The Electoral Commission of Zambia has announced the postponement of nominations dates for three by- elections which were due to be held today.
ECZ Acting Spokesperson Sylvia Bwalya confirmed this morning that nominations for Petauke Central, Mulobezi and Malambo have been postponed.
Ms Bwalya revealed that the nominations have been necessitated by the statement issued by the judiciary last evening barring candidates whose seats were nullified on grounds of corruption from filling in their nomination papers.
She however said the ECZ has not received any official notification from the Supreme Court to bar UPND’s Maxwell Mwale, MMD’s Dora Siliya for Petauke Central and Hastings Sililo of the MMD for Mulobezi.
Ms Bwalya added that the by elections for the three seats should be held within 90 days from the day of nullification as stated by the law.
I do not believe this! in what capacity was this illegal acting chief justice speaking.There is clearly no separation of powers between executive and judiciary.Lord help us! a
Was it a press statement? We should brace ourselves for difficult times ahead and since there are no civil soceity organisations, political individuals, oppositions with stamina, all citizens will keep looking like baboons in the maize field. All so called news markers could not even question why Sata went to India while the people were misled that he was in London in actual sense the itinery showed final distination India, they could not question why was he in the hospital when he himself mocked Levy that ubulwele bwamfumu litensha calo?
This is jungle law at it’s worst. This is definitely the beginning of pf downfall. This is beyond comprehension
Hypocrites at best without shame…..Lies, deceit, and immorality …what a govt…..what integrity, honesty and incorruptibility are they championing?? PF and Sata’s ascendance to govt and the presidency was through 90 days LIES, DECEPTION, CORRUPTION and hypocrisy. And How else can one describe the appointment of Gabriel Namulambe, (Xiever Chungu , DPP Mutembo Nchito, Judge Ngoma- known convicts) .
“Not ONLY Elections but our society must be built on the foundations of integrity, honesty and incorruptibility of the personalities who hold public offices and representative bodies”. This intent must be constructed on equality before the law, consistence and without double standards. Selective application of the law is dishonest and corruption in itself.!
?What integrity and honesty is in DPP Mutembo Nchito a fraudster (forged Judge Gregory Phiri’s Judgment ,contrary to Chapter 87 , Section 373 of the Penal Code, and lied to Parliament select committee-contrary to parliamentary rules , 14 billion DBZ theft and false pretence .Contrary to Chapter 87 Section 264 ,265 and 266.)
?What integrity is in PF’s Lombe Chibesakunda aged 69 contrary to Article 98(1) of the current Constitution
In all the above, Where is the integrity, honesty and incorruptibility of Mmembe and the PF in which today they are champions??
Why are Mmembe and PF, deliberately and conveniently omitting Section 104 subsection 7 and 8? And Section 129 Cap 5 of the Electoral Act that states; “no prosecution for an offence against this Act shall be commenced after the lapse of one year from the date on which offence is alleged to have been committed.”
Those who call others to virtue must themselves, live above board.PF and Mmembe are setting a very very dangerous precedence –May trigger the Rwanda events. Selective application of the law must stop!!
You big fool,how and when are we going to have a corrupt free nation?I thought this must start from law makers.
Give us the statement from the judiciary in full just like you have given the one from LAZ so that we get the legal opinion rendered by the Supreme Court.
Its will interesting especially that the applicable law specifies that the High court reports but most of the nullifications have been in the supreme court to which the said laws does not extend
Nick and I are quite disappointed with all this corruption. On a very serious note, my usual rantings aside, this is unacceptable and a very clear indication that Hon Wynter Kabimba is next in line to take over as republican president.
I guess this is what you get when you allow ungodliness to take over your society. I honestly believed that Justice Chibesakunda ws an honest God-fearing woman. I was wrong.
I regret being Zambian. That said, I love my ka white man.
God fearing people suck. But in order to have a justice system that is fair.The chief justice needs to be appointed and given two terms of 5 yrs.When one is appointed by the president, s/he cannot be removed until the two terms expire.We cannot allow justices who are scared to make rulings because Sata may fire them.
I totally agree that we voted in a non God fearing government. We went to sleep as Christians when we were declared a christian nation instead of going in battle we relaxed. But God has just woken us up and we wont lose because we are made in his image.
Winter’s days is coming and I promise you that if he does not repent a mob will stone him while he walks. Acting CJ is a great let down and in my opinion, she plays Church because a Christian woman must be God fearing but she has managed to destroy Zambia more than Sata and Kabimba and Kaunda put together,
SWIFT
Chaos and chaos and chaos is the current state of affairs in which all institutions seem to be in chaotic without any organisation and no one seem not to know what to do and no wonder we are current living in the state of nature like misguided i.d.iots without any backbone or stamina. Why is it that the ECZ, ACC, Judiciary are now all dancing to the songs of Pathetic F.o.ols?
