GOVERNANCE activist Isaac Mwanza has told the Constitutional Court that the Speaker of the National Assembly has no role in declaring a seat vacant. And Mwanza has submitted that the Petauke by-election was based on an illegal notification from the National Assembly and should be null and void. Meanwhile, Constitutional Court President Professor Margret Munalula has reserved the court’s judgement in the matter for July 17, 2025. In this matter, Mwanza has dragged the National Assembly to court, seeking a declaration that an elected MP’s seat only becomes vacant upon determination by the High Court. Mwanza, who has also cited the Attorney General as the second respondent in the matter, is also seeking a declaration that the Speaker’s duty is...