Mundubile, 23 other PF MPs apply to join Busenga’s petition

MPOROKOSO PF member of parliament Brian Mundubile and 23 others have applied to join a case in which Lusaka resident Joseph Busenga petitioned the Constitutional Court seeking a declaration that section 97(2)(a) of the Electoral process act should be removed from the statute books. He alleges that the provision promotes, aids and abets corrupt practices and all manner of misconduct during elections. But according to an affidavit in support of ex-parte summons for an order for leave to be joined to the proceedings as interested parties, Mundubile stated that the other 23 parties, who are all members of the PF, were competent to join the proceedings by reason of Article 2 and 60(2)(A) of the Constitution of Zambia which confers…...