MMD faction fights on

…against Nevers, others

THE 20 MMD faction members have argued that the ex parte order for leave to commence committal proceedings against Dr Nevers Mumba and others is not irregular as alleged by the other camp.

Geoffrey Mulenga and 19 others have dismissed claims by New Hope MMD national secretary Elizabeth Chitika that they did not serve the injunction restraining her and Dr Mumba from going ahead with the convention on March 20, this year.

Ms Chitika had asked the Lusaka High Court to discharge the committal proceedings launched by the 20 members calling themselves Operation Save MMD for being incompetent.

Ms Chitika submitted to the court that Mr Mulenga and 19 others were not party members and therefore had no locus standi in the matter.

She argued that the three other members cited in the committal proceedings were not cited in the ex parte order of injunction, therefore it was irregular.

In the main matter, the 20 have sued Dr Mumba and Ms Chitika seeking a declaration that the MMD extra ordinary convention held on March 20, this year was void and that the two breached the party constitution.

They also want the court to direct the Registrar of Societies to appoint an interim committee during the determination of the matter. Mr Mulenga in an affidavit claimed that MMD national chairperson Winnie Zaloumis read the order of interim injunction which was on video footage.

He states that upon receipt of the injunction and refusing to sign for it, Dr Mumba called a meeting where Ms Zaloumis, Clement Zulu and Gregory Mofu and came out with a resolve to proceed regardless of the injunction.

Mr Mulenga stated that it was on that ground that they had cited Mr Zulu, Mr Mofu and Ms Zaloumis in the contempt proceedings as they were agents of Dr Mumba and Ms Chitika.