Judges have hundred days in which to decide on the record number of election petition cases that followed the September, 20th polls.
To this effect the Chief justice, Ernest Sakala has urged the men and women of the bar to expeditiously dispose off the cases.
Justice Sakala, who described the record, petitions as unprecedented, appealed to the judges, to treat the cases with utmost urgency.
And Justice Sakala has proposed for the relocation of certain petitions to their areas of origin to cut on costs.
He said this when he officially opened a meeting for all high court judges to brain storm on the election petitions.
The meeting is under the theme Disposal of election petitions within the statutory period.
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That is being a leader of the bar my Lord
But deal with ZIALE as well
BaJudge Sakala bena liT. He doesn’t want to apologise like the other T of a soldier.
Sakala, I hope you are not speaking under pressure from above. Why, expeditiously? Is there an order to restore the proportions in parliament quickly, boss?
I dont seem to forget that it was judge sakala who denied a well-intended greeting from president sata in the house God (church), a place of reconciliation. If sata was at that time so disgusting to great even in the house of God, then i dont see how you are working togather now. I am sure your concience is eating you justice, unless you have non. Sorry, we forgive but it is difficult to forget
Ba Sakala, Chiipa chi SATA mwine, I think ichicheve chami SATA!
A pillar of democracy is an INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY.
How can a deadline be given? Let’s say the case is complicated and
facts need to be found? Does the judge just make a rulling to meet the deadline?
Allergic, think about it. The lag in time between inception and delivery is what brings about the opportunity for fraud. If you look closely at efficient systems one of the main features they share in common is the short space of processing time between any two milestones. I think it is in order to begin to provide a quicker squeeze to avert chances of corruption! I support the CJ.
NO 6 you are a fool you need to educate your self further on the importance of time in this error,it is said justice delayed is justice denied you fool, all across the land everything is timed and people have to be serious to meet the timing, eventualities are there excusable for extension of time and not WHAT IS SEEN IN ZAMBIA WHERE SOME CASES LAST FOR EVER IN THE NAME OF WAITING OPEN YOUR EYES ARE YOU FROM WESTERN P
But speaking about needing to educate “yourself”, it’s one word not two.
and it is “in this era” not “in this error” educate yourself no.7. what has western P got to do with this?
Sakala, tell the judges who the petitionwinners will be, that way they dont have to waste time concentrating to listen to poitnless evidence. They can then quickly making the ruling as directed………this can all be over and done with in a matter of days.
…lets learn from the way the commissions of enquiry are proceeding. the president tells the chief commissioner what the reccomendations should be. A team if formed, gets their allowances, sits around the relevant regions of the country, then hands the reccomendations back to the president. Simple.
Interference with the Judiciay! Is the biggest threat to Zambian democracy. Not just with this Government but with every past administration. We will never progress has a nation until another independence (of the organs) is archieved.
Chief Justice stand up as you did in the Church – why humble yourself now. By the way, I found Chief Justice Sakala’s stance in Church to be deplorable for a Man of his status.
Watching their momentary marriage of convenience, you can`t help but conclude that “Hate they say is akin to love “or if you wish, “a thin line between love and hate”. Candidly, in his heart of hearts,Sata has not gotten over (as he never easily does), the altercation he had with Mr. Sakala in Church. Mr. Sakala must beware that, MCS will use him, to meet his ends, and in the end chew him up and spit him out without thinking twice about it.
How can it possibly take longer to resolve a few petition cases than the 90-days needed to completely transform Zambia and put more money in everyone’s pockets?
Or…. maybe the judges need to think about what they are doing?
(Btw – is this 100 days from now or 100 days from Sept 20?)
Great! in that way the opposition can gang up against PF to further reduce their numbers in parley.
Judges told to clear elections petitions in 100 DAYS, BY WHO? Are the out comes of these judgements going to be free and fair? Why put pressure on judges?
no 7 chaosim
You have just condemned a fool and at the same time displayed your foolishness by singling out out Western Province. So you are both FOOLISH THEN….WA–BE– BO……LO
Your worship, are you aware that some cases have gone up to Five(5) years just waiting for judgement? With everything done.
Your worship do something about your honourables. It is not a sin anymore to say that they are CORRUPT. You don’t pay your case accumulates dust, you pay it is expediated with lightening speed.
I thought there is no room for insults in a public space. Reference to western province was completely foolish and reprehensible, but we should not descend to the level of that mentally-challenged writer at no-7. What happened to civilized standards of debate, without insulting the whole province.
Why nah 90 days?
There should be time limit to everything. Moreover, CAP 13(27)(1) states “An election petition shall be tried and determined by the High
Court in open court and within one hundred and eighty days of the
presentation of the election petition as provided under section
twenty-one”.
Lets comment with some light atleast.
You guys its law all parliamentary petitions must be decided within 180 days. What happened to the case of PF rebels then where judgment has taken forever is sad and culprit judges must be punished retired from the bar. So the Hon. CJ is right we want all petitions to be concluded as directed
Ba Sakala we know ba Sata can only count upto 100…so is this the King’s directive…u dont v to answer…
Zambia has a very record of handling election petitions. Undeserving MPs end up losing seats after thre years after enjoying tax payers’ money. Lets be serious now. Evidence is always there in one constituency mostly. Let the wheels of justice be seen moving.
Why such a high number being petitioned? Does it mean our elections were not free and fair mostly? Then was the presidential part the only one free and fair? I sense another African approach to firm grip on power by PF. If this is the case then all they want is power and material gain for self and not development. How can one explain such a high number of petitioning, to an extent that it will be like hosting a min- general elections in a nation where we still have a lot of pensioners not paid they money. PF and the rest of political parties pls be serious you are costing this country development and soon it will be peace itself lost.
Why rush on petitions? when will corruption cases be dealt with expeditiosly like ..Kapoko case, Liato case Mr 2.1 , Gold scam, SATA’s US$27,000 at Oliver Tambo airport, Sata’s deportation from Malawi, BRE saga, IRIS pornographic movies, Kafupi’s assets, HH sell of mines, Cause of RB knee problem, Mwakalombe,Xavier,and Mwamba’s appointments, BY road contract, the list is endless, these are more important cases than petitions, these petitions can drag on till we vote again in 2016 for ADD
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