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Muhabi Lungu cannot claim to be the national secretary of the MMD-Kaingu

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MMD Vice president, Michael Kaingu
MMD Vice president, Michael Kaingu

MMD vice president for politics, Michael Kaingu has charged that Muhabi Lungu cannot claim to be the national secretary of the MMD because his election is null and void.

Dr Kaingu has submitted to the court that the order granted by the Lusaka High Court to restrain the MMD from convening a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting that saw the election of Mr Lungu as national secretary was lawful as such, Mr Lungu was illegally holding the position.

Dr Kaingu and MMD vice president for administration, Brian Chituwo have asked the court to cite party leader Nevers Mumba and others for contempt for disobeying a court order after going ahead to hold a NEC meeting that elected Mr Lungu.

Dr Kaingu requested the court to sustain the application to have Dr Mumba and 34 others cited for contempt insisting that deputy national secretary, Chembe Nyangu was the right person to be served with the court order.

Mr Nyangu last week opposed to the application by Dr Kaingu and Dr Chituwo asking the court to strike off the matter on grounds that it was irregularly taken to court and that nobody gave the two the authority to sue the party in their capacities as vice presidents.

But in his affidavit in opposition to notice of motion to raise preliminary issues on notice of motion for an order of committal filed yesterday, Dr Kaingu said that the order of April 27, 2014 granted by judge Eddie Sikazwe restraining the MMD or its agents from convening the NEC meeting to elect Mr Lungu was lawful, as such, his election was null and void.

He stated in his affidavit he swore on his behalf and that of Dr Chituwo that it was not in dispute that the order of the court was served on Mr Nyangu on behalf of the MMD but Dr Mumba and others decided to go ahead with the meeting.

Dr Kaingu said the request by Mr Nyangu to have the matter thrown out was misplaced and misguided because Mr Nyangu acting as a representative of the MMD was the right person to be served with the order on behalf of the party.

He said that it was not legally tenable to serve or show a copy of the order of the interim injunction on Mr Lungu and other contemnors as they were not the defendants in the main cause.

He said the order was served on the alleged contemnors on the same day when the NEC meeting was convened hence waiting until Monday would have defeated the whole purpose of the order of an injunction.

18 COMMENTS

    • The meeting was a mere continuation of an earlier adjourned one which Dr Kaingu and his colleagues attended.This meeting was therefore to finally conclude the business earlier started.Claiming this meeting was illegal is being insincere.The other point that has me baffled is that The two vice Presidents and Dora Siliya were earlier invited to attend the meeting as NEC members well before the meeting was to take place on Saturday.The meeting was moved to Sunday because of the burial of late Dennis Liwewe which took place on Saturday.What this means is that these fellows had all the time to get a Court Injunction well in time before Sunday.Why did they choose Sunday which as is known is a non working day???

    • Kaingu,as you call your self made failure,please leave the party in peace and not in pices.Which economic stable are you.Just think well how you will pay back the demonic money you got from Kabimba the witch and try to bring up your children which God gave you in a godly way……..try to go for by election and see if you can win again…

    • Declaring Psalm 91 and the blood of Jesus over Dr Mumba, family, New MMD and Zambia. No weapon fashioned shall prosper including witchcraft, Jesus defeated everything 2000 years ago.

  1. ManChild Kaingu.A sad state of affairs.Wonders shall never end.Why has Kaingu really sold his own soul to the devil?this child in a man’s body surprises even the politicians in his league.

  2. Does this past politician Kaingu really want Reconciliation?.I don’t really understand why he fricks on Dr Mumba being a Party President.Maybe it’s to do with darkness and night really don’t mix.

  3. How could have MMD won elections with people (I refuse to call them leaders because they are not) like Kaingu and Chituwo. I had different perception of Brian before. I hope Sata is not also surrounding himself with such kind of people around him, anyway he already has Mangani. I supported Kaingu over Iris’ issue but now am beginning to think the man lacks leadership and integrity that for now let him resign from politics and take a sincere reflection of his life and politics.

  4. Kaingu please spare Muhabi, he has a lot to explain about the Anvil Video.
    If you recall Nevers was Vice President when the mines were sold for a song.
    Muhabi as the MMD ” CEO” let him deny that MMD owes Zambians and explanation.
    At least apologise for deaths and suffering to Zambians for the Vandetta COPPERGATE SCANDAL.

  5. This is all NONSENSE. How can MMD sue itself? Kaingu and Chitubo should have sued as private individuals – not in there capacity as Vice Presidents of MMD.

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