SOLWEZI Principal Resident Magistrate Mambwe Mukonde has ruled that her court lacks jurisdiction to hear the sedition case involving NRPUP presidential candidate Brian Mundubile and his running mate, Makebi Zulu. Magistrate Mukonde has since referred the matter to the High Court to determine which court should hear the case. In this matter, Mundubile and Zulu are charged with two counts of seditious practices contrary to Section 57(1), read together with Section 60(1)(e), of the Penal Code, Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia. Earlier, Mundubile and Zulu filed a Notice of Motion raising a preliminary issue, supported by a joint affidavit and skeleton arguments, asking the court to transfer the matter to Lusaka. When the matter came up for ruling,...
