THE Lusaka High Court has discharged a stay of execution of the High Court judgment granted earlier to Attorney General Mumba Malila to halt the commencement of a tribunal constituted to probe Tourism and Arts Minister Sylvia Masebo.
This means that the Tribunal constituted by acting chief justice Lombe Chibesakunda to probe Ms Masebo’s alleged interference in the operations of the Zambia Wild Life Authority (ZAWA) would go ahead pending Mr Malila’s appeal in the Supreme Court.
This is in a matter in which former communications and transport minister William Harrington had through a judicial review challenged the decision of Ms Justice Chibesakunda to refuse to appoint a Tribunal to probe Ms Masebo.
But in his judgment Justice Dominic Sichinga said Mr Harrington had the right to be heard through a tribunal.
Ms Chibesakunda later appointed a tribunal to probe the allegations against Ms Masebo.
The Attorney General appealed against Mr Justice Sichinga’s judgment and was later granted an ex-parte stay of execution of the judgment subject to an inter-parte hearing on February 4, 2014.
Mr Harrington through his lawyer Gilbert Phiri had asked the court to lift the stay granted to Mr Malila saying the declaratory judgment granted to him by Mr Justice Sichinga was not enforceable and as such it could not be challenged.
In his ruling yesterday, Mr Justice Sichinga lifted the stay granted to Mr Malila saying he did not find sufficient grounds to agree with his claim, that if the judgment was not stayed, his appeal to the Supreme Court would be rendered nugatory and would be an academic exercise.
“For reasons stated above I find that order to stay is apt for review. The order of stay earlier granted to the respondent on 16 November 2013 is hereby lifted with costs to the applicant” Mr Justice Sichinga said
Give us better cases, not those value less Masebo’s stories. Who cares if Masebo was wearing a bra or not when having meetings with ZAWA?
Bring Mmembe Nchito vs GBM Republic, K14Billion, I can wait here all night to hear what Kabimba’s legal team will advice Mmembe.
Right on Nostradamus!
good am happy for the judgement
If I were her which I am not I would resign before am totally embarrassed but then again she is a woman with no shame.
Yaluma akumbwa.
If we had more people like William Harrington Zambia would be develop very fast.
Alas, we have the Masebo’s to contend with – what a curse !!
she is de second minister to be probed
Kampasa land as well. She must be behind and will be probed just waiting for the time PF will leave office.
The much desired fair justice will surely prevail for the people of zambia one day.We are tired of ministers being insulated from prosecution,I was totally wrong to think that PF will bring a better zambia.God forgive me.