A Family in Kitwe has reported former mayor Divo Katete to police for allegedly defiling their 15-year-old daughter.
Copperbelt police commissioner Joyce Kasosa confirmed the development in an interview yesterday, saying Katete, a businessman, had been reported to police for defilement.
“Yes, I can confirm that I have a report of defilement from Kitwe about Divo Katete. He is supposed to be arrested and I don’t know if he has already been arrested. I cannot give any more details because I am not in the office, but I have that report,” she said.
When contacted, Katete said he had not received any callout from the police and that he was hearing the news from the reporter.
“I don’t know anything about me going to the police or me defiling any girl. In fact, I am hearing it from you. I don’t have any relationship with a younger girl, I am a married man. If I have been reported to the police, then I am waiting for the police to inform me,” he said.
Katete was one of the ‘rebel’ PF members during the MMD regime. He later resigned from the party and joined the MMD. In 2011, Katete contested the Nkana Constituency seat on the MMD ticket.