Kunda says there is no law compelling parties to hold conventions in 60 days
Lawyer Howard Kunda says there is no legal provision that mandates the Chief Register of Societies to compel political parties to hold their conventions within 60days.
And Advocates for People’s Prosperity leader Mwenya Musenge has advised the Chief Registrar of Societies to engage all political players in the country before arriving at such abrupt decisions.
In an interview with Daily Revelation, Kunda who is also Zambia Wake Up Party (ZAWAPA) leader and former MMD Muchinga member of parliament, said his political party will only comply with the directive for the holding of a national convention, if the Chief Registrar categorically states, which legal provision in the Registrar of Societies Act prescribes that all political parties should go for their respective conventions within a stipulated… https://dailyrevelationzambia.com/kunda-says-there-is-no-law-compelling-parties-to-hold-conventions-in-60-days/
bakunda as a lawyer you know the returns that need to be submitted to the Registrar of Societies annually as a law abiding party. Pls avoid behaving like pf and act reasonably.
Ignorance is a sad weakness. Is it not understood that a political party is an institution which is run by strict adherence to it’s Constitution.
Therefore, a political party which is democratic must practice democracy within it’s internal systems. The most important process is conducting an election. Therefore how can one even think that asking these political parties to abide by their own constitutions is wrong.
Logically any political party abrogating the sanctity of their internal fundamental believes is a dangerous institution which will abuse the constitution of the land. This is because they don’t respect the principles that govern an entire process.
What is the point of having a constitution which can not be obeyed.