Court clears UPND’s Gertrude Imenda of NAPSA debt

THE court has established that UPND Deputy Secretary General, Gertrude Imenda's company, Golger Enterprises does not owe NAPSA rental arrears but a company trading as Vernon Cash.

This is according to a consent judgement which was passed by Lusaka High Court judge Bonaventure Mbewe on December 7, this year.

The judgement stated that Ms Imenda sublet the premises to a Mr Vernon Daka (trading as Vernon Cash) who had been occupying and trading at the premises.

The National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) had sued Golger Enterprises for non-payment of rental arrears of K130, 770.03.

This is in respect of stand no 6976, Electra House, Cairo road, Lusaka.

NAPSA wanted the Lusaka High Court, commercial division to order the company to immediately vacate possession of the stand in question.

The consent judgement stated that the rental arrears of K130, 770.03 as at August 31, this year, claimed by NAPSA were all accrued by Mr Daka.

NAPSA and Mr Daka agreed that the matter against Ms Imenda be deemed to have been commenced against Mr Daka (the correct defendant) who has agreed to take full responsibility of the rental debt.

The judgement further stated that NAPSA and Mr Daka agreed to regularize their relationship to that of landlord and tenant.

“That the name Getrude Imenda Mwambwa T/A Coger Enterprises be replaced with the correct defendant against whom the matter shall be deemed to have been commenced and is therefore the defendant in this matter for all intents and purposes,” the judgement read.

The Court ordered that Mr Daka pays K65,385 on or before December 15 this year while the balance of K65,385 be settled within five months of five equal monthly instalments of K13,077 effective January 31, 2021 and his final instalment is payable on or before May 31, 2021.