SETBACK: PF Loses CHASEFU Electoral PETITION

RULING Patriotic Front-PF bid to brighten its prospects in Parliament has suffered a minor setback following the loss of Chasefu election petition.

PF Parliamentary Candidate in last year’s polls, Boniface Paul Botha failed to convince Lusaka High Court, Judge Nigel Muntuna that the election was marred with electoral malpractice.

Ironically, Mr Botha has lost the petition with cost. Judge Mutuna ruled that all allegations leveled against Mr. Banda have not been proved by the evidence before the court.

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24 Responses to SETBACK: PF Loses CHASEFU Electoral PETITION

  1. Florence Wachimonahu Dehi Reply

    January 20, 2012 at 11:55 pm

    While the loss is a sad development, the bright side of it is that our courts are becoming independent. Who ever imagined that a party in power could lose an election petition?! Sanity is slowly but surely creeping in eh …!

  2. Rod Reply

    January 21, 2012 at 12:12 am

    Excellent observation @Flowrence!

  3. Bokosi Reply

    January 21, 2012 at 1:15 am

    The loss is not sad,its very encouraging, it actaually highlights the flimsy nature of the ongoing styupid PF petitions. The judge had no choice despite being paid by PF but to just side with the overwhelming facts in favour of the MMD. Viva MMD

  4. BigC Reply

    January 21, 2012 at 2:01 am

    This is really a plus to our Judicial system, hope this impartiality can be maintained. Let the Judge not be victimised by the PF. There are a lot of petitions I’m sure PF will win some.Big up to the judiciary.

  5. Pussy clean Reply

    January 21, 2012 at 2:32 am

    @Bokosi u very stupid i end there@

  6. Bokosi Reply

    January 21, 2012 at 2:55 am

    Do you actually clean pussy? I bet you tongue must be smooth from ‘wear n tear’, good luck!

  7. atm Reply

    January 21, 2012 at 6:35 am

    This is not a setback justice has prevailed. Congrats judge congrats banda viva pf

  8. Candid Reply

    January 21, 2012 at 6:47 am

    Am praying for muchinga constituence mp to win as well. He is good 4 check& balance in parley big up GK you were big headed for balace its okey

  9. Ine Reply

    January 21, 2012 at 7:26 am

    I agree with u atm! This is not a set back. It can be a set back if he won de elections and lost in de courts of law. It was mr Botha, PF candidate who lost de petition not PF as a party and Bokosi who told u that the judge was paid? Dont u know dat PF is alergic to corruption. U people from MMD u always think of corruption. That y its a rotten party.

  10. mk Reply

    January 21, 2012 at 7:52 am

    VcThis Botha guy is a moron. CK is the only FDD MP and Botha came a distant third or fourth. He was trying to bank on the incumbency of PF. What a loser and congrats to CK and the justice system. I guess the judge looked at how CK as an FDD oppsition MP could have influenced things in the manner Botha alleges. The pain is that Botha will pay costs of not less than K100M. He also borrowed excessively for the elections so much that even if he sold his Toyota Vitz, he will not be able to settle His debts.

  11. mrs charles Reply

    January 21, 2012 at 7:58 am

    that wz excelent.hop to c mo ‘setbaks’.who said all 150 MPs hv to b frm ruling party?

  12. GBM Reply

    January 21, 2012 at 8:20 am

    Thankyou ba judge @list we ill not spend some more billions of kwacha on a de by-election coz de 90days we promised dvt in zambia elapsed so its high tym we delivered our campaign promises. hw I pray dat we lose all our petitions coz there ill b no unnecessary firing of minister due 2 a limited number of MPs

  13. Zibwidi Reply

    January 21, 2012 at 9:29 am

    @Bokosi. If you can insult our party as been st****p then I guess your insane mind is more of a Chainama case….Think positive and criticise positively…not your stinking mind of pupu…

  14. Ayatollah Reply

    January 21, 2012 at 9:35 am

    It was a case of an opposition candidate petitioning the election of a fellow opposition candidate. It was an uphill battle because the party that spent a lot and mounted a vicious campaign was the MMD. Chifumu Banda is the only FDD MP. He is also the Deputy Speaker

  15. Kalok Reply

    January 21, 2012 at 12:53 pm

    I thought Mkhondo Lungu is Deputy Speaker? Ayatollah? Chifumu Banda Inshallah?

  16. Michael kaoma Reply

    January 21, 2012 at 2:21 pm

    Democracy in Action!! Who would have thought the courts would freely side with the opposition!

    Now,its time for the opposition to rally behind the P.F as we take this country forward.

    Progressive Judicial Reforms are needed so that confidence returns in the judiciary.

    Our memories are still fresh,when after 8years of investigations,by task force ,a magistrate,acquitted Chiluba,and in 2010, the High court refused to register in the zambian court the London Judgement.

    The Dennis Chirwa Tribunal that observed that Dora aired,abused her office,the constitution,by entering into an agreement with LAP GREEN,but was immediately re-appointed by Rupiah,in clear violation of the constitution and natural justice.

    President Sata deserves our commendation and support: he might not be perfect,but he is fulfilling his performance contract with the people.

  17. Bokosi Reply

    January 21, 2012 at 4:20 pm

    Zibwidi, the petitons are styupid not the party. Now was your contribution positive you moron? Try to think like you are educated for once,please, even when we know you are not.

  18. kandi Reply

    January 21, 2012 at 5:25 pm

    @flo, yeah that’s true. It is the upside of this unfortunate turn of events

  19. Nandibo Mpoosepo Reply

    January 21, 2012 at 10:16 pm

    Positive development! What you do between now and 2016 will determine whether you win more seats, and/or if you remain the ruling party all together.

  20. Nandibo Mpoosepo Reply

    January 21, 2012 at 10:19 pm

    in the 2016 elections that is

  21. allergic to corruption! Reply

    January 22, 2012 at 11:50 am

    Bravo judge, the pf just wants to waste tax payers money, they are not serious.

  22. POLITICAL OBSERVER Reply

    January 23, 2012 at 9:13 am

    THE END OF PF IS AT HAND, I REST MY CASE FOR NOW.

  23. wanzelu Reply

    January 24, 2012 at 9:53 am

    How is this a set bak you bootlickers? That PF moron had no evidence or whatsoever apart from being a motormouth like his party.

  24. regret Reply

    January 24, 2012 at 4:48 pm

    PF WILL BE REMEMBERED AS THE SHORTEST SERVING PARTY JUST LIKE RB IS THE SHORTEST SERVING PRESIDENT

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