Sat, 25 Mar 2017 09:44:50 +0000 Editor, Under Act No 2 of 2016 which is the amended Constitution of Zambia, Parliament means the President and the National Assembly (Article 266). Now, how do these constitutional office bearers assume office and function properly without a duly elected President, or can it function without one and remain a complete Parliament? I say so because opposition members of Parliament have repeatedly boycotted President Lungu’s appearance in Parliament giving reasons that they do not recognise him as the President of Zambia. However, what boggles my mind is why President Lungu is only not recognised as a member of Parliament while he exercises his executive functions as Head of State and Government and Commander-in-Chief of Defense Forces under Article 91 (1) (2) of the Constitution. In ordinary debates of the House, opposition members of Parliament address fellow members who are in-charge of Government Ministries as Honorable Ministers and yet these […]
