WILL THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT ALLOW A MOUTH-WATERING “FOURTH” BOUT BETWEEN HAKAINDE HICHILEMA AND EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU?
A mouthwatering political bout between incumbent Hakainde Hichilema and Edgar Lungu awaits us in 2026. This bout however is at the mercy of the Constitutional Court.
Having outwitted his opponent in 2015 and 2016, Edgar Lungu lost the 2021 poll. A Box Office bout awaits in 2026.
This will be the fourth time and will happen only and only if the Constitutional Court allows President Lungu to run again.
Is President Lungu eligible to run for the fourth time? My answer is YES. Why? Because the Constitutional Court said so on three occasions in Dan Pule, Joseph Busenga, Bampi Kapalasa, Sishuwa Sishuwa and Legal Resources Foundation cases. The Court has said so in 5 cases (that is 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5).
The new case needs us to buy enough popcorn because it will be mouthwatering more than Mpali episodes. Issues have arisen: casus omissus, retrospectivity, two terms, sworn in twice, etc. All superior courts have the discretion to vacate own previous decisions. This can be done on very rare occasions. Does Article 125 (3) of the Constitution apply to the Constitutional Court?
Happy possible fourth bout Your Excellencies HH and ECL. 2026 will be epic. What a time to be alive.
Joseph Chirwa
Kasenengwa Constituency
ECL is not eligible; That ruling was done under pressure. Remember how compromised the courts were in PF time where the Judges were warned do like there Kenyan counterparts.
This was following their corrupt ruling in Kenya in favor of the incumbent?
How could they make a sober judgement than looking over their shoulders before giving judgement. During that time NOT even Judges were free to talk the truth if it was going against the incumbent.
Now they are free: If the say he was and is eligible or not eligible that will come from the books of Constitutional without fear or favour.
My worry is if it is goin to be negative: PF will not stomach it. Yet they should.
The HaCourts wouldn’t dare rule in favour of ECL standing.Who Will feed them? After all UPND/ Ha ECZ can only rig so much!!!
All institutions were paralysed by the evil ECL. All judges were under siege and now we should hope they not calling ECL for kickbacks if they rule in his favour…that is how rotten some of them still are.
We know ECL was illegally sworn in and it was not the chief justice who did. What we need is to ensure the bench respects the law and find ECL guilty of illegality and jail him for a long term because in his reign we experienced the worst violence an independent state can experience. We should actually pray that God punishes even those satanic boys like Max Choongo, commander one, Spax Mulenga who were the perpetrators so that we fully heal never to go through that again. My worry is the few rotten judges that is why a full bench is necessary.
Hired gun by ukwa alliance
Is that so so Bbola kuno?
Just because the previous judges of concourt erred in passing judgement doesn’t mean the current judges will also make the same mistake. Lungu was sworn in twice and is ineligible so those thieves waiting for his comeback are going to be gravely disappointed.
Someone can be sworn in twice, 5 minutes or so apart. According to you this equivalent to two 5 year terms, give us a break. Just admit your cowardice musimbi yebo!!!
It’s not the Con Court to allow Lungu, it’s the law to allow him or not. And having been sworn in twice, most likely he won’t be allowed, the Constitution is very clear on that one.
Well, ECL does not qualify for future elections and he did not qualify in 2021.
Imwe ba lipota behave! Mouthwatering yakuti??? Is this your way of campaigning for Lungu to come back? Its not exciting for Lungu to feature on the ballotpapers again! It is boring. If you want Lungu go work on his farm
More like this reporter should go and work in chagwa’s distillery. This article is total pf rubbish trying to create some stupid narrative!!!
WTF is wrong with us Zambians.
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Guys Lungu is a satan nyoko and a CHIKALA…..you cannot stand for a third time that’s the law… WTF is going here. Have Zambians become so stupid now that the baboons are more intelligent…..
What is mouthwatering about Lungu? Nauseating. Voetsek!!!
But what really constitutes contempt of court? This matter is in court awaiting judgement and how can one come with his mouth watering concept.New submissions have been raised unlike before where prembulating on one area was permissible.We must wait for fresh submissions and digest and be fed with final outcome.This is not time to start shunting and coming with theories that unwarranted.The rule of law is what people are seeking not your jokes.That is not ku play House kuli drama baba.