 PATRIOTIC Front (PF) president Michael Sata says the National Constitution Conference (NCC) Act is
a surbordinate law and his members of Parliament (MPs) will not be compelled to attend the conference.
Mr Sata said yesterday at a Press briefing that although Government was saying that the NCC Act was law,
it was at the same time subordinate to the Constitution, which was the supreme law of the land.
He said it was not mandatory for all MPs to be part of the NCC because there were no sanctions for
 those that may choose not to attend.
He said MPs were subject to the discipline of their political parties and that those who elected them had
the right to withdraw them from Parliament.
He said under the NCC Act, the Secretary to the Cabinet was just given discretion of inviting MPs and that
the PF would say ‘bye’ to any MP who would attend the conference that was supposed to come up with a
new Constitution.
He said although the Speaker of the National Assembly could expel a member on disciplinary grounds, he could
 not punish an MP for not attending the NCC.
He also announced that the body of the late Kanyama MP Henry Mtonga would arrive today at 13:00 hours and
burial would take place in Lundazi.
Courtesy of Times of Zambia
Why can’t sata make his MPs vote about the NCC? This thing of his hate for Levy is gonna kill his party.Come 2011 PF will be a shell of its self, if he will be strong to stand politics.I pity his MPs coz all they do is pay back to Sata for being his Mps.
Sata – you are a wise man. I wish you were the president. Keep being wise.
May the soul of the late Henry Mtonga rest in peace. mr mtonga was a gentleman that was always humble to people. i remember mr mtonga giving me a ride from makeni way back in 1994? he would always stop to give people rides as long as their was still room in his car? rest in peace sir…! some of us shall surely miss you and your kindness in makeni?God’s Rose…! MRSRIP…! he served the police force with intergrity! i have high respect for princpled men like him.