STATE House says President Hakainde Hichilema couldn’t have lied about four former UPND MPs voting against Bill 7, saying a Bill passes through several stages and people should not only focus on the televised proceedings. Meanwhile, ActionAid Zambia has questioned the conflicting accounts over the Bill 7 vote, noting a clear mismatch between the Speaker’s announcement that all 135 MPs present voted in the affirmative, and later claims that some MPs did not actually support the Bill. ActionAid Zambia Country Director Faides Tembatemba says Parliament should release the official voting record on the Bill to ensure public confidence in parliamentary processes is strengthened. On Saturday, President Hichilema named and shamed four former UPND MPs Gary Nkombo, Elijah Muchima, Elias Mubanga…
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