SEAN Tembo has asked the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court to refer the matter where he is charged with using insulting language to the High Court for determination of a constitutional question, arguing that the law does not define an insult. Tembo submits that the offence, contained in Section 179 of the Penal Code, is not defined, and therefore offends Article 18(8) of the Constitution. In this matter, Tembo is facing two counts of Use of Insulting Language Contrary to Section 179 of the Penal Code, Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia. Allegations in count one are that Tembo, on August 27, 2023, in Lusaka, did use insulting language, stating, “Bally apa akangiwa kuipa. But mu 2026 ngati bantu bafuna kuvotela...