THE Constitutional court has dismissed five Road Development Agency former directors’ petition in which they sought to be reintroduced on payroll until all their benefits were paid in full. In this matter, the five sued the agency, seeking a declaration that the decision to remove them from the payroll without paying them their terminal benefits was unconstitutional. The five, who include Dickson Ndhlovu, Kapembwa Mulenga, Elias Mwila, Titus Chanda and Maszyo Ndhlovu, sought an order directing RDA to retain them on the agency payroll. Masuzyo and four others also sought an order directing RDA to pay them all the withheld salaries from January 2022 until payment of their pension benefits and or gratuity in full. In response, RDA stated that...

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