JUSTICE Minister Mulambo Haimbe says the current Constitution is proving to be a thorn in Zambia’s democracy. And Haimbe says in his view, the withdrawal of a candidate should not necessitate the cancellation of an election or fresh nominations. Speaking when he was featured on Diamond TV’s “Diamond Live” programme, Monday, Haimbe said the Constitution needed to be reviewed holistically because it had clear gaps. “To start with, you know that the High Court matter [for Joseph Malanji and Bowman Lusambo] is still in court? Suffice to say that the questions that have arisen in courts so far with regards to nominations of candidates and so on and so forth are of topical importance, why do we say this? Because...

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