*About my appearance at the 9 MPs Court Cases today*
MBS23.10.2024
This afternoon at the Constitution Court (ConCourt) scheduling conference meeting of the 9 PF MPs by elections petition as raised by Mr Isaac Mwanza, I applied viva voche (verbally) to the ConCourt Judges to join the matter as an interested party. The Judges ruled that I make a written application via lawyers ideally as this is the norm.
I will therefore do like wise as I am determined to play my role in all the relevant cases so that the 9 MPs do not go to by elections. This is because I did pardon them in writing within time in the context of the matter but the deputy Speaker Moses Moyo ignored my amnesty in his ruling.
After the ConCourt scheduling conference meeting at the Supreme Court. I then escorted the 9 MPs to the High Court for their scheduled ruling on the same as petitioned by them under Judge Susan Wanjelani. As good omens may have it, the ruling was in favour of the 9 MPs and we were all jubilant.
At this point of the National geopolitics, I would rather lose my MP seat or position and go for a by elections than for the 9 MPs to do so. Not in my DNA of politics to sacrifice 9 MPs and to also subject the Nation facing financial challenges to spending colosal amount of money on avoidable by elections. It’s the reason I offered them amnesty and pardon in the first place and despite it not having been honoured by Parliament, I am still and will go the extra miles to avert the 9 by elections on the 9 PF MPs.
The need for a united front today at the courts overrode our internal conflicts which I must be proactive to state that they remain deadlocked for reasons well known by most. Notwishtsanding, today we had an external matter to deal with and together we did it.
In all honest; if true its numbers the governing UPND need to change the constitution to their liking, they don’t need to sacrifice the 9 MPs and yes the point of order that led to the ruling was raised by the UPND MP & Minister Cornelius Mweetwa. They can achieve the same numbers the need from some willing PF MPs we have watched publicly who for a few carrots dangled are so far agreeing to dance publicly to their tune. The list thus far should be good for their constitutional amendment purposes despite the public outcry against.
On our part we will not expel anyone MP for dancing to the tune of the ruling party for the same cost implications to the treasury for piteous by elections that can be caused. We will therefore leave it to the Zambians to judge in 2026 individually the PF MPs publicly crossing the floor.
As for internal PF matters, it’s another topic for another day if at all we will ever be able to resolves them from both or all factions.
Aluta Continua
Miles Bwalya Sampa, MP
President: Patriotic Front (PF)
23rd January 2024
Sampa its you who caused all this hullabaloo and wasted the State’s time and money making unneccessary rulings. What kind of leadership is this?
Thank God you never accended to the presidency, it could have been a disaster
Your reasoning is questionable
And the PF want to blame the UPND? How would a country operate when the law is not upheld? Who and what is PF given the numerous factions?
The law should be clear and Miles Sampa is driving costs that he will never bear or be held accountable to.
Miles Sampa is a lunatic that wants to drink water from the well after shitting in it. You want to appear like a Saint and yet you’re the one that caused the fiasco!
So ba Miles, what exactly were u thinking when you expelled them in the first place? What a joker you are Miles. Beats me how you even get elected!!