city Lusaka in the early hours of Saturday morning in unclear circumstances. He resurfaced late on Sunday night at a farm in a town some ...