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Former Rainbow party deputy General Secretary and presidential running mate in last month’s elections Dr. Cosmas Musumali has described the outcome of the presidential petition as a betrayal of the Zambian people. Dr. Musumali says it embarrassing to see how the Constitutional Court judges handled the petition filed by the United Party for National Development. He says the outcome of ...

Green party President Peter Sinkamba has lodged a written complaint with the Judicial Complaints Commission for the removal of the Constitutional Court Judges on grounds of incompetence and gross misconduct pursuant to Articles 143 and 144 of the Constitution. In his letter dated 6th September,2016 addressed to the Secretary of the Judicial Complaints Commission, Mr Sinkamba says the behavior of ...

People’s party President Mike Mulongoti has backed the decision by the United Party for National Development (UPND) to seek the High Court’s determination whether the Constitutional Court did violate their right to have a fair hearing within a reasonable time when it dismissed the presidential election petition. Mr. Mulongoti who is also a constitutional lawyer notes that a lot of ...

The Swedish and Finnish Governments have demanded that the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) pays back misappropriated funds amounting to K34 million. This follows the outcome of a second financial audit conducted by KPMG confirming the misappropriation of funds meant to benefit farmers after the ZNFU had rejected the findings of an earlier special audit Speaking at a joint media ...

The Department of National Parks and Wildlife has arrested seven suspects in the Lower Zambezi National Park for elephant poaching. The suspects are Goodson Mutepuka, Alex Chiyangi, Joswell Zulu, Kalenga Kababu, and Francis Kalima all from Lusaka. Others are Elijah Daka also of Lusaka and Ackim Palazungo, a coxswain working for Breezers Lodge in Chirundu. Ministry of Tourism and Arts ...

Veteran Politician Vernon Mwaanga has described the decision by the Constitutional court not to hear the presidential election petition filed by the UPND as a constitutional coup. Dr. Mwaanga has since demanded that the judges resign on moral grounds for gross misconduct He says the judges have proved to the Zambian people and the world at large that they do ...

The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) says the Constitutional Court acted within the law to dismiss the presidential election petition without a hearing. LAZ vice president Eddie Mwitwa has told Qfm news by telephone that this is in accordance the rules of the Constitutional Court. Mr. Mwitwa explains that the rules of the Constitutional Court are that the decision of ...

The Patriotic Front has denied having any influence on the decision of the Constitutional Court to dismiss the UPND presidential election petition. PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya has told QTV that the PF did not intimidate the judge in any way. He says the party is aware that the UPND is mourning its loss in the election and the petition ...

Forum for Democratic Alternatives President Ludwig Sondashi has described as wrong, irrational and incompetent the judgment of the Constitutional Court that the presidential petition filed by UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema collapsed due to the time limit of 14 days. In a statement, Dr Sondashi who is also a constitutional lawyer says this decision by the Constitutional Court renders their ruling ...

The opposition UPND has described as a sham the decision of the Constitutional Court to dismiss its presidential election petition. UPND Secretary General Stephen Katuka says the party has been taken by surprise by the decision to dismiss the petition without being heard. He says the party will need some time to reflect and recollect on what has transpired before ...