Sun, 19 Mar 2017 13:26:29 +0000 By ANDREW MUKOMA AND CHINTU MALAMBO OPPOSITION UPND in Southern province has charged that it is wrong for people to blame opposition lawmakers for shunning President Edgar Lungu’s parliamentary address on Friday morning. And the affected MPs are ready to fight if Ms Jean Kapata dares them for a fight at Parliament on Tuesday, whether verbally or physical, according to their spokesperson Katuba MP, Patricia Mwashingwele. Livingstone District spokesman Neto Halwabala said that UPND MPs should not be held accountable for their decision because that is the stance of the party. “UPND MPs are not answerable to PF, but to the people of Zambia from their respective constituencies. “As UPND we are worried with PF’s failure to understand simple constitutional matters on governance. You don’t need to be a law student to understand the privileges and constitutional right of the member of Parliament (MP),” he said. This was […]
