hearing former Transport and Communications Minister Dora Siliya’s application for judicial review into the findings of the Judge Dennis Chirwa Tribunal.
The matter will be heard before High Court Judge Phillip Musonda.
Ms. Siliya applied for judicial review last week.
Her lawyer Eric Silwamba filed the application for judicial review in the Lusaka High Court.
Mr. Silwamba argued that the decision by the tribunal that his client breached the provisions of the constitution was in excess of its jurisdiction as stipulated by the provisions of the parliamentary and ministerial code of conduct.
He further contended that the tribunal erred in law when it purported to adjudicate constitutional matters and pronounce itself on the provisions of the constitution.
Mr. Silwamba stated that the Judge Dennis Chirwa Tribunal also erred in law when it misconstrued the interpretation of the provisions of article 54(3) of the constitution.
He argued that the purported breach of the provisions of the constitution was not one of the allegations levelled against his client.
Mr. Silwamba states that in doing so, the tribunal exceeded its limit and statutory jurisdiction.
The Judge Dennis Chirwa tribunal cleared Ms. Siliya on three allegations.
The tribunal found that Ms. Siliya did not breach part II of the Parliamentary and Ministerial code of conduct Act.
The tribunal however found that the former minister breached the provisions of the constitution and ignored the attorney general’s advice.
[ZNBC]
Waiting!
This will be interesting. I am waiting to see what happens to the vice president!
I’m sure she must have promised Eric Silwamba ‘something’ like his favorite position….
“The tribunal found that Ms. Siliya did not breach part II of the Parliamentary and Ministerial code of conduct Act”. Already “murder” reduced to man slaughter!
#3 Eeh!
J na Nine Chale mwamona guys ifyomfulilwa ati EU has donated or given agrant to Zambia for shani shani uko?
# 6 3RqU bushe baleshita donate with closed eyes?
The government / MMD needs cash for campaigning and so this is how the EU indirectly influences politics pa Zed.
Awe naine nomba I am not happy about these moves.
Siliya nomba this Saga continues. I am also waiting anxiously.
# 6 3RqU bushe baleshita donate with closed eyes?
The government / MMD needs cash for campaigning and so this is how the EU indirectly influences politics pa Zed.
Awe naine nomba I am not happy about these moves.
Siliya nomba this Saga continues. I am also waiting anxiously.
# 6 3RqU bushe are they donating with closed eyes?
Let me enjoy my Holidays ku Poland. Greetings Bloggers and lata!!
This Siliya fimo fimo is a cup of tea pa Zed.
It appears Dorika Siliyi has lost direction and wants the ministrial portofolio at all cost. She has the money to shower the laywers representing her. The finds of Justice Denis Chirwa Tribunal was straight to the point. She breached the constitution and is lucky that she is still serving as an MP for Petauke Central. She is a disgraced upcoming politician who needs to be behave well and reform her public conduct. I pray hard day in day out the appeal for judicial review does not go her way. I dont think she read Tribunal’s findings. Dorika dont push your lucky too far.The JUDICIAL in Zambia has got teeth to bite. Its no longerbthe way it used to be pushed around by politicians. Accept the truth and reorganise your self politically. Your public conduct will always be scrutinised. I end
Iyo mayo iwe walishupa. Do you want your name to be cleaned? Mmmm! Do you want to be freed from all wrong doing? I wonder how a high court will undo what highly qualified judges in the tribunal did. Okay go ahead and undermine the tribunal’s findings. We know all about you. People’s tempers are still high….Please.. We are watching.
Imwe ba Jamaco ngefya EU mwafifunya kwi muli article iyi? Pombsoleni data tumfwe ifyo mule dandawilapo.
Give it up girlfriend – quit while you’re ahead. Breaking the constitution is a worse offence than breaching ministerial or parliamentary codes. Get a life Dora!!
