FORMER attorney general Musa Mwenye says of any 10 given countries where Presidents have overstayed in power, nine of them have bad economies. And Mwenye says it is sad that politicians can launch attacks on the Judiciary and judges, without any sort of censure from the Ministry of Justice or lawyers serving in government. Meanwhile, Mwenye has advised members of parliament to understand the laws they are enacting and not get caught out by the implications as is the case of the Grade 12 Certificate clause in the 2016 amended Constitution. Speaking on Spring TV’s “Crossfire” programme, Monday evening, Mwenye observed that Zambia had a history that showed that it was not beneficial to have a president overstay in power,...

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