Roan Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili has petitioned the Constitutional Court for a declaration that his Roan parliamentary seat did not fall vacant as ruled by the Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini because the latter violated various provisions of the Constitution.
Mr Kambwili, who is the National Democratic Congress (NDC) consultant, is also seeking a declaration and order that he did not cross the floor as ruled by Dr Matibini and further that his parliamentary seat did not fall vacant as ruled by the Speaker.
Mr Kambwili is also seeking remedies that the court may deem fit and that costs occasioned by the petition be borne by the Attorney General, who has been cited as a respondent in the petition.
According to a petition filed by Mr Kambwili in the Constitutional Court on Wednesday, Dr Matibini on February 27, 2019 declared his seat vacant following a point of order raised by Malambo constituency MP, Makebi Zulu who is Eastern Province minister on February 21, 2019.
Mr Kambwili submitted that he takes grave concern that Dr Matibini in his ruling deliberately chose to disregard the fact that he was making pronouncements on a matter that was subjudice and yet, to be determined by the High Court.
When the Roan Seat was declared vacant, Mr Kambwili told journalists immediately after the announcement that he will no longer fight to keep the Roan seat, claiming that that the Speaker was forced into declaring the seat by President Edgar Lungu.
“I have been reliably informed by my State House sources that my Roan Parliamentary seat will be declared vacant today. I have tried to avoid a costly bye election in Roan for the sole reason that the people of Roan gave me a 5 year mandate in 2016 and being a responsible and genuine leader I tried to make sure a bye election is avoided,” Mr Kambwili said.
“Not withstanding the fact that this is the farming season I would have preferred those residents continue making a livelihood rather than start participating in a bye election which is totally unnecessary and will surely disturb the little they are making.”
“As a result of internal pressure and in the name of dirty politics pressure authorities and the powers that be have failed to withstand and this afternoon I am reliably informed that the speaker will declare roan constituency vacant. Fellow colleagues this was the stunt that Mwenya Musenge was contracted to pull off, Musenge was called upon to cause confusion and disruption in exchange for favor or whatever he was promised,” he said.
“Ordinarily I would go to court again because there is no fact in the allegation of crossing the floor, however I am only human and there’s only so much you can fight for, besides my I believe my works and commitment to the betterment of my constituency are security enough to enter the battlefield.”
Mr Kambwili said he will not contest or put up any legal fight against the vacant declaration, but will go back to the people of Roan so that they can chose their leader once again.
“I know of all the sufferings of the people of Roan constituency and I have tried to avoid a bye election but state house would not allow bye election to go amiss. To the people of Roan I say thank you for according me the opportunity to serve you diligently, I strongly believe the strong ties and bond we have built in the last 13 years is reason enough for you to chose wisely.”
“Despite the grave inconvenience your chance has come albeit unnecessarily to once again select a leader to represent you in parliament. We will go back to roan constituency and ask them the same question we have asked in the past elections, we are ready to battle for the roan seat because we have all the confidence in the people and our works.”
After changing his mind, Mr Kambwili now is now praying for a declaration and order that the Speakers ruling dated February 27, is null and void, as well as, a declaration that he did not cross the floor as ruled by the Speaker. Mr Kambwili further wants a declaration and order that his seat did not fall vacant as ruled by the Speaker, costs and any other remedies the court may deem fit.
KC is NDC and not PF. Roan seat is under PF and CK is NDC now. Stop playing mind games.
Kambwili is a desperate hyna. He is just finished. When he though NDC was his he was pontellaling PF, now that NDC has no time for his low calibre type he wants to cling to PF. Anyway, he moves not end well for him
It would have been surprising if he had not done this.
This is the Kabwili we know. Not that one who imersonated him by saying he won’t contest the Speaker’s decision. That was his shadow!
Welcome Back bwana Kambwili. You keep Zambian politics interesting. Please don’t loose your mind next time.
I like Kambwili.
Thanks
I also like Kambwili. But his main reason should be that Matibini committed CONTEMPT of court, because Kambwili had same case with PF in court.
But now court is compromised, if they were smart like me they could ask Kambwili:
“If you quit Pentecostal F Church and join a new Democratic N Church, can you still continue to go to Pentecostal Pastor of Roan Church”?
Caterpillar full of grass and sand.
It seems reality is setting in now!
The ECZ has already set the date for by-elections for Roan and Bahati, and I am sure he knows he may not regain the Roan seat.
Ha ha, he has felt the effect of no February salary!
He is like a football commentator when football is off season…he can not stand the silence
When I call CK a BUFFOON people on here think it’s a joke …this man has no principles he has been at his buffonery ever since he joined politics. The most frightening thing for all is he has Presidential ambitions..
