Faith Munthali, the newly elected Member of Parliament for Mafinga South, is critically ill at Isoka General Hospital following what her family and political allies describe as an abduction — an allegation that has sent a shock through the new parliament.
Munthali was among the MPs elected in the 13 August general election. According to accounts raised publicly by fellow politicians this weekend, she was allegedly abducted and later found in circumstances that left her requiring urgent hospital care. The claim has been amplified by former officials demanding a full police investigation.
What is confirmed: Munthali is admitted at Isoka General Hospital and is described as critically ill. What is not yet established: the circumstances of how she came to harm, who is responsible, and whether the allegation of abduction is borne out by evidence.
The case lands in a country already raw from a disputed election, a treason prosecution and the killing of a former minister in a security operation. Civil society figures have called for calm and for investigators to be allowed to establish facts before the case becomes another front in the political war.
Lusaka Brief will update this story as police and hospital statements become available.
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