The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) will go ahead with conducting the filing in of nomination papers in Petauke Central, Malambo and Mulobezi constituencies next week despite government appealing against High Court decision to allow Dora Siliya, Maxwell Mwale and Hastings Sililo to re-contest the three seats.
The ECZ set Tuesday September 10 for filing in of nomination papers by interested candidates and September 26, 2013 for the by-elections in the three constituencies.
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ECZ Public relations Manager Cris Akufuna told ZANIS in Lusaka today that the commission remains committed to the programme which was announced some few days ago ahead of the three by-elections in Petauke Central, Mulobezi and Malambo constituencies respectively.
Mr. Akufuna said the ECZ was ready to conduct the exercise noting that all logistics were in place in readiness for the filing in of the nomination papers on Tuesday, September 10, 2013.
Yesterday, Attorney General Mumba Malila appealed against the High Court’s decision to allow former Petauke Central Member of Parliament (MP) Dora Siliya and two others to re-contest by-elections in three constituencies.
Mr. Malila, who is appealing against part of the judgment delivered by Judge Mungeni Mulenga on September 3, 2013 said the judge overstepped her boundaries when she issued a global order requiring ECZ to accept the nominations papers from Ms. Siliya, former Malambo MP Maxwell Mwale and former Mulobezi MP Hastings Sililo.
He has in his memorandum of appeal to the Supreme Court filed four grounds on which he is basing his arguments.
Mr. Malila said Ms. Justice Mulenga erred in law and fact when she held that Supreme Court judgments were binding on all parties including ECZ when she refused to give effect to the Supreme Court judgments which upheld the nullification or nullified the elections of Ms. Siliya, Mr. Mwale and Mr. Sililo to the National Assembly on the basis that the trio had been involved in corrupt or illegal practices.
He further said the lower court was wrong in law and fact when it held that ECZ was only mandated to act on the report issued under section 104 (6) of the Electoral Act number 12 of 2006 to take the action outlined in section 22 of the Act barring persons from contesting for any position for a period of five years.
Mr. Malila also argued that this was notwithstanding the fact that the law does not require the Supreme Court of Zambia to render a report to the ECZ upon its nullification of a seat on the basis of corrupt or illegal practices.
Additionally, Mr. Malila said the Judge was wrong in law and fact as she overstepped the boundaries of the case by issuing a global order requiring the ECZ to accept the trio’s nominations.
This he said was notwithstanding the fact that there were other criteria and qualifications other than participation in illegal and corrupt practices required for the acceptance of such nominations.
Ms. Justice Mulenga on Tuesday quashed the decision of the ECZ that purported to bar the trio from re-contesting their seats and ordered the electoral body to accept nomination papers from them on the date it would set.
People what time is the Match? am between excitement and panicking, anyone with the right info? am in Europe.
16:00 GMT 18hrs zambian time
@cindy
its 4 o`clock,, am not sure if its GMT or not,
For change we watch footbal something cooling,, mwati ni mapolitikisi all the time.. you can die of stress mwe
18 rs z time
The match is coming on at 1800 CAT.
Thank you guys thats 19hours this side, i just read froms Tumfweko what horror our boys are going through in that dirty dusty Ghana, i couldnt watch the flimp though somehow it’s not there, iam convinced we shall pull through, Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrg! i cant wait.
By the way am not politicking today i hope you all understand.
@cindy,its mostly cold there,though its warm now,wouldnt you want an old experienced tonga bull to keep you warm!!! Lolest,hoping you are a woman.
@ Pungwa,
Am a guy, unless you dont mind being with a dude, i bet we would make beautiful babies hahahahaha…..
4pm GMT
So many different kick-off times above.This is problem why even teams getting late for training, I hope Chipolopolo will be at stadium in time for the actual match today.
Ati bbola cancelled ayi!check it out at limbani Zambia or google Zed vs ghana.
Uko!!
ECZ must just go ahead and do the right thing. Ignore this silly ruling opposition called PF.
zambians in the diaspora…yaba
sivinthu…
I tell you, it is not things
Ba Akufuna these are dirty tricks, what happens to bena Dora and company after filing in nominations and then supreme court rules otherwise? Bola panshi guys
The Supreme courts already delievered their judgement on this case. UPND & MMD please beware
Please accept the judgement! PF, are you afraid of the 3? If you are doing fine pipo will vote for you! I know Mkaika has made feel afraid.
