THE Zambian Civil Liberties Union (ZCLU) has dragged the state and three others to the Constitutional Court, seeking a declaration that the definition of the word “ordinarily resident” as contained in Section 2 of the Citizenship of Zambia Act is inconsistent with the definition provided in Article 266 of the Constitution and is therefore null and void to the extent of its inconsistency. ZCLU Executive Director Isaac Mwanza also wants the court to interpret Articles 37, 42(b) and 266 of the Constitution of Zambia as read together with Section 20(1)(c) and 49 of the Refugees Act No. 1 of 2017 on acquisition of citizenship by refugees and their dependents. Mwanza further wants a declaration that Section 2 of the Citizenship...