TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) president Sampa Kalungu says the PF constitution, which indicates that former president Edgar Lungu is still party leader, is what is causing the misinterpretation on whether or not he is completely out of politics. Recently, PF central committee member Bowman Lusambo said the former ruling party wanted to take the issue of a former president’s benefits to court for interpretation. In an interview, Monday, Kalungu said the PF constitution was causing confusion on Lungu’s actual status and added that it was also important to define what being in active politics really means. “You can never stop somebody from taking the case to court of course, so if Bowman and his team feel the former president is...

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