LUSAKA Lawyer Jonas Zimba says the UPND government cannot withdraw Bill 7 because it’s their political lifeline. On the other hand, Chapter One Foundation says attempting to proceed with Bill 7 undermines the authority of the Constitutional Court’s judgement. Recently, Attorney General Mulilo Kabesha said government would not withdraw Bill 7 but would instead follow the ruling of the Constitutional Court that they form a technical committee and conduct wide consultations. He added that those who were calling for the total withdrawal of the Bill were lawless. But responding to that in an interview, Thursday, Zimba said it was wrong to refer to those calling for the withdrawal of the Bill as lawless. “They can’t withdraw the Bill because that’s...

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