RB FILES NOMINATION

Acting President and MMD presidential candidate rupiah Banda filed his election nomination before Chief Justice Ernest Sakala last Friday.
There was so much jubilation and slogan chanting, where MMD members drawn from different parts of Lusaka converged at the Supreme Court to witness the ceremony.
The cadres danced, sung and displayed slogans in all forms and manner.
It was like business came to a stand still because no one could concentrate on their business because the attention was constantly attracted towards the political activities.
Mr Banda arrived at the Supreme Court around 10:00 hours in a Marcopolo B7 bus, which was clad in MMD material and posters of RB pasted on its sides and behind. The bus drove slowly and was driving at about 20 kilo metres per hour. Its was sucha majestic drive. Security was also tight as the guards kept vigil at the curious
gathering.
Slogan chanting MMD members jostled in every direction to catch a glimpse of Mr When the B7 finally came to a halt, senior MMD members from the national executive committee trooped out.
But things reach a climax when RB emerged through the front exit and straight away pushed in a party slogan. The gathering went agog but soon he was whisked into the Supreme Court through a narrow aisle which was temporalily established to usher him in.
Inside the Supreme Court, Mr Banda went through the nomination formalities. The Chief Justice congratulated RB at the end of it all and he exited to address the crowd which was eager to listen to his voice.
That brief speech crowned everything before RB waved at the crowd. He disappeared into the Mercedez Benz car and the motorcade sped of.

MMD CADRES

MMD cadres chanting party slogans.

CROWD

Part of the crowd that escorted Mr Rupiah Banda file his nomination outside the Supreme Court.

UNZA STUDENTS

Placard carrying university of Zambia students chanting slogans.

POSTERS

PLACARD

Some MMD youths displaying Mr Banda's placard.

CROWD

Part of the crowd that witnessed Mr Banda's nomination filing at the Supreme Court.

RB'S PLACARDS

MMD members displaying Mr Banda's placrads.

PLACARD

A youth display a placard in front of the Supreme Court before Mr Banda arrived to file his nomination.

MEMBERSHIP CARDS

An MMD supporter wears a hat with membership cards for the oppoition United National Independence Party (UNIP), Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) and others.
These are some of the oppsotion parties that have supported Mr Banda's presidential candidature.

PLACARDS

MMD supporters display placards when they awaited the arrival of party presidential candidate Rupiah Banda at the Supreme Court.

RB ENTERS SUPREME COURT GROUNDS

THE GRAND ENTRY

MMD supporters waving the party symbol towards Mr Rupiah Banda's bus when he entered the Supreme Court gates.

RB'S GRAND ENTRY

RB ARRIVES IN A MORCOPOLO B7 BUS

Mr Banda arrives at the Supreme Court for nominations. He was accompanied by MMD members, who boarded the Marcopolo B7 bus with his campaign posters pasted on its sides.

RB TAKES AN OATH

Mr Banda reading an oath document when he filed his elections nominations.

CJ CONGRATULATES RB

Chief Justice Ernest Sakala congratulates Mr Banda after the acting President filed his nominations.

RB LEAVES THE SUPREME COURT

Mr Banda waves at supporters before leaving the Supreme Court.

HAKAINDE HICHILEMA ARRIVES FOR NOMINATION

United Party for National development (UPND) cadres mob the motor vehicle for party president Hakainde Hichilema when he arrived to file his nnomination at the High Court.
Mr Hichilema was the second presidential aspirant to file his nomination after fellow opposition and Patrotic Front leader Michael Sata filed on Tuesday.
Acting President Rupiah Banda who is contesting on the MMD ticket is expected to lodge in his nomination today.

HH WAVES AT CADRES

Mr Hichilema waves at party supporters when he arrived at the High Court to file his nomination.

HICHILEMA FILES NOMINATION

Chief Justice Ernest Sakala congratulates Mr Hichilema after successfully filing his presidential nomination.

UPND CROWD

Part of the crowd of UPND cadres that was witnessed the nominationg filing by party leader Hakainde Hichilema.

UPND cadres

A horde of UPND cadres lift obe of the youths when they were chanting party slogans before party leader Hakainde Hichilema filed his nomination at the High Court.

HH AFTER FILING NOMINATION

Mr Hichilema waves at his supporters after successfully filing in his nomination at the High Court.

HH ADDRESSING SUPPORTERS

HH ADDRESSING CADRES

Mr Hichilema addressing UPND cadres outside the High Court.

SATA FILES PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS

Mr Sata arrives to file his nomination at the Lusaka High Court.





