Lusambo, Mundubile, 23 others joined to Busenga’s petition as interested parties

THE Constitutional Court has granted Bowman Lusambo, Brian Mundubile and 23 other PF MPs permission to join a matter in which a Lusaka resident is seeking a declaration that section 97(2)(a) of the Electoral process act should be removed from the statute books. The PF members have been joined to the case as interested parties. In this matter, Joseph Busenga cited the Attorney General as the respondent. According to the order signed by Justice Palan Mulonda, the intended interested parties were all joined to the proceedings. “Upon hearing the counsel for the 23 intended interested parties and counsel for the petitioner and respondents, it is ordered and directed that leave to be joined to the proceedings herein as an interested…...