MPOROKOSO PF MP Brian Mundubile and Lusaka Lawyer Celestine Mukandila have filed a petition in the Constitutional Court seeking a declaration that President Hakainde Hichilema is ineligible to stand as a Presidential candidate for alleged constitutional breaches linked to Bill 7. The petition cites both President Hichilema and the Attorney General as respondents, arguing that the Head of State violated the Constitution by initiating a constitutional amendment process without broad public consultation. In July 2025, the Constitutional Court held that the state’s decision to initiate a constitution amendment process before undertaking wide consultations with the people goes against the spirit of the Constitution. In a petition filed, Monday, Mundubile and Mukandila stated that despite the ConCourt ruling, President Hichilema and...