ATTORNEY General Mulilo Kabesha says making sexual offences non-bailable does not violate the Constitution, stating that the measure aligns with Article 13(1)(e) of the Constitution. In this matter, Chapter One Foundation Limited and a lawyer petitioned Kabesha in the Lusaka High Court, challenging, among other laws, the Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Act No. 4 of 2026, which has expanded the list of non-bailable offences to include sexual offences. The organisation and Petronella Kaungu are seeking a declaration that the entire provision to Section 123 of the Criminal Procedure Code, as amended by Act No. 4 of 2026, is inconsistent with and in contravention of Articles 11, 13, 18(2)(a), and 22 of the Constitution and is therefore null and void. The...




