FORMER Kamfinsa PF member of parliament Christopher Kang’ombe has expressed confidence that the country will not hold nine by-elections because the court will overturn the Speaker’s “illegal” decision. Last Wednesday, the Speaker of the National Assembly declared nine Patriotic Front seats vacant, following the expulsion of members of parliament from the party in December 2023. But speaking when he featured on Radio Christian Voice, Friday, Kang’ombe said the decision was illegal because National Assembly standing orders do not allow a ruling to be made on an item which is not on the agenda. “Is there going to be nine by-elections in Zambia? I don’t see us having nine by-elections. Do I see four by-elections? I don’t see us having four...

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