Those who think George Kunda will be dealt with are cheating themselves. The man has thrown his law profession to winds. He sings the MASTER”S VOICE. Its not the GK from Ndola we used to know. The man speaks in CAPITAL LETTERS. That is African politics to survive and to be seen to be loyal and hardworking. The King has to be told all sorts of good stories or things. Something pleasing to his ears. Forgive ba George, his drunk with power, he needs our prayers, he no longer goes to the house of worship. Telling lies and defending wrong doings is order of the day in our Zambian politics. The list is endless, we had man of God Nevers Mumba who left his flock wondering in the wilderness, Katoloshi, EK the list is endless. Even MPs what happened to those who claimed fake qualifications its…
Dora Siliya has got every right to seek judicial review. She has got every right to clear her name and no one must say otherwise because she is practicing her rights.
Mr. Silwamba states that in doing so, the tribunal exceeded its limit and statutory jurisdiction.
I trust Mr. Silwamba knows what he is talking about. Lets wait and see what comes of this review.
Dora, don’t worry about what a few bitter individuals say, you have every right to do this. All the best.
“The Lusaka High Court has set May, 26 and 27 as dates for hearing former Transport and Communications Minister Dora Siliya’s application for judicial review into the findings of the Judge Dennis Chirwa Tribunal.” so what?
#12 Dongo na fimo fimo as tax payers in theEU it hurts to see money go to the winds just like that. If this happened in one of the EU countries Kunda should have resigned. It doesn`t matter whether it has been reduced to ” manslaughter” or not. As a vice president he publicly supported Dora when he should have been one to say we are going to let the law take it`s course. By the way I like Dora. Love her boobs! I mean it in English please!
#12 J! Opps shouldn`t be saying this! lol!
She really wants her position back. I hope Judge Musonda will act professionally. Will wait.
#13 It`s the job online here ka!
Just exercising her rights under the Zambian constitution. Who cares?!
jungle law at work pa zed!!!
Ba 3RqU, I have just gotten the point now. So the worry is that EU funded the tribunal and therefore Dora should not seek judicial review. Meaning that it must not have been EU to fund the tribunal because Dora was going to seek a judicial review and therefore the blame should now be on William Harrington for bringing up the whole issue. Furthermore, Kunda should have resigned because he supported Dora who is now seeking judical review because she feels the tribunal errored. Thus far she does not have a right for any appeal. Interesting. Or what is it that you are talking about?
I wish you well Dora. You meant well in Zamtel evaluation of assets. My wife works in Zamtel as Accountant. This company Zamtel may close soon if GRZ is closed up. You opened up the minds of many who remained closed. Viva Dora. Zamtel has to be sold quickly.
Just a heap of legal jargon….but in a laymans languange this is all b.u.l.l.@#$%!!She has already been found guilty what else is there to prove??
Dongo you got your knickers twisted there mate!
Dongo sorry! Didn`t mean to post that! Blimey. I think I am tired now.
Mwanalisa Syndrome how are you.you know i lost myself control yesterday because of this tribal Maestro.I was very suprised to read about the discriminatory remarks the mmd is trying to bring, in order to stop Sata from standing in 2011.Where they are talking of a presidential candidate having a degree now.All this targgeted at Sata because he is a threat to them.So i was very unhappy to read,and seeing this Maestro talking like that i just had to tell that tribalist the truth.
we surely shall wait and see
This Dora also just wasting her money.Just concentrate on other things and forget about issues that are not heading anywhere madam. Infact you will just make matters worse and find yourself in prison ka.
LETS WAIT AND SEE
Watching and wondering….
Then wat. U will bounce bak as a minister again or now its about money, i cant get the logic in the final result after we find that the learned Judge erred.
well, we wait and see!
just wondering as I watch..
Waiting to hear the outcome, since the president has not even opened page 1 of the Tribunal report. Atleast He is busy exploring His new hobby of travelling.
3RqU “Dongo you got your knickers twisted there mate!” I am not surprised. I am kind of used to seeing such quality of arguments – typical of LT bloggers. Meanwhile, have a lovely day.
Ba Dora,. Let sleeping dogs lie
BA LT WHY CANT YOU INTRODUCE A SUBSCRIPTION FEE LIKE THE WATCHDOG SO AS TO DETER SOME OF THESE USELESS BLOGGERS LIKE 3Rqu,PERHAPS THAT CAN MOTIVATE THEM TO START DOING OTHER THINGS,ITS SO DIGUSTING AND OF COURSE IRRITATING TO EVEN SMILE THEIR COMMENTS.LOOK AT PEOPLE LIKE MAESTRO HE IS NOW TRYING TO LOOK FOR EMPLOYMENT THROW BLOGGING.THE CHAP IS ALWAYS ADVERTISING HIS QUALIFICATIONS,PLEASE BA WEB MASTER DO SOMETHING BEFORE WE RUN OUT OF SPACE.
