National Democratic Party leader Martin Lukato

22 Jul

Lukato sues over family graves

ObserverNational NewsChisinzi village, Lukato sues over family graves, National Democratic Party leader Martin Lukato, phase 2 of the Katima Mulilo- Kongola Water Supply Project

Staff Writer National Democratic Party leader Martin Lukato, the head of Chisinzi village, has filed a lawsuit against EMS Contractors, a local construction company, for allegedly violating the graveyard where eight of his family members are buried. Lukato is suing the contractor for N$400,000 for disturbing his family graves in Chisinzi village, Zambezi region, in 2017. “It is on the foregoing premises that the defendant is liable to the plaintiff for the payment in the amount of N$400 000 for violating and damaging the plaintiff’s family graveyard,” reads Lukato’s court documents. “During the year 2015, the Defendant was contracted by…

04 Jun

Lukato drags town council to court

ObserverNational NewsKatima Mulilo Town Council (KMTC), Lukato drags town council to court, National Democratic Party leader Martin Lukato

National Democratic Party leader Martin Lukato has taken the Katima Mulilo Town Council (KMTC) and resident Doreester Mwangala Chasunda to court over a property dispute. According to documents filed at the High Court of Namibia in 2021, Lukato Is claiming that in 2009 the town council transferred ownership of his property, without his knowledge to Chasunda. “During the year 1989 Plaintiff (Lukato) was the lawful occupant of then Erf 736, now Erf 796 New Look, Mavuluma, Zambezi region, which property was allocated to the Plaintiff (Lukato) in his capacity as a police officer of the Ministry of Works in Katima…