CHAOS AT SUPREME COURT
…Davies Mwila beaten to the ground over ‘Salt Sana’ Jibe
By DAVID KANDUZA
CHAOS and political violence shattered the serene, gated security of the Supreme Court premises on Tuesday morning, October 13, 2026, when former Patriotic Front (PF) secretary general Davies Mwila was violently assaulted and knocked to the ground.
The dramatic clash erupted just minutes after the conclusion of the Lima Constituency election petition trial hearing.
The high-stakes legal battle, which challenges the election of NRPUP Member of Parliament Kelvin Kaunda, had already drawn a highly partisan and emotionally charged crowd to the court grounds.
According to eyewitnesses at the scene, the physical altercation was ignited by a sharp verbal exchange between Mr Mwila and a suspected UPND supporters.
Tensions boiled over when the UPND cadres began boisterously chanting the ruling party’s popular political slogan, ‘Salt Sana.’
Onlookers reported that Mr Mwila, known for his notoriously blunt political rhetoric, loudly jeered back at the crowd.
He reportedly questioned how they could aggressively chant about ‘Salt sana’ when they had no food sitting in their homes.
The provocative counter-remark immediately struck a raw nerve, provoking an instant, furious reaction from the political dynamic.
Within seconds, the verbal sparring degenerated into absolute pandemonium.
A group of enraged cadres charged at the former ruling party chief, overwhelming his immediate perimeter.
In the violent scuffle that ensued, Mr Mwila was shoved, struck and forcefully knocked flat onto the corridor floor.
A visibly shaken Mr Mwila, on the ground couldn’t stand on his own untill bystanders and security interventions managed to halt the assault.
Shouts of ‘Chimenyeni!’ (beat him) echoed through the court corridors as frightened onlookers looked on in disbelief that such violence could occur within the highly secure inner sanctuary of the nation’s highest judiciary building.
The brazen public beating had sparked immediate outrage and raised deep concerns over political intolerance and institutional security breaches.
Critics and legal commentators quickly took to social media to question how political cadres managed to bypass security protocols to stage a physical assault inside the restricted Supreme Court parameters.
By late afternoon, police presence around the court premises was heavily fortified as investigations into the identities of the assailants officially commenced.
No official statements regarding arrests or the exact medical condition of Mr Mwila have been concluded by the police at the time of publication.