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Africa-Press – Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Mangochi South West Member of Parliament (MP) Shadric Namalomba has lost the case in which he was challenging opposition leader in August House Kondwani Nankhumwa\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, June 16, 2022 Judge Mzonde Mvula threw out the application saying it sounds like a conduct of a cry baby, before condemning him with costs.<\/p>\n

In his order, Judge Mvula noted that Parliament enjoys privileges which are essential for the conduct of business of Parliament while at the same time, maintaining its authority.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis freedom to conduct own proceedings without interference let alone intervention from outside bodies makes Parliament function, without anyone putting spanners in its mandate. Looking at the extent Parliament enjoys privilege, unless the issue raised by the Claimant is constitutional in nature, he cannot rush to court to stop a purely political matter.<\/p>\n

\u201cParliament has other internal offices in the Chamber such as Leader of the House, Government Chief Whip and Leader of opposition, which invariably make political decisions in the house,\u201d reads part of his order<\/p>\n

On whether the Court can intervene in intra political party disputes and indoor management of political party matters, Mvula said politics is for politicians. He further said reserving seat 99 or 100 does not limit Namalomba\u2019s right to political participation, nor is it discriminatory in any way.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis angle followed by the Claimant sounds like conduct of a cry baby. This issue is not legal in nature. The Leader of Opposition in formation of shadow cabinet and possibly composition of committees, may consult the rank and file of the party hierarchy. By consulting, he is not bound under any law, to take wishes of the Second Interested Party (DPP). He may have that at the back of his mind.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Claimant has used the back door against Parliamentary privilege. By the same back door he is booted out from the High Court of justice,\u201d reads part of the order. Soon after the ruling, Namalomba, posted on his Facebook account acknowledging his loss of the court battle and also questioning the Court order.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have lost the case today. Sometimes you win and more often you lose. That\u2019s what life ought to be. It\u2019s a sad day for the rule of law. This judgment is sanitizing that impunity in Parliament is legally accepted.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat you can abuse one another, kill and get killed etc., the courts will not step in because Parliament has got those privileges. The truth will set us all free,\u201d said Namalomba.<\/p>\n

Namalomba accused Nankhumwa of moving him from seat 25 to seat 100, appointing a shadow cabinet without consultation with and approval of the party and the decision of the defendant appointing parliamentary spokespersons without consultation with and approval of the party.<\/p>\n

However, Nankhumwa argued that Namalomba has sued a wrong party because according to the law, Standing Orders of Paliament do not recognize allocation of seats but they recognize reservation of seat or put simply how a seat should be reserved for Member of Parliament.<\/p>\n

Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda argued that reservations of seats and appointments into Committees in Parliament are administrative, they were already decided as not justiciable and the Court therefore should be slow to interfere in such affairs<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Defendant (Nankhumwa) does not reserve seats in Parliament. It is the Speaker who seats Members in Parliament. In so far as there is challenge to reserve a seat, the action cannot be brought against the Defendant but the Speaker.<\/p>\n

The request for such allocation or reserve by the Defendant cannot be amenable to Judicial Review. The matters raised by the Claimant are internal in Parliament, based on intra party politics. Therefore, not justiciable,\u201d he said This means Nankhumwa decision in Parliament still stands.<\/p>\n

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