LET’S DEBATECONSTITUTIONAL lawyer John Sangwa stirred a hornet’s nest when he recently proposed that the position of Chief Justice be advertised so Zambians who felt they qualified could apply for the position.His main reason for the proposal was to ensure that public confidence is restored in the Judiciary by adopting an open transparent recruitment for this important position.Of course the suggestion did not go well within the legal fraternity, with some arguing that there was already a system in place on how the vacancy ought to be filled.Their argument was that the Judicial Service Commission was in place to nominate a suitable candidate whose name would be presented to the President for appointment – subject to ratification by Parliament.And this time round, Mr Sangwa has suggested that the position of Director-General of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) should be advertised. Mr Sangwa advised that the ACC top job is advertised to avoid bringing on board people with tainted pasts and skeletons in their closets.Mr Sangwa has […]
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