We don’t have integrity in courts, charges Malanji
By Darious Kapembwa
JOSEPH Malanji has lashed out at the Constitutional Court saying people will lose confidence in the courts following nullification of his election yesterday on grounds that the former Kwacha PF member of parliament did not have a grade 12 school certificate.
He has vowed to recontest the seat and win adding that he would also take the nullification of his election to the Judicial Complaints Commission.
The Constitutional Court upheld the nullification of Malanji’s election as Kwacha member of parliament bringing the number of annulled polls on the Copperbelt to two after the court last week nullified the election of Bowman Lusambo as Kabushi PF member of parliament.
Reacting to the development, Malanji charged that the nullification of his election was an attack on democracy.
“This is how you can see that we no longer have courts. We don’t have integrity in the courts. This will force people to lose confidence in the courts,” Malanji charged. “The same court ruled in the case of Nkunika versus Nyirenda that matters of eligibility do not count after seven days. Yet the same court nullifies my seat under similar circumstances. By this ruling, the court has rendered article 52 which says matters of eligibility brought seven days after filling do not stand. I will recontest the seat and definitely win it. But I will take this matter to the JCC even if they don’t act on it, at least it will be on record and this is a challenge on you journalists to check the conduct of the courts.”
He wondered why the seat was nullified on account of a grade 12 certificate when the same was produced in court further alleging that the petitioner [losing UPND candidate Charles Mulenga] never produced any document to suggest otherwise.
The Constitutional Court has affirmed the decision of High Court judge Kazimbe Chenda to declare Joseph Malanji’s election as Kwacha Constituency PF member of parliament void for not possessing a grade 12 certificate during his re-election
Constitutional Court vice-president Margaret Munalula on behalf of the majority ruled that judge Chenda cannot be censured for determining Malanji’s eligibility to contest in the August 12, 2021 general elections as he did not possess the requisite academic qualification when filing in nomination papers in line with Article 70(1)(d) of the Constitution.
She said Malanji had a chance to prove that he had the school certificate (Form 5) at the time of his re-election but did not do so neither is there evidence on the record of appeal.
Judge Mungeni Mulenga has dissented the decision of the majority.
Your government appointed all those judges and now they have no integrity, get the f*ck outta here. He also wanted to keep his seat on a legal technicality and not that he didn’t produce a G12 certificate. We have former ministers with no sugo sure. Shame!
IT IS HIM WHO DOE NOT HAVE INTEGRITY BUT WANTS RUBBISH IT ON COURTS.
But when the same ConCourt ruled that ECL can run for a 3rd term, they had they integrity now because they have ruled against you,you are busy crying the loudest. Lets learn to call a spade a spade & NOT a big spoon!
In PF you only have integrity if you are a thief, corrupt, looter, plunderer and murderer.
RUBBISH ….YOU THINK POLITICAL POWER IS PERMANENT? NO WONDER ZAMBIANS REJECTED YOU FOR OVER 30 YRS AND WILL DO SO IN 2026, AND NEVER AGAIN TO BE GIVEN THE CHANCE………………..HON GO AHEAD AND RECONTEST, WE WILL GIVE BACK THE SEAT. WE ARE TIRED OF TRYING PEOPLE IN COURTS OF PUBLIC OPINION PERPETRATED BY ONE CHITECHI UYU……………
If the courts lack integrity, then the abhorent PF thieving dictatorship lacks much more.
What unpritables would we shower upon the PF for their numerous acts of depravity including appointing unqualified people like Malanji to be the nation’s chief diplomat?
Listen to this SWAINI. Now he knows poverty is knocking on his door, legal fees ne nkongole.
Integrity which you and ELC got away from the courts is back now.
Shemuleni bane SHAME
You have now realised how biased the concourt is but when they were ruling in favor of PF when you were in power and people were saying concourt is biased but you were refusing. When PF was in power most rulings were in favor of PF including lungus illegal third term bid but now that upnd is in power they also have to change to the ruling party.
Leeelo elyo mwamona!