FBZ, under the chairmanship of Rajan Mahtani, has presented the ZIALE award to the top graduating individual at ZIALE for honouring the memory and legacy of the Steven Caution Mwaba Malama SC, who died on 8th June, 2012. The Finance Bank will be presenting this award every year to the student who succeeds for the admission to Bar at the first attempt.
Malama SC was a known lawyer and a distinguished member at the Bar and Law Association of Zambia. He was a pioneer together with Mr. D.C. Katongo, Mr. L. Lubamba (who are now deceased) and some others who are alive even now, in influencing the government of Republic of Zambia to legislate for merger of two different Bars- the Barristers Bar and the Solicitors Bar into one Bar to which all the lawyers in the nation could affiliate. He was a proficient, competent and a professional individual, whose legacy when put in the practice of law is documented in several cases that are reported in Zambia Law Reports.
Womba Silumbu Kandondo received the award this year for being the best student at ZIALE. William Nyiredra, the Finance Bank’s Board Member, presented this award to the Womba, on behalf of Rajan Mahtani, the chairman of Finance Bank Zambia.
The ZIALE award is a long-term award. It will be presented at the LAZ Gala Dinner annually by FBZ. The director Nyiredra said in the inauguration presentation that the prize money for this award is K15,000 and is accompanied by a plague engraved in the name of the receiver. He also said that Dr. Rajan Mahtani would have loved to be in the inaugural presentation but due to other duties he asked him to have the privilege and honour to make the presentation to the derserving student.