The tribunal set up to probe allegations of abuse of office and corruption against Communications and transport minister, Dora Siliya, has stalled.
The tribunal which was expected to begin receiving submissions on Monday morning could not proceed with business because members of the Civil Society have not yet hired a lawyer.
The civil society is party to the petition against Ms. Siliya.
Transparency international Zambia Executive Director, Goodwell Lungu has asked the chairperson of the Tribunal, Judge Dennis Chirwa, to adjourn the proceedings for another 48 hours to enable the civil society to find lawyers.
However, the adjournment of the proceedings displeased both Judge Chirwa and Ms. Siliya’s lawyer, Eric Silwamba.
And Judge Chirwa who is the Chairman of the Tribunal said he does not have powers to send Ms. Siliya on sabbatical leave or suspension pending the hearing of the allegations against her.
Judge Chirwa and Mr. Silwamba said the powers to appoint and disappoint a minister are the prerogative of the president.
They were responding to concerns by petitioner, William Harrington’s lawyer, Bonaventure Mutale, who argued that Ms. Siliya’s continuation as minister will render the tribunal as a sham.
Mr. Mutale said it is undesirable that Ms. Siliya continues as minister when the complainants in the tribunal have subpoenaed her subordinates to testify against the minister.
The tribunal has been set up in accordance with section 13 of the parliamentary and ministerial code of conduct after complaints by Mr. Harrington and 10 non governmental organizations.
Ms. Siliya is among other issues, accused of not following procedure when awarding contracts to an international firm to value ZAMTEL assets before the company is privatised.
here we go again! only in Zambia! what a waste of tax payers money. the cheapest thing do would have been to fire Dora the explorer and we all live happily ever after!
Fire Dora for what?
Viva MMD Viva RB. If it hurts go and cry.
bust your 2 ma ball kwana iwe
we wont cyr and we wont leave Zambia,
What a question,are you a Zambian?You dont know why dora silly yah should be fired?Who the hell do you think you are any way,nimwebo batulyemo?Viva what,who?If you are a patriotic Zambian you must be ashamed of yourself becouse the time is coming to put the bad cretures in jail.So you better keep your sticking mouth shut.No one is untouchable.
Agree with you. You dont just fire someone just becoz some of these chaps worship Mmembe and think the Post is Gospel truth. What a batch of comedians…they want a tribunal and are not even prepared. they even request Dora to give them correspondence ….I thought they had all the facts. The Post sucks! and i wish these fououols could use thier thick skulls to think not to worshio me and fred my engel. Go huung
Y should we cry when there is nothing to cry for, RB is the one who is going to cry. wooo
people people pa zed we need leaders that a straight en en can fast such delays are a waste of money en time i leave in a foreign country where such issues a worked on in days thus why will never develop fasting corruption when u a corrupt its impossible!!!!!
Complain en complain corruption is rooted to the people fighting it coz them are the nes corrupt so the whole system is died thus why my country zed can not develop i leave in a developed country for studies only en i pity my country man(leaders) who take years en years to sort out one issue. our leaders a corrupt hence fight corrupt is killing the innocent pipo.geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
What a shame! Will Zambia ever be saved? Umutima uku kalipisha, mwe bantu!
Too bad
delays are good for lawyers……
It wont. The girl has the blessings of the most powerful man in the land. Viva MMD.
wat s e x
What nonsense is this?
i wil be interested when a tribunal for the falling kwacha, abnormal meali meal prices and mine closers is set up!! not wasting resources and energy on a tribunal that was set up to shut the people up & stop them from preying further!!! i mean the government even supports it !!
people think about it!!!! if this so called tribunal was not benfical to the people in power could they have allowed it……………….?
The Civil Society needs 48 hours to find lawyers and these lawyers will be ready for the hearings? How much time do these lawyers need for them to get ready?
I hope this will not lead to a waste of tax payers money.
I think these Civil Society are really useless , just fond chewing donor money. They knew about all this long time ago. Just good at talking and did not even believe this will happen and how do you really expect a lawyer to be ready in two days over this case. they should just stop wasting people’s time and money and stick to their NGOs..am digusted
Chinondo, these fellows never anticipated that the Presidency will ascent to the tribunal. They were expecting a tribunal in six (6) months!
YOU DONT EVEN NEED A LAWYER FOR THIS TRIBUNAL THING….JUST GO IN THEIR AND GIVE THE FACTS. A LWAYER TO DO WHAT?
YOU JUST STATE YOUR GROUNDS AS A LAY PERSON . TIME WASTERS. TYPICAL PF KAPONYA WAY . HARRINGTON , POST ET AL SHOULD GIVE EVIDENCE AS THEY HAVE IT.
Time will tell………………………………………
Dora and MMD are doomed those cerebrating her wrong doing and Nyamasoya have a very short lifespan. Its temporal, the long arm of the Law will catch up with them. Who new that Chiluba and his clonies could end up as… God only knows if they are real pastors? Only time ll tell for real.
I don’t think so my friend..with this civil society who still can’t find a lawyer. Dream on. Dora is really prepaid and just see the body language in the picture. She will walk free..these NGOs are disorganised ..it is all talk as usual
Even Regina Chifunda Mwanza Ciluba used to look hot, but time will tell if Dora’s looks will her in terms of the law
The lady is too nice for RB to fire her. Look at her and you will see what am saying.
