President Hakainde Hichilema has taken action, in removing Judge Timothy Katanekwa from the position of Judge of the High Court for Zambia. This decision comes in response to recommendations made by the Judicial Complaints Commission (JCC), as detailed in a statement released by State House Chief Communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka.
Hamasaka clarified that the removal of Judge Katanekwa is in line with the powers granted to the President under Article 144 (5) (b) of the Constitution of the Republic of Zambia. The move underscores President Hichilema’s commitment to upholding the integrity of the judiciary and addressing matters raised by the JCC.
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The effects of Mulungushigate (Miles Sampa) scandal still rages on. The overall impact of this is not yet known , if not abandoned it will have far reaching consequences on the country. The investors, international community ( through diplomatic missions), local business community are watching, and trust me they are not sitting idle, they may be concerned. What’s the THRESHOLD, before we realize it was a bad idea?
We have seen similar projects or initiatives done to disadvantage one, and only ended up hurting the architects of it.
Zambia has fallen from frying pan (PF) straight into the fire (UPND). 2026 is very far. Lord in heaven, show us your miracle. Send a saviour!
HH will win in 2026
All of them should go. Changa baseka uwacelwa…. that’s the situation of Katenekwa.
JCC is a rubber stamp for the Executive. No one has ever reported a genuine case to JCC unless the judge reported has fallen from the republican president’s face. Three ministers (Finance, Health and Infrastructure) were reported for impropriety to lawful bodies. The president has frustrated, scared, threatened the investigation of his own inner circle.
Katenekwa has sacrificially fallen because our president sees him as a spent force needing a replacement. Bye bye Judge TK. Life continues.
If you truly are a Christian, no matter how indifferent you are with one’s opinion or doing, you CANNOT refer to prayer or prayer event as ‘Useless Day of Prayer’. Let’s watch words that proceed from our mouths (power of the tongue), some utterances we make can have serious repercussions.
We play with everything else except God.
Hh is just a dog
Did you know that a dog is more honest than a man.
Sorry for insulting dogs by comparing them to hh
Mr president continue draining the swamp
He had to go even sooner during PF. He was one of the worst judges ever hardly ever concluding a case.
Once I heard ‘Kabusha Takolelwe ubowa’ in Bemba “Chesii, chesii chesii. Get rid of the undesirables from the system.
I strenuously disagree with the executive having the power to fire judges. It does not matter if HH did for the right reason, and in keeping with the law. The legal provision for such action is troublesome, as it gives the executive power over the judiciary. Under more unscrupulous characters, we have seen this power abused to the detriment of the country. Therefore Chipuba was able to introduce a pernicious provision by which he deprived Kaunda of Zambian citizenship, under a concocted provision by which he himself would have been more unqualified to be a citizen, given that he was a pygmy of Congolese citizenship. The same fear of dismal, and an abysmal venality, induced by Edna Lungu, caused the court to grant him an illegal opportunity to contest the presidency.
Ba LT stop obeying Government officers who want you to call them by some fancy title. Hamasaka is Presidential assistant for press. Not “State House Chief Communications Specialist” Specialist in what? In the whole of Zambia there is no qualification for a “Communications Specialist”