If the Supreme Court through Madam Chibesakunda is really interested in wiping out criminality in society,why is it allowing DPP Mutembo Nchito occupy a crucial judiciary position when records are there within the courts that he is A PROVEN FORGER.
The speed at which Madam Chibesakunda is barring Dora Siliya and others from re contesting their seats is most worrying.This selective justice will not help develop this country.
You seem to know better Sibito, I therefore urge you to file a complaint concerning Mutembo Nchito. Every interested party has its own interest and they will pursue those interests. If indeed there are records to show and support your claim, please feel free to lodge a judicial complaint period! The PF as much as I do not support them, on this one they are simply pursuing their interest and other parties should follow suite! I would like to see how this will unfold!
@Jackal. In Zombieland, it is worthless to “file a complaint” against “THEM”.
Ask Wiiliam Harrington over the ZAWAgate scandal. Ask ba UPND over the Chibesakundagate, ask Bowman Diehard over the Sowetogate abduction and harrasing …. the list is endless
There is only one langauge these low-life’s will understand, it is the langauage that was spoken to KK……he understood perfectly when a fire was lit under his bum!
way to go ECZ..caught pants down ba PF..kekekekekekekee..let the law take its course..we can’t allow PF to just get the seats on a silver platter!!
wat of masumba?
The Bible says:The Vision may delay,but it surely come to pass.The defeat of PamaFi(PF) may delay by postponding the by-elections,but surely it shall come to pass when the PamaFi,will terribly be humiliated.Indeed Zambia Shall Be Saved.When Moses came to deliver the Isrealites from Egypt in the Bible,Pharoah intensified their sufferings.Similary,when God is about to Save/Deliver Zambia from Sata(n),the sufferrings of Zamnbians have increased.Please God,deliver Zambia quickly from this Pharoah/Sata(n).
AMEN
This is a gauntlet thrown at the people of this country by mascaraders and fraudsters – how LOW we have come? WHO IS THE LION KING ?? Stand up for Zambia, the HOUR is NOW once again!!
Stand up for Zambia indeed, the time is now
baller wayama! i told you that ECZ was sleeping on duty, those press statements were just a cover up.
now insult until your lungs get dry!!!
GOLDEN RULE: NEVER ATTEMPT TO OUTSHINE YOUR MASTER ESPECIALLY IN PUBLIC. HE MAY KNOW SOME CORNERS THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW.
I didn’t know judges issue statements instead of judgments as a result of litigations brought before there courts by parties except in this rotten country Zambia. I don’t understand in which capacity were these statements issued and their legality to the effect of barring candidates. Another down in Zambia, just order the judge to convict the contestant in an election and you win the seat on a free platter as your opponents are barred for five years
The current problems in Zambia are as a result of Kabimba and the illegal Chief Justice who needs to retire now. These two are supposed as we know it , to be above party politics yet their actions are very much compromised .They are acting out of desperation to make PF acquire seats in parliaments without competition. The law is now in the hands of trickster. The game they are playing is simple as evident in the way they are spreading their cards on the table. Zambian politics gone to the dogs.
NOT QUITE RIGHT, THE PROBLEM IS THE PEOPLE THAT WERE INVOLVED IN CORRUPTION IN 2011 GENERAL ELECTIONS, THEY HAVE PUT US IN SUCH A MESS. THEY WERE INVOLVED IN SO MUCH ****** TO THE POINT THAT FOR SOME EVEN THEIR WIVES DID’T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING AND HENCE ENDED UP GIVING CONTRADICTORY STATEMENTS IN COURT. THAT’S MMD FOR YOU.
Sata and his criminal auntie are under estimating Zambia’s determination to have a democratic. They will be shocked, Zambia is not Chibesakunda or Sata ‘s farm. Zambians must stage an uprising to force this id.iot.ic PF government out.
I agree Zambians must stage an uprising. There is no way a country dedicated to God can be run like this by a few satanic individuals.
Sata and his criminal auntie are under estimating Zambia’s determination to have a democratic society. They will be shocked, Zambia is not Chibesakunda or Sata ‘s farm. Zambians must stage an uprising to force this id.iot.ic PF government out.
Either you are a ZWD suscriber or believe everything ZWD tell you. Sata and Chibesakunda are not related…. and calling for an uprising is dangerous my friend. Why not just vote PF out of power?
