PATRIOTIC Front (PF) lawyer, Makebi Zulu has accused the New Dawn Government of running it’s business like a cult.
Mr Makebi has also accused the presiding officers in Parliament of running it’s business in a biased manner, making proceedings boring.
But Justice Minister Mulambo Haimbe has refuted claims stating that business is being run fairly, and that Parliamentary proceedings are being run in a procedural manner, unlike the assertions of biasness.
Speaking during a radio program dubbed ‘burning issues’ on 5fm along side Mr Haimbe Mr Zulu alleged that the happenings in the country are being run like a cult in many aspects, among them the functions of the office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).
“Governance is not a cult and it appears that my colleague thinks it is a cult where they think things should be happening in the background without people knowing,” he said.
Mr Zulu accused government of interfering with the functions of institutions such as the office of the DPP and further accused Government of trying to interfer with registration of Harry Kalaba’s party, Citizens First, before it’s registration.
“Like I said, governance is not a cult, but what Government has done is that they have removed the DPP from being head. The DPP should not be interfered with, but now we are seeing strange things where the DPP is even addressing the media,” Mr Zulu said.
He said the DPP is being interfered with through the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) board which was appointed by the Minister.
And Mr Zulu said presiding officers in Parliament are being biased on how business is being run.
However, Mr Haimbe said Government is not interfering with the office of DPP or any other functions of governance.
“To start with, there was already a provision in the NPA Act that a board should be appointed by the Minister. The board is not meant to dictate what the DPP can do,” he clarified.
Mr Haimbe also defended the assertion that Parlaimentary proceedings are being biased and or in favour of a particular grouping, stating that the presiding officers are procedural.
He said the allegations that the speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti and other presiding officers spoke on behalf of Ministers was a rhetoric.
“One would just need to observe the proceedings that the speaker gives procedural direction and does not give any substantive answers on issues brought on the floor of the house. The fact of the matter is that there is guidance given by the speaker. She is not being partisan or biased,” he said.
(Mwebantu, Tuesday, 25th July, 2023)
