HAIMBE CHALLENGES SIKOTA TO DEBATE ON CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT BILL NO. 7
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Mulambo Haimbe has challenged Lusaka lawyer Sakwiba Sikota to a debate over the Constitution Amendment Bill No. 7 of 2025.
Mr. Haimbe, who is also Lusaka Central Member of Parliament, said President Hakainde Hichilema has significant national responsibilities and is therefore not available for such a discourse.
He emphasised that the matter raised by Mr. Sikota is a legal issue, and as a lawyer himself, he has offered to take up the challenge directly.
Mr. Haimbe made the remarks in Lusaka today, underscoring his readiness to engage in a legal and constitutional debate on the proposed amendments.
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Well, there you are Mr. Sakwiba Sikota SC. Mr. Haimbe SC, Minister, has accepted your challenge to a debate, lawyer to lawyer, on Bill 7. We cannot wait to hear the legal arguments.
The ball is in your court Mr. Sakwiba Sikota. Don’t disappoint us by chickening out. It is a golden opportunity for citizens to evaluate Bill 7.
If the debate does take place, I urge both parties to speak in layman’s language. Do not hide behind technical terms otherwise you will lose us.
Media should get ready to give this debate the widest coverage.