Siliya has had some social failures like being single uptill now. she wanted to something out of all the dealings. I hope time will judge her, let her go ahead and embarass the two top chaps, mabe she want to spill the beans now
Why not just fire who ever was invloved and stop wasting public funds on this Dora fimo Fimo. I am tired.
ba honey wasup sweet heart
Red lips Dora, why cant you just go and leave us alone, we are tired of the Red lips. The Red lips look like that fish they call ati bwanji, someone please help ,
44 Ghost dog, Sweetie , iam fine long time ka,
# 44 Ghost dog, my man , did you miss me ?
Greetings bloggers, so Dora’s case is still going on? I thought she got away with a narrow escape by retiring. It was quite a reasonable decision she made.
Ati shani 3RqU, where is the EU story? Let me browse thru…laterz
#41 Telubuli ulo sure. I personally think 3RqU is a cool blogger. He doesnt talk trash like….unless u just have beef with him from a different thread?
Mulishani ba Nine chale, mwalifumwapo ka picture ka ninsh te..yashani..Hows Germany?…….Ba Honey howzit..wonder where Ba Moze is today?
Greetings to all the Bloggers.
As for Lady D, we will be waiting………………….
#50 Nkuka , hi my dear, how are you
#30. Chewe the virgin. I am fine, thanks. Sata is giving them goose pimples.
Ah…..the dora fashion show is back!
was it a one man tribunal??
Dora has every right to appeal for Judicial review. Even before she appealed, I personally felt the tribunal indeed made a mistake by making judgment on something it was not asked to do. She is winning the case. Tribunals admit hearsays but courts dont. Whether you hate her or not, thats her legal right
Some of you bloggers on this site are so naive that all you think of is insulting others instead of using this site to discuss things objectively and constructively. Its really upsetting to see how low we who atleast use the internet and are also expected to be literate to be behaving like this.
Dora, please!
Escape from Dora Siliya tribunal, senior judges worked tireless, but will wait.
She can go to hell.What is she trying to prove.
Pride is not power. Dora is full of 5hit!
Yo ba honey I missed you big time,you know ho much I dig you…later dear.
#50 Nkuka, ndifye bwino, shani naimwe? Nomba nati umwana atushe…it’s my time around. Is that your boy/girl? Looks very cute.
Dora is playing a losing battle. There is no way juniors will rubish the findings of their seniors, I mean supreme ourt judges sitting on the tribunal. If Dora has money to spend lawyers will milk her completely and leave her naked.
Dora has lost public confidence already, trying to make her way back to the ranx will be disserster for the party, the tribunal did its job, how come silwamba questions there jurisdiction??? abuse of office is abuse office lets face it!!!! let fitting zambian take up such positions.
Again Zambians are taking the Dora Siliya issue personally. What type of docile citizens do we have in Zed. People who can analyse beyond what they read or hear in the news! Zamtel needs to be privatised for those in urban & rural areas to even have access to quality fixed landline & broadband Internet access. Again those in the know are happy cause attention has been diverted to Siliya instead of a vital issue at hand and that is of privatising Zamtel. What a travesty and a huge disappointment.
#49 Nkuka, “#41 Telubuli ulo sure. I personally think 3RqU is a cool blogger. He doesnt talk trash like….unless u just have beef with him from a different thread?”. How about the post on #28 “Dongo you got your knickers twisted there mate!”
Unnless we are blind we can say we are on the same side with you. So check why someone has come out like #41Ghost Dog before ukukonkluda in such a manner.
Hhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! Why do people talk to theselves on here under different names? Dongo you have only shown me that you are an Afric ati shani filya? The post you are banging on about was immediately followed by an apology. Abena Africa awe. Imwe!
