Dear Editor,THE Patriotic Front (PF) has in the recent past suffered a setback. This follows the nullification of some parliamentary seats its Members of Parliament by the High Court judges.The MPs whose elections in the August 12 general election were nullified are Bowman Lusamabo of Kabushi, Kwacha’s Joseph Malanji, Nakonde’s Luka Simumba, Chimwemwe’s Allan Banda and Lunte’s Mutotwe Kafwaya, among others.The judges who presided over the election petition cases which culminated in the nullification of the seats won by the former ruling party cited political violence and electoral malpractice.The case of Mr Joseph Malanji is an exceptional one in that his election was nullified because the former Minister of Foreign Affairs doesn’t have a Grade 12 certificate.What is mind boggling is that this year’s general election resulted in a combination of more than 400 parliamentary seats and the local government seats being petitioned by the losing candidates from the United Party for National Development (UPND).The […]
MY TAKE ON THE NULLIFICATION OF THE PF PARLIAMENTARY SEATS