END OF THE ACT………
‘Buffoonery’ & ‘Tomfoolery’ ‘was played by ‘The Small cobra’
Just like you are BUFFON yourself
He is a joker, don’t know why Zambians give platform to such people
He has a big mouth that’s why…we Zambians are humble by nature but everyone loves a loudmouth that Nigerian who talks alot yet no substance it’s good entertainment.
Jay jay humble to a fault. Zambians need to wake up from docility, not only don’t we need Kambwili, but we don’t need 7/8ths of our Cabinet and national assembly. Ruling and opposition are equally useless. As much as president Lungu blunders, he has a very small intelligence pool to pick from in government. On all sides that is. CK is one of the worst of the lot. A loud mouthed consumer of valuable national resources.
Disturb their mind C.K
Kambwili is right, the speaker was not in order. This is different from what HH has been crying about.
Just go to the by election and win this thing, that if the PFoools will let you campaign, coz we all know that they arrest people for campaigning in the so call Jono Meno Meno democracy
I think there is clause in the constitution that disqualified incumbents to stand again within the term…we put it in there to stop monkeys from jumping from one party to another.
The Speaker acted under pressure and went fishing for grounds on which to declare CK`s seat vacant even though he was aware that the case was in court.Despite the obvious insincerity of CK in this matter, the Speaker should have allowed the cases that were before courts to run their course.The long and winding justifications the Speaker articulated should have come from the courts and not from him.Why was he in such a hurry? This is abuse of office and CK IS RIGHT TO APPEAL HIS RULING.Corruption in this country is destroying even otherwise very educated and capable people.
@mitimiti, the speaker is not answerable to the courts of law because he makes the same laws that the courts interpret. have you ever seen a minister challenging the president for being fired. the three organs work independently. parly is sacred badala. CK is just worsting your time you better go outside dundumezi and look for land were there is plenty of rainfall, just dont forget to leave your manners behind
“Mr Kambwili submitted that he takes grave concern that Dr Matibini in his ruling deliberately chose to disregard the fact that he was making pronouncements on a matter that was subjudice and yet, to be determined by the High Court”.
Buffoon Chimbwili Trib.al, your seat was declared vacant in parliament on your own admission that you are the leader of the NDC. This has nothing to do with your sil.ly case in the High Court which the Speaker has respected to rather extraordinary levels. Trib.al, just go and lobby for running mate position in the Opposition Trib.al Alliance cum upnd. Anyway, all by election processes have begun and they are irreversible even as you waste your time in court. Why? Because the Courts will say your application to defer elections has no chance of succeeding,…
…….Why? Because the Courts will say your application to defer elections has no chance of succeeding, a polite legal jargon that you are wasting everybody’s time.
Jay Jay must change your language on Kambwili, sometimes try to put yourself in Kambwili,s shoes and see how you would feel to be called a bufoon. Stop showing hatred in public and you must also seek the face of God for repentance.
Now this is the Commedy of Errors performed by Kambwili. Why is he double shooting himself in the head? Believe you me, this marks the end of Kambwili’s political career.
But there is no other way to describe a person who behaves like a wild animal.
Tell that to upnd cadre who only sees tribe. I think that’s a worse of cancer than the insults.
@ Emmanuel Chulu 1, He calls he a Buffoon : a ridiculous but amusing person; a clown.
Which he is, that is not an insult.
All those who support Kambwili are buffoons
I agree that some bloggers language is unpalatable and offensive. I blame Lusaka Times for condoning it. I forsee them being censored and some bloggers prosecuted for these crimes. People should consider how they would feel if bloggers referred to them, or their parents with such language. I stomach Lusaka Times by not reading the offensive bloggers comments but I admit it causes one to question why I’m actually reading LT. I like their current affairs reporting though. They are on top of things and don’t put out fake or biased news. Apart from bloggers bad language they are the best
Its the software and webdesign LT is using which is good
I would only agree with you sparingly. They are as incompetent and unprofessional as most institutions in Zambia. Some of the articles they post to us are incomprehensible unreadable unedited and simply stoopid. I agree they don’t seem to have partisan leanings like Watchdog Zambia observer or daily nation but they should pay big big attention to their technical capacities
But he has a valid point; these bye electrons are a drain on our national resources – we’re holding a lot of these bye elections like never before at the expense of national development. Besides, they are not only bringing a lot of violence but also posing a great danger to our society. We would never have had this kind of thuggery behaviour and violence if it were not for these cooked bye elections. God bless Zambia!
