PF VOWS TO CHALLENGE SPEAKER’S RULING ON CHAWAMA SEAT
The Patriotic Front says it will support legal efforts to challenge the decision by Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti to declare the Chawama parliamentary seat vacant.
PF Chairperson for Legal Affairs George Chisanga tells Phoenix News that the party believes the ruling lacks constitutional backing and must be revisited to maintain legal integrity in the legislature.
Mr. Chisanga has questioned the timing and basis of the Speaker’s decision, stating that it contradicts earlier guidance that had allowed the former Chawama lawmaker Tasila Lungu time to attend to family matters following the death of her father, former late President Edgar Lungu.
He maintains that the Speaker’s action risks creating uncertainty in parliamentary procedures and sets what he views as an inappropriate precedent.
Mr. Chisanga stresses that the ruling disregards matters still before the courts and fails to take into account the broader context affecting the former Chawama MP. He has warned that holding a by-election in Chawama will impose a heavy financial burden on the country.
And Ms. Lungu’s lawyer Makebi Zulu says a comprehensive statement will be issued soon after the matter is studied in full.
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Correct Decision.
Go to Court, a full trial..Just like that PF case before the Hon Judge Conceptor Chinyama.
And get an Injunction ExParte restraining ECZ from going ahead with the Election. Do Proper Shopping like Akakunkubiti..
Inter Parte hearing in February, 2026.
Meanwhile the key person, Hon Tasila Lungu, is attending Court in South Africa. To come after the case has been disposed off and her father put to rest.
Ba Chisanga this is why you are not an MP. The people of Luanshya voted you out. Now you make noise to seek relevance where as a lawyer would have gone back to practicing law.
Manje imwe nchito is paroting about someone who is clearly on the run. Doesnt she has matters in court?
So has she not chosen between her own well being and those that elected her?
Tasila like the rest of her family are a bunch of klepos. In time and given the chance the courts can prove so.
Secondly, why the fuss about Tasila. In employment when you abscond for more than 14days its automatic dismissal. So what is so special about Tasila? If Makebi can come to stand for an election, why do we want to treat Tasila like some demi-iGod? This Princess air that she seems to carry is not something that should be allowed.
Chawama seat doesnt belong to the Lungu family. Its a public office free for anyone to hold.
Chisanga has a misconcieved notion of what these offices are and behaves like he isnt a lawyer.