THE IMPARTIALITY OF ZAMBIA’S JUDICIARY ON TEST
THE JUDICIARY IS SOCIETY’S LAST HOPE OF EQUITABLE JUSTICE AND FAIR PLAY
Safeguarding and promoting the growth of democracy in Zambia is a collective responsibility of the people with the Judiciary playing a critical role of a fair referee.
The Judiciary’s primary function is to ensure that justice is served without fear or favor.
The Judiciary has a duty of protecting its autonomy. The Judiciary has a critical duty of ensuring that the executive and legislative – arms of government does not overstep its authority and encroach on the powers and authority of other wings of government and or governance institutions.
To promote a just and fair society, the Judiciary must remain independent, impartial, and transparent in its decision-making processes. This means that judges should be free from political interference and should not allow or accept to be influenced by by external forces.
A stable Judiciary is extremely critical in promoting a just society.
The Judiciary must never bring it’s past rulings into public ridicule. The Judiciary must never be seen to yield to the invisible hand of other wings of government.
As the beacon of hope for the oppressed and weak in society, the Judiciary must protect the rights of all citizens, particularly vulnerable groups such as women, children, and minorities. This involves promoting access to justice, ensuring that all citizens are treated equally before the law, and providing effective rulings for human rights violations.
To maintain its credibility and integrity, the Judiciary must prioritize transparency, accountability, and ethics.
Judges and judicial officers must be accountable for their actions and decisions that threatens the stability of the nation.
Ultimately, the Judiciary in Zambia must resist being used as a tool for political manipulation.
The Judiciary has a duty of institutional safeguard to perform.
By maintaining its independence and integrity, the Judiciary can play a crucial role in promoting democracy, human rights, and the rule of law in Zambia.
Francis Chipili
Business and Political Analyst
So how does the judiciary maintain its independence and integrity? By giving Mr. Chipili’s preferred ruling? This whole thing of judicial independence is subjective. PF aligned bloggers have been bombarding social media with their interpretation of the law and their preferred ruling, hardly a fair way to judge the independence of the judiciary.
Whichever way the case goes, those aggrieved will cry foul. So let us wait for tomorrow, 10th December 2024, to hear the court’s verdict. Then we can give our legal opinions.
It is gross indiscipline to give a legal opinion on a matter that has not been decided yet and this indiscipline has been openly exhibited by PF and their supporters.
Ba JMC, please be mindful and respectful to those that disagree with Hakainde, because not all of them are PF. Majority are not even PF. And majority, like myself, actually did vote for Hakainde in 2021. The same Catholic priests, the same Sishuwa, the same Sangwa, the same IndigoTyrol, were all very critical of PF and moved mountains to remove them.
You were once labelled PF on this very forum on the rare occasion you disagreed with Hakainde. Does that make you PF?
Have a blessed day my Kasama friend.
But vote wisely in 2026.