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HH inauguration to proceed, as Judiciary issues conflicting statements

Conflicting statements from the Judiciary and Cabinet office have left citizens in a confused state, regarding the scheduled inauguration of president-elect Hakainde Hichilema. According to correspondence seen by News Diggers!, the Judiciary earlier wrote a letter to Secretary to Cabinet Patrick Kangwa, informing him that as at 18:00 hours on Monday, there had not been a presidential petition filed by.......

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IN yesterday’s editorial, we reminded the country about the long record of service that Dr Ron Mwambwa has rendered to the Office of the Auditor General and, by extension, to the fight for accountability in the management of public resources. Today, our point is simple: the manner of his exit should not be allowed to erase that record, damage his reputation or dent the image of the institution he served. The Constitutional Court has pronounced itself. Dr Mwambwa was above the constitutional retirement age of 60 when he was appointed and, for that reason, he.......

HH inauguration to proceed, as Judiciary issues conflicting statements

Conflicting statements from the Judiciary and Cabinet office have left citizens in a confused state, regarding the scheduled inauguration of president-elect Hakainde Hichilema. According to correspondence seen by News Diggers!, the Judiciary earlier wrote a letter to Secretary to Cabinet Patrick Kangwa, informing him that as at 18:00 hours on Monday, there had not been a presidential petition filed by anyone. “Following the 2026 Presidential elections and the declaration of Mr Hakainde Hichilema as President-elect between 02:00 AM and 06:00 AM on Tuesday, 18th August, 2026, no petition had been filed in the Constitutional Court.......

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