Supreme Court Judge dismiss General Kanene’s bail application

General Kanene

Zambian popular Singer General Kanene is appeal for a bail pending application for appeal was Friday morning thrown out by a Supreme Court Judge.

The Supreme Court Judge who presided on the case Albert Wood ruled that the appeal case will be heard in less than two years and there is no possibility that General Kanene whose real name is Clifford Dimba would have completed his 18 year jail sentence for defilement.

Judge Wood has ruled that Kanene will remain in custody until when his case comes up for hearing next year.

His lawyer Treshford Chali has indicated that he will appeal agaisnt the ruling to a  full bench of the Supreme Court.

“What was happening today was the bail hearing application to a single Judge but he has denied it. So the option we have is to make the same application to a full Supreme Court bench,”Chali said.

General Kanene was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment for defilement by the High Court this year.

And Mr. Chali has refuted reports that his client is on hunger strike.

“These reports that Kanene collapsed and he is not eating are not true. My client is in high spirit and he is coping very well,” Mr Chali said