Dr Sishuwa Sishuwa Zooms in on One of ConCourt Judges Now Studying Constitutional Law
By Sishuwa Sishuwa on X
A ConCourt judge, Mweetwa Shilimi, is now studying constitutional law at UNILUS, meaning he is currently interpreting the constitution without the requisite qualification for appointment:
specialised training in constitutional law!
To be clear, there are four judges that Hichilema appointed to the Constitutional Court. These are Mweetwa Shilimi, Kennedy Mulife, Mudford Mwandenga, and Maria Mapani-Kawimbe.
Out of these four, three took part in the case involving the dreadful Bill 7. These are Shilimi, Mulife, and Mwandenga. All the three judges saw nothing wrong with Bill 7. In contrast, none of the four judges who declared the Bill as unconstitutional were appointed by Hichilema.
Do I need to say more? For Shilimi, I am still surprised that he even accepted the appointment to serve on the ConCourt as Deputy President given that his area of celebrated expertise is in corporate and commercial law, not constitutional law.
In fact, even the Law Association of Zambia refused to support his appointment on the basis that he does not meet the qualifications to serve on it, namely specialised training or experience in human rights or constitutional law.
I am aware that Shilimi is currently studying for his master’s degree in constitutional law at the University of Lusaka, but this is something he should have done before he was appointed to preside over the interpretation of the constitution.
Now tell me, if Shilimi already had any proven experience in matters of constitutional law, why would he enroll for a course that offers what he supposedly already has?
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No, Sishua. You can do further studies to enhance your knowledge in an area you already have requisite qualification for the job. You are so petty with your jaundiced opinion.
sleep, eat, shit HH – don’t you all get bored?
Is Mr. Sishuwa an academician or a politician? The man is always talking about politics but never about politics but never about his profession. Infact, the man talks more than the politicians themselves, and one wonders if he really does his work well as a lecturer. Maybe he should also enrol for political science at University so that he can continue with his political comments day in day out.
The comment on his qualification is important here. We understand, (don’t know for sure) that this lecturer is a historian but he writes on law, governance and economics. There is no evidence of him having studied any of them, and arising from this, he is disqualified and no wonder he is constantly misleading himself!
Shilimi is a fraud. He is not a constitutional lawyer but specialized in corporate law. Imwe ma cadres you have a problem. Qualifications for constitutional judges are clear. State Counsel John Sangwa clearly highlighted on these issues.
Edgar lungu appointed the following with no constitutional law qualifications: 1. Annie sitali 2. Martin Musaluke 3. Mathew Chisunka 4. Mungeni Mulenga. So your narrative is laced with hatred of the justice shilimi
Shishuwa has lost it. Objective of postgraduate study is to enhance one’s knowledge of an area they’re already involved in. If he had participated adequately in evaluating postgraduate applications, especially in more practical fields than history, he’d have seen this from candidates’ cvs
It is always advisable to appoint someone more competent in the specific field. How did he find himself there, morally he could have excused himself. Shame