Thu, 02 Nov 2017 10:08:49 +0000 By Chikumbi Katebe IT is a serious misapprehension of the law to suggest that there is an appeal against the decision by the Constitutional Court to dismiss the 2016 presidential election petition, said Lusaka lawyer Hobday Kabwe. Mr Kabwe said it was mere figment of imagination suggest that there was a presidential petition before the courts which had the potential to nullify President Edgar Lungu’s election as the winner of the 2016 general election. He said the Constitutional Court was the highest court in Zambia and there was no legal action that could overturn their decision. He said it would be criminal to suggest that there was no Head of State, which could just be an instance for the promotion of lawlessness that would not be without consequences. “This is a serious apprehension of the law and it is not something that can be looked at reasonably by any […]
