By GRACE CHAILE LESOETSA
EMBATTLED Chishimba Kambwili’s plans to hold a National Democratic Congress (NDC) convention this weekend are in limbo as the Joseph Akafumba-led faction as instructed their lawyers to commence contempt proceedings against him. And NDC spokesperson Franklin Membe said Mr Kambwili was practicing politics of the belly as he was as bankrupt as a church mouse.
Mr Kambwili yesterday told journalists that the NDC led by him will this weekend hold a convention. But Mr Akafumba in an interview said that the faction’s lawyers were already in Ndola to file contempt proceedings against the outspoken former Roan Member of Parliament. Last month, the Ndola High Court granted the Akafumba-led group an ex-Parte order of interim injunction restraining Mr Kambwili from acting as NDC president.
Mr Akafumba said it was shocking that Mr Kambwili has continued to disobey the court’s order. “He very much knows that the matter is still in court and he also knows well that there is an injunction restraining him from acting as NDC leader. But he has continued to disobey the order. “So as I am speaking to you right now, our lawyers are preparing to file contempt proceedings. It is our hope that the contempt proceedings we are going to file will proceed to stop him.” he said. And Mr Membe said Mr Kambwili was the one practicing politics of the belly as he was allegedly as bankrupt as a church mouse.
Mr Membe said it was shocking that Mr Kambwili was discrediting Mr Akafumba who has been running the secretariat. He said Mr Kambwili has been failing to even pay his own workers as he had allegedly become bankrupt , therefore the reason he wants to sneak into the ruling Patriotic Front. He said the former Parliamentarian owes the Zambian people an apology as he betrayed them by going back to the PF which he discredited. However, Mr Kambwili said he was not broke as he owns over 70 properties in
Zambia.
