Wed, 14 Jun 2017 10:48:54 +0000 By OSCAR MALIPENGA SPEAKER of the National Assembly Dr. Patrick Matibini has referred Mr. Hakainde Hichilema’s prima facie case of contempt against the office of the Speaker to the Inspector General of the Zambia Police Service Kakoma Kanganja for investigations and possible prosecution by the Director of Public Prosecution Likando Kalaluka. This is in a case in which on Tuesday, March 23, 2017, the Mast Newspaper published an article which contained disparaging remarks against the Speaker. Based on the article, Mwansabombwe Patriotic Front (PF) member of Parliament Rogers Mwewa, raised a point of order asking whether Mr. Hichilema was in order to demean Dr. Matibini and the House by his disparaging remarks as reported in the Mast Newspaper article. Kawambwa PF member of Parliament Nickson Chilangwa also raised a point of order asking whether Mr. Hichilema was again in order to continue making disparaging and contemptuous remarks about the […]
