Katongo Mulenga

I had a lengthy conversation with Mrs. Maureen Mulenga the mother of Katongo Mulenga. I know a lot of Zambians are very curious to know how Katongo got involved; we cannot give out all the details until the case is finally over because of the ongoing trial. Nevertheless, we got a few things we are allowed to share with you all.

As we all know, it was June 11, 2009 when Katongo was pick up and he has been in jail since then. His mother believes without the shadow of a doubt, that her son is very much innocent. She describes him as being kind, caring, very loving, and incapable of taking someone’s life. She told me that, even when he was a teenage, her son was never in trouble. He has stayed out of trouble all his life.

So, how did he find himself in a conspiracy of murder? Well, he thought that he was helping a friend with something, but his friend had a hidden agenda (which was murder). When Katongo learned what his friend wanted to do, he backed off and told his friend and the cop (by then the cop acted as if he was part of it) that he was not going to help with anything or be a part of some crime having realized what his friend wanted to do. Unfortunately, the law enforcement did not believe it and they quickly made an arrest seeing that Katongo was backing off. At the time, he was not even aware that one of the guys was even a cop. Thankfully, there may be some evidence that will prove that katongo is really innocent.

Maureen and her son live in a small town called State College in Pennsylvania. This town has more than 90% whites, and approximately 5% blacks. She pleads with all the Zambians in the States and around the world to help her with prayers and funds (to pay the lawyer). Let us all put our help together and assist this mother and her son in need. In fact, Katongo was supposed to graduate in this coming December, but I think will graduate later depending on how things will turn out. When I was preparing to post the info on the site, we got an email from his father Derek Mulenga who is a professor at one of the universities in Florida. He told us the same things his mother said.

Maureen and Derek seek help from the Zambian community inform of funds (to pay the lawyer) and prayers around the world. They need a quite a lot of money to be able to afford a lawyer. We are appealing to everyone who has a job to help with something so that Katongo will be presented well. Whatever you can manage, even a $1.00 will make a difference. You make make your donation through our organization or via the link below.

We shall continue to keep you updated with this story. (Thandi)

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