Since when has a court in Zambia made a ruling through a Press statement by a Spokesman? Chibesakunda is sick. Please don’t let this tool destroy the country with her relatives!
This is not justice. PF should not fear opponents .Bravo ECZ for Post-podding the elections, I Would like u change even the date for the election so that the opposition have enough time to defeat the Fools.
MMD corrupt elements. These chaps deserve no mercy. Let other free corrupt individuals stand on MMD. Reallyn not Dora, Maxwell Mwale. HaaaaHaaa. ECZ have been caught napping.
You are an idiot, how can you use corrupt practices to deal with those that you deem to be corrupt?
90 days is a long time. I am fearful for the well-being of these candidates.
PF loses casused all this! Only God knows if they could raise such issues had they won these bye elections. We are watching carefuly…
…Where are the soldiers with balls (if there are any left) in Zambia? Can a politician do this in Egypt which has a serious Army? Those hapless castrated Zambian soldiers are a real disappontment!!
I hope you will be in Zambia when the soldiers take over or when there is an uprising/civil war. Don’t incite while hiding in the diaspora – unless you are also like the so called castrated Zambian soldiers.
You are calling our men and women in uniform castrated soldiers. If you do have the balls why do you yourself not take arms so that we see how far you will go.
Just go to Egypt my friend, it seems there is just confusion in your house and you want everyone to start fighting hoping you will loot and solve problems in your house. Just wake up and work hard its not the end of your road. Dont take things personal otherwise you will just end up in jail at the rate you are going. Military men are also humans, understand what is happening and are law abiding men who dont tolerate coruption too. Actually they would have arisen against the govt if those confirmed corrupt pipo were allowed to rule us.
WHERE IS OUR ARMY ZAMBIA ARMY NOT SATA ARMY, OR CHIBESAKUNDA ARMY
ECZ entangled themselves from the beginning by issuing statements in the press. now they have entangled themselves further
PF CAN NOW SMELL THE GRAVE. DEATH TO PF. ILLITERATE CROOKS.
INDEED THEY ARE ILLITERATE CROOKS. KABIMBA WILL BE STONED BY A MOB, I PROPHESY THIS
The illegality starts with the CJ who is not backed by the law to do so.
Where ever this may lead to, time will tell, may the people be given the right to vote for whom so ever they choose. Am afraid there is cold war in zambia politically.
I can’t see any mention of Chibesakunda is this report or is Sylvia Bwalya and Chibesakunda one and the same person? Also, I can’t see the relationship between the photo and the story. Oh, I see, the photo shows Chibesakunda, that’s why some people are getting worked up!
THE PHOTE IS TELLING YOU THE RELATIONSHIP THE TWO DEVILS CHEBESA NAD KABIMBA HAVE
Zambia my beloved country, where are you heading to ???
BA ECZ learn to Listern to people when they tel you hold on u see now weast of resources and time
Winter has gone to Zimbabwe to borrow Mugabe’s rigging machine.
Where are the youths,the old have failed us?Youths lets rise and fight for our country at once.
I like your comment, how do we do that in order to avoid falling in the same trap as our old people?
Lets study them thouroughly, i mean their political anatomy since independence, how and what they achieved as well as their failures, lets look at the diverse people of Zambia, how closely knitted we are towards each other, have we moved more to dividing ourselves? if that be the case, let us youths show and teach them that as long as we are divided tribalists, we can never be developed. Gosh wish i had enough time, so many blunders by our elders what a shame, in the mean time lets work togethr yourths in diaspora towards developing and uniting Zambia,one mother Zambia one love!
Mabenga’s case sets precedence fr court ruling!Aftral we went to slep not until MMD membrs warnd Mwale & Bokosi girl of legal capitalistion shud he jump to othr party aftr defecation to UNDP.And Mwale defecation has caused pipo to wakeup over the reference case to Mabenga.Now Mtolo is in trouble.Deale with Dora & Mwale legaly.
Where are the youths?
Everyone in my tarven has become a legal guru……the debate is interesting !!
So the election has been postponed for the sake of DORA and MWALE! They is a big problem at ECZ,actually they are in the middle of all this confusion.LAZ also, instead of guiding us on how to go about it they start talking about a person! You are also giving us a wrong picture contrary to the headline.GOD HELP US
Read the statement from ECZ again.Don’t comment when you have’nt understood!
”Ms Bwalya revealed that the nominations have been necessitated by the statement issued by the judiciary last evening barring candidates whose seats were nullified on grounds of corruption from filling in their nomination papers.”
Are you clear now?
