THERE is nothing strange about the surprise decision made by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Nelly Mutti to declare the Petauke Central parliamentary seat vacant. Ms Mutti has done so, thus ignoring a petition in the Constitutional Court challenging her decision to declare vacant the Petauke seat and proceeded to notify the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to hold the by-election within the next 90 days. Speaker Mutti declared the Petauke Central seat which is being held by Mr Emmanuel Jay Banda, an independent, vacant despite her decision having been challenged in the courts of law. Speaker Mutti has since officially notified the ECZ that she has declared the Petauke Central seat vacant and that a by-election should therefore be held within the next 90- days. The Speaker’s decision, in our view should have waited for the courts to rule on the petition that was filed. From what we know, on Wednesday, governance […]
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