Nankhuma, Others Appears Before DPP Disciplinary Committee

Bickering and squabbles are refusing to settle in the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) as Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Kondwani Nankhumwa and two others have on Thursday appeared before the party’s disciplinary council for leading a National Governing Council meeting which was not sanctioned by the party president, Arthur Peter Mutharika.

Kondwani Nankhumwa, Mark Botomani and Grizelder Jeffrey were summoned to appear before the disciplinary committee which did not allow the accused party officials to be heard in unison despite committing the same case.

First to appear before what can best be described as the Kangaroo Court was Mark Botomani who refused to divulge any information from what transpired in his one-and-a-half-hour session with party attorneys.

“I can not disclose what transpired in the meeting being a disciplinary hearing. Results of the outcome on the matter will be communicated at an appropriate time,” Botomani told the media.

Even the former party Vice President for the Southern Region, Kondwani Nankhumwa having spent more than two hours in the Sanhedrin chose to remain silent arguing that the party’s disciplinary committee chairperson would be in a better position to make announcements.

“I cannot say anything or divulge any information concerning what transpired in the meeting, it will be unethical considering that there was a chairperson for the hearing,” Nankhumwa said.

Political sympathizers have resonated that the political future for Nankhuma and his associates in the party hangs in suspense following the High Court Judge Howard Pemba’s dismissal their application with costs; arguing that they failed to demonstrate good and arguable claim for the right seeking Court protect on their matter.

However, this Publication has established that Nankhumwa and his associates have now taken the matter to the Supreme Court of Appeal challenging the verdict.

Lawyer for Nankhumwa and others, Cassius Chidothi confirms that his clients are indeed not satisfied with Pemba’s ruling on the matter.

Currently, some well known political analysts say are surprised how Mutharika would appoint Nankhumwa as his advisor when dealingas openly vowed to challenge him at convention for the party’s presidency.

They further argued that Article 10(8) of the DPP constitution could be prone to abuse to deal with critics since the article in question allows the party president to assign new roles to members of the National Governing Council-NGC.

Cracks and court battles in the erstwhile party remain entrenched with less than two years before the country holds another general election.