Sata’s leadership is failing the people of Zambia. these offices like Atornney General, DPP and Chief Justice were very respected but now it’s like CHINENA CHAKWA SILVIA MASEBO, no respect, it’sWinter Kabimba’s toys
This issue must be handled carefully by our courts of law. We don’t want bad precedents that will come to haunt us.
I do agree with Ted, pf is wounded as long as CJ is there.
Mumba Malila is a JOKE. Please learn to be serious sometimes. What do you expect with such an incompetent Minister of Justice as your boss!!!! You equally are becoming Dull.
Thanks ECZ, it’s time we became serious….
If a gals/ladies private parts have been seen 8times by different men like SILVIA MASEBO’s ones, the private parts becomes public parts!
How did you standardize the number 8?
Comment according to the story at hand, insults will lead u no where. You are sinning before the Lord. You will have no blessings but cursing. We all know by now that PF means no good and these 3 seats once taken by opposition (as will be the case) PF will be no more.
Yes please go ahead.I also don`t like the direction my party has taken to appeal. Appealing will not help us in any way.Let the corrupt chaps stand for goodness sake.
PF alakuya bebele. Haleisa Haleisa
Although it’s costing tax payers a lot of money to go through these elections, it’s entertaining to see PF being trashed and humiliated. I must say it takes a lot to push the patient people of the east to do what they are doing now to PF. My dear cousins, you have earned my pat on your beautiful backs. Now, repeat the same performance in Petauke. It’s time PF learned the lesson that arrogance is before the fall. Zambia deserves better.
PF will soon start fearing bye election!! Political Fools!!
let the 1diots continue endorsing themselves, am sure zambians will not endorse 1diots. by the time the appeal case is head, the mps will have been elected with a landslide victory for the opposition. viva MMD, viva UPND, 2016 we need a new government of educated people not grade seven failures who only cherish violence as a means of attaining power
Where is zambias judiciary going kanshi imwe
It makes one uneasy when one realises that once respectable professionals have turned into PF cadres as well. Dancing to the tune of the piper who has been paid by PF. For all who have followed the rulings of the acting CJ and now the antics of the AG, after Kabimba charged that PF was going to appeal the High Courts decision not withstanding the fact that PF was not party to the case, the Acting CJ should spare us the bother as we all know how this matter is going to end.
A lesson well delivered, hopefully those with ears have heared and with eyes have seen. Politicking will take you no where but serious leadership is the only answer. Time is going, soon you will need endorsement from the Zambian people.
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But pipo of mkaika have no sorry for their fellow human beings……..!
The UPND and the MMD should field new candidates in these constituencies unless they are very sure about the outcome of the appeal or they know something that we do no know in terms of the law. You do not want to end up in a situation where the other party candidate will go though unopposed. But again, why would the ECZ accept nominations from these candidates if there is a possibility that they can be disqualified?
wont that amount to contempt of court if the ecz goes ahead while the matter is before the courts. What happens when the courts decides otherwise. This nation is being led by a very nice person, this wouldnt happen in the 4 past presidents.
Dora and Maxwel must not be given a leeway to parliament again. This ECZ also wants to play some tricks. If an appeal has been made to the supreme court against the trio, will it not be in contempt to proceed with the nominations? OK, if indeed ECZ feels there is nothing wrong proceeding with nominations despite the appeal, let them compel MMD and UPND to adopt other people than Dora and Maxwel. These are corrupt individuals according to the supreme court ruling. Those of us who are allergic to corruption will be uncomfortable with rashes if they are adopted. Nevers and HH should not be worried about losing Petauke and Malambo. They will still get back these seats even if they adopt a hyena or an elephant
The whole supreme court is illegal……why bother with them….tiye nayo!
Come what may….MMD is retaining the petauke central seat. Remember what happend in kapoche; professor Fashion Phiri,as a replacement to Nicholas Banda then, still pulled through and won the seat when almost all the so-called expert political analysts underated him.
as long as there is no court injunction, nominations should go ahead, the outcome of the court process is non of ECZ ‘s baby
As far as am concerned, the ECZ seems to be at crossroads again! Quiet right the organisation has tried to be impartial,but some of the officers are afraid of loosing their jobs but hey;the men and women at ECZ will soon be liberated.