Mon, 03 Apr 2017 11:06:27 +0000 Whichever way you look at it, Nevers Mumba’s actions in ducking the MMD presidency after bailiffs pounced on him demanding settlement of outstanding legal fees for his contempt of court case in 2013, for reasons that he accumulated the bill while he was serving as president of the party but that there was a new structure in place which should deal with the matter were pretty brazen. And this is thanks to the bailiffs for persuading Nevers Mumba to budge (“Mumba ducks MMD presidency”, daily Nation, April 1, 2017). The former MMD president was permitted to do so but the fact that he exercised that right after wrangling with the Felix Mutai-led MMD faction for months over his determination to extend his time in MMD presidential office was telling. Prior to this, his bid to hang on to the MMD presidency through a dalliance with the UPND 5-time presidential […]