This is wrong.If Dora is accused of a crime unless found guilty she should not contest. But, a mere accusation should never bar anyone from contesting in an election.Anyone can be accused of a crime but it never makes them guilty until proven so.Besides why not extend such a law to thieves,rapists and other criminals.The law needs to define what penalties should be under a felony and a misdemeanor.This is a political hack by Sata.
Its a shame the PF don’t want 2 admit that they lost….They r putting ECZ and other Govt institutions in a fix!The ECZ is acting within its mandate n PF is leaning on the Judiciary 2 confuse matters!!Let there b separation of powers and respect the rule of law!!!
where are the youths, someone asks? they are there but they are just 1diots who want to be bought chibuku in order to react on impulse. they do not know that what is going on is what will affect them greatly in future. foolish young men and women. a lot of them come for piece works at my house, pf cadres i tell them to ask sata’n
ECZ is smart. There is a fresh breath of air that is blowing from ECZ lately. They are acting so fearlessly and magnanimously. Splinter Kapimbe is caught pants down again!! If PF wants to win, let them win on the basis of popularity principle and not crooks law!!
Nacilila pa ZED!!
I have always been warning Zambians that Chibesakunda has outlived her usefulness on the bench just as she has done in be, menopause in the her ovaries also brain pause and moral pause, this is the chief justice who stole a benz in UNIP time, ka. Mwaiwala bwa?
Niyenda kwatu ine!
Dzipitani achimwene!
Just respect what the learned judges have concluded nothing politcal.If grieved go to court period.The law is clear anyone involved and found wanting involved in evil malpractice should not be allowed.When it favours the opposition the law is respected
i will blow off Chibesakundas head. wait and see
These pathetic fools (PF) should never be allowed to drive this country into oblivion. Let us all fight and remove these fools. The army is ready to help. I for one will blow off Kabimbas head, Mmembe, Masebo, and chibesakunda. Am so annoyed.
@Army captain ,with your fellow demons mind what u say before de opposite happens to u. l want genuine pf members to rise up and deal with zambian traitors who have been destroying this country in and out. U insult dese pipo day in day out .
We can allow corrupt pipo to take key positions in de country. @army captain stop hullucinating. Uthink de 1 re u threatening have no supporters. 4 who re u dreaming like dat? Know dat u re weak just like yo id iot hh nd his fellowers. Bambuli imwee!
GOTCHA! Law is supreme. No doubt about it!
I meant we cannot
No amount of defense will change the truth ba ecz and st upid opos. ls it sense u find stolen items and let the holder go scot free?ldi ocy at its worst. Elyo ifilumba goes b 4 a fall. We know yo allegence is still with crooks like rb . Pf, b tough!
Malila, Mutembo, Kabimba not to mention Chibesakunda should all resign on moral grounds. They have made lawyers in Zambia to be a laughing stock. Who can trust the courts with this team presiding over our laws? And who can trust this group? Can the trust in our legal system be brought back? Do these guys have conscious ? I am very annoyed with these guys and how they have taken the Zambian people for granted. When are we going to say enough is enough? God help us!
Better to bar crooks or remove lacooner from our laws. How do u allow crooks o becoz the law seems to be ambinguous? Upnd mulitupuba,tuyanga. Do u think Zambia has come to an end so even crooks must be intertained? Pf b tough they have asked 4 it.
This government is the worst.
Everyone was Donchi kubeba and i warned people about Micheal. This is a mockery of the judicial system. I don’t understand our laws because they seem narrow minded in targeting people accused of corruption to not contest elections. Do you have to be proven guilty or just to be accused of a crime in order to be barred? why not extend the law to other criminals for instance rapists,thieves can still contest elections under this law. There needs to be a determination of a felony vs a misdemeanor and what penalties should be under each law. The good thing is Micheal is old and he wont be able to do two terms i hope.Next time, don’t pick Hichilema or Nevers Mumba, wait for a person who is well educated and has done something for the common man in Zambia before you vote for another Pimp.
Bring back sanity in the nation and speak with one voice.
Boring,boring,boring!! I can’t take this any more. All we hear of is election this and election that. What a country.
Help me. I am failing to follow the argument. ECZ decides to postpone the election so that the issue of MPs who had their seats nullified due to alleged corrupt practices and would like to stand again should be resolved is a Scheme by PF? I thought we all want the Rule of Law to prevail in our Country. I thought ECZ has made this decision so that we do not continue in this confusion and attract further By-Elections. What do we really want to have in Zambia? It seems every decision made is retrogressive regardless of whether it makes logical sense or not. We are in trouble.
its amazing how the rule of law on applies in the case of the opposition in your world John. You will see sense when you actually realise that supporting stupidity makes you one of the shallow minded people. Hope u wake up before that law turns against you
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