GOVERNANCE ACTIVIST BREBNER CHANGALA ASKS COURT TO HALT MFUWE BY-ELECTION
submitted 12 months ago by FlawlessGift
submitted 12 months ago by FlawlessGift
- Civil rights activist Brenner Changala has gone to the Constitutional Court to stop the Mfuwe parliamentary by-election scheduled for August 7, 2025, arguing that the nomination of three candidates should be canceled because the seat was declared vacant after Maureen Mabonga was jailed.
- Changala believes that the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) should not have proceeded with the nominations as Mabonga had appealed against her conviction and was granted bail, which goes against the Constitution's provision that disqualifies a person serving a sentence of imprisonment from being elected as a Member of Parliament.
- Changala is seeking a court declaration that ECZ violated the Constitution by validating the nominations and wants the by-election canceled, with the three candidates, the Attorney
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