PATRIOTIC Front (PF) president Michael Sata on Tuesday successfully filed in his nomination for the October 30 presidential elections.
This was after the High Court dismissed an application for an injunction to restrain him from doing so.
Kasama Central Member of Parliament (MP) Saviour Chsihimba on Monday filed an injunction in the Lusaka High Court to restrain Mr Sata from filing in his nomination arguing that Mr Sata’s adoption was against the party’s constitution.
Just after the injunction was dismissed by the High Court, Mr Sata took oath at the Supreme Court before High Court registrar Mwamba Chanda and later filed in his nomination before Chief Justice, Ernest Sakala.
The filing in of the nomination was witnessed by Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) chairperson, Justice Florence Mumba, ECZ deputy director for elections Priscilla Isaac and Commissioner Joseph Jalasi.
Mr Sata was accompanied by his wife, Dr Christine Kaseba and he paid the K20 million nomination fee and was in a jovial mood, mostly using vernacular language as he filed his papers and declared his assets and liabilities.
His 200 registered supporters were also screened by ECZ officers.
In his declaration of assets owned as at March 31, 2008, Mr Sata declared seven fire arms, K11.5 million worth of shares at Standard Chartered Bank, K15 million shares at BP Zambia and K3.1 million shares at Chilanga Cement.
He also owns 33 percent shares in a family trust that owns seven properties, another 33 percent shares in City Advertisers with an annual income of K6 million and owns Gerald Julianos Oil although he was not yet earning any money.
He declared K559.755 current account at Standard Chartered Bank, a K1.1 million current account at ZANACO. Others are a K46 million account at Finance Bank and a US $ 933 account at Finance Bank.
Mr Sata is owed K45 million by China Hainan and he also owes former Libyan ambassador Mbita Chitala K20 million, which arises from a defamation case currently before the courts.
After the filing in, Mr Justice Sakala informed Mr Sata to wait for the announcement of successful nominees on Friday afternoon.
Meanwhile as Mr Sata waited for the conclusion of the injunction and filing in his nomination several cadres gathered at the Supreme Court ground chanting slogans in solidarity as police officers kept vigil.
Earlier, High Court Judge Philip Musonda in his ruling dismissed Dr Chishimba’s application for an injunction with costs and condemned him to credit Mr Sata for all the time lost.
Judge Musonda said the action was misconceived and that there was no basis for such.
Mr Sata’s lawyers had earlier filed a notice to raise preliminary points of law and stated that the endorsement of the writ of summons did not disclose any cause of action against the PF leader.
The lawyers stated that the purported claim did not disclose in what capacity Mr Sata was sued and what remedy was being sought against him.
They claimed that the PF party being an incorporated association did not have any legal capacity to sue or to be sued.

SATA WANTS HIS SUPPORTERS INSIDE THE COURT GROUNDS

SATA ARGUES WITH COPS

Mr Sata arguing with police officers who locked out his supporters before he filed his nomination.

LOCKED OUT

PF cadres waving their registration and voters cards when they were locked at Mr Sata's nominations.

LOCKED OUT

PF cadres wielding a boat, the party's symbol were intially blocked from accessing the High Court grounds. Here they try to make their way inside.

SATA ARRIVES

Mr Sata arrives in a speed boat.

SATA IN A BOAT

Mr Sata and his wife Dr Kaseba arrive in a speed boat, the party's symbol.

PF BOAT

SATA arrives

Mr Sata arrives for nominations mobbed by his cadres.

SATA FILES NOMINATION

Chief Justice Ernest Sakala receives a nomination form from PF leader Michael Sata.

THE PICTURE MONGER?

An unidentified using a mobile phone to take pictures of Mr Sata at the High Court.

PF DRAMA AT SUPREME COURT

THERE was drama at the Lusaka High Court grounds yesterday when Patriotic Front (PF) cadres stormed the premises in solidarity with their leader Michael Sata.
This was when Kasama Central Member of Parliament (MP) Saviour Chishimba filed an injunction to restrain him from filing in his nomination today.
The drama started when PF leaders heard that Mr Chishimba had filed an injunction to block Mr Sata from filing in his nomination to enable him participate in the October 30 Presidential elections.
PF spokesperson Given Lubinda in the company of secretary general Edward Mumbi and lawyer Edgar Ngoma arrived at the court around 14:45 looking for Dr Chishimba and the injunction.
Mr Lubinda and Mr Ngoma were looking for the injunction and the judge who was handling the case, busloads of party cadres started trooping into the court premises.
Armed police officers kept vigil and warned the irate cadres not to cause confusion at the courts but the calls fell on deaf ears because the cadres went ahead and broke a door to one courtroom.
When Mr Sata and his vice Guy Scott arrived at the court, the cadres were ordered to follow him into the courtroom but later they discovered that the matter was in chambers.
The cadres continued chanting slogans outside the court and Mandevu MP Jean Kapata, Chimwemwe MP Willie Nsanda and Nkana MP Mwenya Musenge kept on talking to the cadres.
Mr Lubinda said that if Mr Sata was stopped from filing in his nomination then the PF would ensure that no presidential candidates filed in their nominations.
At about 18:00 hours Mr Sata pleaded with his cadres for them to go home but they refused saying they would wait for the outcome of the matter.
After he failed to compromise with his cadres he led them outside the court premises to the High Court roundabout blocking the prime time traffic from the central trading district.
This morning the Court is expected to deliver judgment on the matter.

PF POWER

A PF cadre dancing in the Supreme Court grounds.

PF SUPPORTERS CHANTING SLOGANS

PF cadres chanting party slogans at the Supreme Court in Lusaka.

SATA ADDRESSING HIS SUPPORTERS

PF leader Michael Sata talking to his slogan chanting supporters outside the Supreme Court.

POLICEMAN ORDERED TO UNLOCK GATE

PF CADES ORDER POLICE OFFICER TO UNLOCK GATE

PF cadres order a police man to unlock the main gate to the Supreme Court in Lusaka.

POLICEMAN TAUNTED

POLICEMAN MOBBED

PF cadres mob and taunt an unidentified police officer before forcing him to open the main gate to the Supreme Court.

POLICEMAN FORCED TO OPEN GATE

A horde of Patrotic Front cadres force an unidentified policeman to unlock the main entrance to the Supreme Court, which was shut after the disturbances at the courts.

SATA

Mr mobbd by his supporters at the main entrance to the Supreme Court.

CADRE

A PF cadre protesting.

PF CADRES