#49 kununka, maintain ya swagger ,I wasnt talking to you ,why should you start runnin miles on me,you runnin ya mouth like a runnin nose on digital.would you mind putting yaself in check before we smash the f**k out of you.if you dig 3rqu and his nonsense then you might as well do him.If you talk sh!t am right on ya throat.Next time know how to talk to Ghost Dog a.k.a “Digital Smoke”,ya all both know I aint giving a f*ck on no one else,either maself,cause am already f**ked up.am more dangerous than ever…
I watch and see……………………………when I speak ,momentum is the rule.
when I come ,in the night can the wise speak………
Dora Siliya , at Campus we saw a minster she become Dora ,she is.
Whoaah!
this is the return of the story of Dora the Explorer, with the ‘red lipstick ‘ trade mark…
Thought the ‘saga’ was over and out!
Hi Ba ghost Dog,
greetings.
kale mwee!
Oooops!
sorry, I forgot ,naimwe Ba Wise fimo fimo,
Hi and greetings.. Its been a long time…
#68 mwebasunguwesu, sorry I did not notice that you apologised, as umusungu. Sorry.
Go, go, go MP Dora Siliya and your lawyer Eric Silwamba. I wish you all the very best in this case you have put up for you have lived by your words which you indicated earlier on.
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When we work, we work; when we play, we play.
30 Chewe … you nonentity save to 53 monalisasyndrome, can you behave yourself. The fact that you are dull is not my fault. You are let down for behaving like a photocopier instead of being original in innovation. Your jealous of my LT Award including my tact and leadership on the Internet is not taking you anyway. Instead of panicking to bring my good name down, just ask me to teach you how to be a great person. For a start, stop insulting and join real SDA church members in following God’s commandments and the rest will be added unto you (see Matthew 6 vs 33 of the Holy Bible).
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When we work, we work; when we play, we play.
And the legendary patriotic Zambian Ngoni warrior Prof. Patrick Mphanza Mvunga LLB UNZA (Zambia) , LLM (Harvard) , PhD (London) is representing the people while Mr. Silwamba Eric Suwilanji, LL.B, Advocate (Dec. 1984) is representing the plunderer Nullity Dora Siwiliya. Let the legal battle rage on!
And by the way, Prof. Patrick Mphanza Mvunga LLB UNZA (Zambia) , LLM (Harvard) , PhD (London) was Silwamba’s lecturer at Unza, he also taught High Court Judge Phillip Musonda.constitutional law at Unza. One wonders what the boys are up to trying to challenge the don in his domain. For them, its clearly a mission in futility.
Zambia needs serious prayers, at the rate things are going we need Go’d’s intervention in our country. Witnesses that testified against the minister were fired, the Chief Justice also said he cannot protect witnesses, the PF Presidential candidate is soon to be disqualified from standing if the discriminatory law is passed. As much as i personally appreciate degrees i strongly think performance is a much better quality and this discriminatory law is being passed at a wrong time. If indeed it’s a matter of encouraging analysis then this degree requirement should be extended across the board to apply to MP’s who make and pass laws, Permanent Secretaries, Town Clerks and all Government and council workers apart from clerical staff. The UPND presidential candidate is being threatend by MMD
cadres, Father Bwalys has been fired, the Post has been threatened of closure, MMD MP’s who offer ed objectivity have been dropped. Soon the blogowners will also start receiving threats . If the finish Sata project on Watchdog is true then that’s also a sad reality Where are we headed to in Zambia and where is the freedom of expression, who is going to fight for the voiceless in Zambia. Lord Jesus deliver our nation from every evil, send a Moses who shall deliver us from all the oppresion in our nation. God bless Zambia.
Mrs steven bwino bwanji ,chali kale mwee,greetings to you and ya family too.
I felt the tribunal gave ‘Pretty Dora’ a great break. They ignored a lot of stuff that was wrongly done. Now she is really pushing her luck. Lawyers will f**k you even when you r dead. Erick is doing exactly that as he has smelt the loot from Dora. I do not see the tribunal finding reversed at all. Infact this is when the S**t hits the fan!!! Mark my words. Dora is mearly opening a can of worms for herself and her sponsors.
#83,
Thanks Ba Ghost Dog.
Family is lakka.
Gday.
Bloggers , for the life of me I cant understand why you do not want Dora to exhaust her legal avenues. Come in , they will either uphold the previous ruling which will prove you breached the constitution or overturn, which in essence will mean that the tribunal erred.