THE Judiciary says there is no presidential petition before the Constitutional Court. And Former State House chief policy analyst Jack Kalala says it would be retrogressive to petition President Hichilema’s re-election. On Tuesday, conflicting statements from the Judiciary and Cabinet office were issued, regarding the scheduled inauguration of President-elect Hakainde Hichilema. 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. This prompted Kangwa to issue a public statement stating that the inauguration would happen on September 1, following the earlier communication. However, another statement by the Judiciary confirmed receipt of an election petition via Chief Justice Mumba Malila’s...




