Mwamba’s bench warrant further extended after failing to appear in court 

The bench warrant for Patriotic Front (PF) faction Information and Publicity Chairperson, Emmanuel Mwamba has been extended.

The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has prolonged the bench warrant, initially issued in February this year, after Mwamba, who is currently in the United States, failed to appear in court today.

Apparently, a bench warrant is a process or a legal document issued by the court itself or from the ‘bench’ for the detainment or arrest of a person in a criminal or civil court proceeding.

This relates to either in a case of contempt of court, especially when the criminal defendant is on bail or a witness under subpoena does not appear for trial, or where an indictment has been filed against the defendant.

This relates to a case in which Mwamba is charged with assaulting a police officer on June 16, 2023 in Lusaka’s Woodlands area.

When the matter was called before Lusaka Senior Resident Magistrate Trevour Kasanda, the prosecution informed the court that the bench warrant had not yet been executed.

Magistrate Kasanda consequently extended the warrant and adjourned the matter to November 28, 2025 for mention.

Mwamba is also facing another charge of disorderly conduct at a police station.