THE Court of Appeal has granted former First Lady Esther Lungu leave to appeal the High Court ruling, which denied her the opportunity to cross examine state witnesses in the forfeiture case involving her flats. In a ruling passed in Chambers, Monday, Court of Appeal Judge Catherine Makungu said the court had the jurisdiction to hear Esther’s application. “I have considered the affidavit evidence and the arguments made by counsel for both sides concerning the application for leave to appeal against the ruling of the High Court dated May 20, 2024. Order X rule 4 (5) of the Court of Appeal Rules, 2016 which empowers this court to grant leave to appeal upon renewal provides as follows: ‘Where leave to...