@james , even prisons are a drain to our national resources. law is law. you want the government to stop sending law breakers to prison. thats ” bushe tukalalya imisebo” mentality
A point can be put across without need for offensive and insulting language. Whether you like it or not the people referred to in an unpalatable manner are dignitaries and parents.
go and comment on the church blog mune, people have the right to express how they fill and above is how Jay jay fills about CK
CK was a BUFFOON in opposition 2011, in government and back in opposition still a BUFFOON 2019..
My take wudav been no bye election at all!! Let the number2 in the contest be sworn in as MP, & in case of death, the party that sponsored shud find a replacement. But for now CK can’t talk about costly elections, those t the rules of the game!!!
Now he is trying to hide the consequences of losing parliamentary allowances and other privileges behind the people of Roan. KAMBWILI knows that he will now be short of money. So he still has to fight even where there is nothing to fight for. Webulanda nobe kukabwa!
Kambwili has just read the clause which disqualify him from from standing again so the the best thing to do drag the issue so he continues receiving sitting allowances and graduity.
Just move on nigger.
As a black person, you should never use that term created by a creature that is not human, to insult black people.
Kambwili fight for your rights and don’t let that pf cadre speaker take your seat. He himself failed to follow the new constitution and now he wants to abuse it as it seems fit for his masters.
THE CONCOURT WILL PUT THE FINAL NAIL IN YOUR COFFIN BIG MAN.
Acipishamo pen elyo acita realize that without parliamentary salary and allowances he is going to starve. And some Zambian sees this headless chicken as presidential material? Meanwhile he will not attend parliament and the case can continue until the next elections.
So that’s the purpose of concourt citizens are paying for you to fix others. Guess what, those concourt judges will face the music once their masters are gone and they won’t be there to protect them.
“Akasuba lilya kawa elo aisa chilimuka ninshi nolulenda lulepona” lol….. politics also????????kambwili has been bitten clean let him jst relax. If he is NDC then what’s the point of fighting to exist as PF MP?
“Akasuba lilya kawa elo aisa chilimuka ninshi nolulenda lulepona” lol….. politics also????????kambwili has been bitten clean let him jst relax. If he is NDC then what’s the point of fighting to exist as PF MP?
former miners in roan constituency they’re asking for RAMCO napsa and mukuba money to be given before voting in favor of PF
Why PF has got more enemies than friends? On this space let us come up with good ideas not bad language .
Did you count who is enemy or friend?
Imwee Bakambwili just move on…… insoni ebuntu bane.
everything that goes up must come down
I WONDER WHAT SATA SAW IN OVERZEALOUS AND UNPRINCIPLED CK.
I was dupped thinking he was a person of substance. I regret having any favorable feelings about foul mouthed and occasional fainter CK.
Such individuals cannot make presidential material. Some screws are loose in CK’s brain.
You wonder who is advising him. Shot himself in the foot.
This man Kambwili does not accept any advise,he is a know it all man.He is the consultant for ndc,president,secretary general,spokes person,head of finance,campaighn mnger etc.uwa landako ku mutuka.Remember how he differed with Steve Chungu,Nathan Chanda,Gbm,HH,Nalumango,Mumbi Phiri,Davies Mwila,Amos Chanda,Freedom Sikazwe ,Ecl.This man can even shoot himself,plz family members take away the gun from him.
I wonder if Kambwili will ever be serious with what he says. Why clinging to the parliamentary seat depriving the people of Roan Constituency development. If CK really means what he says he should let the by-election go ahead and just contest on his party to weigh his popularity in Roan.
Upnd cohorts “hero worship ” Kambwili not because he makes sense, but because they hope he can cause confusion in the PF. They don’t know what they’re letting themselves into. In Bemba we UKUPAPA KALAMA.
Kambwili you can’t be a president sata was your booster so now you be finished now if it was ???? me I just keep quiet and enjoy my money that so,other wise no case you shall win.
Thinking after talking
CK has just realized that his pocket may not be very safe financially.
Dr kambwili,
in times like this, man has to show direction because you have followers and each time they are arguing your case with opponents they need to have one direction of arguments, not where today they say this and tomorrow they change direction all because of the way you are misleading them, kindly have one stance for once.
He doesn’t LIKE PF anyway…! Why not bog off and do the judiciary a favour. No one will believe you are genuinely agrived and that you mean well for the constituents you are compromising by your divided loyalties, Mr Kambwili. This appeal is easy to dispense because Kambwili, accepted the ruling and stated he would not stand for his seat (unless that was fake news) in the immediate after the decision was made. What is the judiciary to make of a fellow who accepts a decision and then regrets?
Aggrieved even!!!