By GRACE CHAILE LESOETSAUPND’s attempts to block Constitutional Amendment Bill number 10 of 2019 from being debated in Parliament has again failed.This was after the Lusaka High Court dismissed Monze Central MP Jack Mwiimbu’s application to direct the Speaker of the National Assembly to stop deliberations in relation to the bill.In this case, the leader of the Opposition in Parliament had applied to commence judicial review proceedings against the decision of the Speaker, Dr Patrick Matibini to allow debate on Bill 10 to continue.Mr Mwiimbu had contended that the Bill lapsed on June 4 this year and cited Attorney General Likando Kalaluka as a respondent.Mr Mwiimbu’s lawyer, Mr Mulambo Haimbe argued that there was clearly a question as to the procedural propriety.He said there was no legality and reasonableness in the manner in which the Speaker proceeded to make the impugned decision of June 24, this year when the Bill had lapsed by that date.However, […]
UPND’s attempt to block Bill 10 dismissed
