THE National Assembly has told the Lusaka High Court that the Second Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Moyo followed the procedure provided in accordance with the Constitution before announcing the nine PF seats vacant. The nine MPs whose seats were declared vacant include: Brian Mundubile, Stephen Kampyongo, Christopher Kang’ombe, Ronald Chitotela, Remember Mutale, Mulenga Fube, Mutotwe Kafwaya, Nickson Chilangwa and Emmanuel Musonda. The nine want a declaration that Moyo’s decision dated July 3, 2024, declaring their parliamentary seats vacant, is illegal as the Patriotic Front had not expelled them from the party. They further want a declaration that Moyo’s decision to declare their seats vacant on the ground that the action in the Constitutional Court had been dismissed,...

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