By GRACE CHAILE LESOETSAATTORNEY General Mulilo Kabesha has argued that the nine PF Members of Parliament (MP) whose election results were nullified by the High Court are lucky that the Speaker just expelled them from the House as she is at liberty to invoke Section 108(4) of the Electoral Process Act to declare the seats vacant.In this matter, the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) seeks interpretation of the provisions of the Constitution used by the Speaker, Ms Nelly Mutti, to ban them from attending any Parliamentary business.LAZ wants the Constitutional Court to establish whether an MP whose seat has been nullified following an election petition may lawfully attend Parliamentary business pending appeal to the same court.The applicant wants the court to interpret the provisions of Articles 72(h) and 73(1) (2) and (4) of the constitution.But Mr Kabesha contends that Article 72 speaks to instances when a Parliamentary seat can be declared vacant and none of the permissible provisions include the […]
ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS SPEAKER COULD HAVE DECLARED 9 MPS’ SEATS VACANT