This is not a platform for insults. Wher do you hail from. Hell??
Nora mwana wandi which side are you anyway.You yourself were do you hell from.Are you Dora,s sexual partner.Let people comment the way they feel like.If you are not comfotable go to nyama soyas web or shut up. ULIKAPUBA AYI? ITS A QUESTION
Iwe Nokwechinyo, do you like kapenta milomo ne chiduku ? I have plenty for sell in my brothel.
Looking at her i see a fat chunk of rotten meat
There we go….another non-starter. This will go nowhere looking at who supports who…..SAD
People surely how can you suppose that an MoU is a contract when there is a huge condition attached to it. Let the insane lawyer jump on this band wagon of losers to just redicule himself. I wonder if any are that mad.
Let justice prevail…iam only wondering why this whole thing will again have to drag for some moretime until it cools down. How did levy quickly pick that his minister (gladys) was wanting? cant RB do the same sure? drop her and when shes found innocent re-appoint her or send her into foreign mission, what ever. The fact that RB & GK have craving interest to defent Dora, makes me suspicious. I personally dont trust this govt anymore. MMD doesnt have the people’ s interest at heart. not me i dont need them but the poor man in the village will feel it after this term of office. sad!
Cracks in the justice system showing already..
Dora looks great in here.Ni chi mama zoona
Only problem ni red lipstick.. Maybe its an addiction. But she looks all rounded up , healthy and happy too!!
Red lipstick matches with her red handbag. She looks hot. I wouldn’t mind.
Live up your dread dreams guys!!!!
Civil society memebers are also not clean. They abuse resources and are getting rich in the name of working for justice. What we need is a total shake up of all sectors of our society.
Lawyers are even among the worst in terms of corruption. The media is not an exception.
Now you are talking,jazzie you are collect. Look Mutembo he is a lawyer,Membe from the post. We are remaining with the clergy but nabobene mwandi i doubt.Who is going to save us.what a country.
yes its up to us the so called ordinary people that have to mount pressure on the so called representatives. we need a critcal mass of citizens not just a few individuals. we all have to stand up and say no to this kind of gabbage.
She looks great. I wish I could get some.
me too!
iwe ka LT why blocking my comments
LT stop misbehaving mwana
I am glad to hear that many Zambians are waking up to the reality of life. Our currency is going down due to Copper…says Rupiah. Know that Malawi and Tanzania are doing fine though they do not have copper mines. Their currency is prospering even competing with the dollar and Euro. Shame on us Zambians who claim to be educated people and yet we fail to understand how the economy works. America is busy building her economy and our economy is going down and nothing is put in place to protect it. I am ashamed of my own country!!!
It is unbelieavable all the fussthat is being made about Dora. The only reason that this case as seen the light of day is because of the smear campaign by The Post. Shes has drawn the rath of Mmembe simply bcos she took a strong position against Zambian Airways in which the Post has a 30% operation and stands much to lose. As a director of both the Post and Zambian Airway’s Fred Mmembe know he will be found culpable once the veil of incorparation is lifted. There is not much to Dora’s case, so it is no wonder that a befitting lawyer can not be found to take a case against. Fred and the Nchito’s as lawyers should know that ‘he who seeks equity must come with clean hands’. Justice for…
And the circus continues!
Its funny, you mean the Civil Society didnt know that they needed a lawyer?.Please learn to prepare yourself adequately.This is shameful and waste of time.
DORA SHOULD JUST BE FIRED IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT ANY DELAY OR QUESTIONS
SHE HAS GOT ALL SHE HAD WANTED. UKUYAPWILA UMULILO PAMAKASA YAKWE.
STOP WASTING OUR MONIES
Dora looks delicious in that blue suit but she must have butterflies flattering in her belly. I hope she’s innocent, she looks too soft for the prison walls.
I did know that oyu also have X-rayed eyes,actually she has countless ugly tretch marks all over her belly.
and how dd u know that?
Let the Sillier Minister step down for the period of the probe>. It is common sense.
Red lipstick looks cute today ! Zambians like talking nhuh……!
Which lips are you referring to exactly Miss Daisy? We women have two pairs, both of which look stunning in a carefully selected colour of lip stick.
u think its only good to send soldiers to jail.and these civilians are enjoying their cecaus
#1 & others who support stealing;do U really care for this Country?.Can U tell us which geographical position is Cyman Island,and how Dora made contact with RP Capitols without you and me knowing ?.Pipo of Zambia,DO NOT JUST BE CADRES with senseless heads,these things you support today will haunt you tomorrow,& the effects will trickle down to your Children.Its very appaling to see MMD Cadres harassing Pipo who want to help us stop the rot.Look at the Mines and what is happening on the C/Belt.Dont sell your Country,please..please.Most of these Cadres are Uneducated & from Compounds who do not understand a thing!
It is just a matter time,water will dry up in the large pond Dora is swimming today and she would have no where to go.
After all the hullabaloo of the last few weeks and the multitudes of lawyers in Zambia, the donor-funded civil society have been unable to hire a lawyer. Could it be that the lawyers they have consulted have studied the case and decided that it has no merit?
balya indalama nafutii yaba!!
balya indalama nafuti yaba!! uluse kuli ifwe fwebalipila tax.