Zambia: Kabuswe challenges Chililabombwe election in High Court
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Zambianobserver
Paul Chanda Chongo Kabuswe, former MP for Chililabombwe and former Zambian Minister of Mines, is challenging the 13 August 2026 parliamentary election in the High Court, citing the suspension of the count and the exclusion of his agents from the collation centre, among other issues. The petition names Nsofwa Kabwe Lupele and the Electoral Commission of Zambia, according to the court file.
Paul Chanda Chongo Kabuswe, former MP for Chililabombwe and former Zambian Minister of Mines, is challenging the results of the 13 August 2026 parliamentary election in the constituency before the Lusaka High Court. He says the election was neither free nor fair and that irregularities undermined its credibility, the Zambian Observer reports.
The petition, registered on 28 August under number 2026/HP/EP/007, names Nsofwa Kabwe Lupele, who was declared elected, and the Electoral Commission of Zambia. The High Court is already considering a separate challenge to the same election in Chililabombwe (challenge to the Chililabombwe election).
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