CHRISTINE CHIHAME
Lusaka
A MAN of Lusaka aged 53 shed tears when he narrated before Matero Local Court how his wife got married to another man while she was still married to him.
Monde Mulongwe also told the court how his wife held a party to celebrate after a matter in which he sued her lover for adultery was dismissed by the local court as he lacked evidence.
In this matter, Mulongwe was dragged to court for divorce by his wife Catherine Kalubi aged 44. The couple had two children but unfortunately, both of them died. Dowry was paid. They got married in 1993.
In his defence, Mulongwe said in 1993 he went to his village and married Kalubi and brought her to Lusaka where he has been working to date.
He said after she transformed into a city woman, Kalubi turned her back on him and started having extra marital affairs with different men.
“I married my wife from the village, but she has now gotten married to another man. Her family even got dowry without my knowledge. She spends about two weeks home and lies to me that she goes to visit her relatives. One of her relatives who felt sorry for me is the one who came to tell me.
I even took her lover to court for compensation for adultery but the matter was dismissed,” he said.
Mulongwe said his wife was also a drunkard and that despite having another man she still went out to sleep with other men…https://enews.daily-mail.co.zm/welcome/home