Bozy Simutanda (As Attorney for His Royal Highness Chief Tafuña of the Tafuna Chieftaincy) V Kaoma (As Chief Mukupa Kaoma) And Another (2020/CCZ/002) [2021] ZMCC 22 (12 February 2021)

\ ~ • : j j • . . ~N THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF ZAMBIA 2020/CCZ/002 HOLDEN AT LUSAKA (Constitutional Jurisdiction) IN THE MATTER OF: SECTION 11(2) (b) -and 22( li (2) OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT ACT NO. 8 OF 2016; IN THE MATTER OF: SECTION 12 (a) (b) AND (c) OF THE . IN THE . MATTER OF: ORDER 29/1 ~SC 1999 . EDITION AND CHIEFS ACT; ORDER X RULES 2 (1) (2) OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT ACT, NO. 8 OF .2016 OF THE LAWS OF ZAMBIA; IN THE MATTER OF: ORDER lV RULE 1(2) (3)(4) AND ORDER XV RULE l(a) (d) t<>F THE CONSTITITUTIONAL ·COURT RULES, IN THE MATTER OF: AND IN THE MATTER 0. F: BETWEEN: 2016 OF THE LAWS OF ZAMBIA; • i, 'II ; ; j ARTICLES 1(1) (2) (5); 3, 15, 166 (a) AND 167(1) OF THE CONSTITUTION OF ZAMBIA l I • I ALLEGED CONTRAVENTION ' OF ARTICLES 165 (1), (2) (a) AND, 266 OF 1 , • THE CONSTITUTION OF ZAMBJ. A. ·_ (' BOZV SIMUTANDA (As Attorney for His R?yal Highness Chief Tafuna of the Tafuna Chieftaincy) AND R1 PETITIONER l f-" ,, 1:· ., " ' I t~·.-. ~- ' •,; l I I I \ t ( ' I ·" I LEGISLATION REFERRED TO: Constitution of Zambia ( Amendment) Act No. 2 of2016 Constitutional Court Act No, 8 of 2016 Constitutional Court Rules, 2016 The Chiefs Act, Chapter 287 of the Laws o(Zambia . . . . I Rules of the Supreme Court 1965 (White Book), 1999 . L 2. 3. 4. 5. Edition 1.0· INTRODUCTION 1.1 This Ruling· relates to the Respondent's Noti_ce of motion to raise preliminary issues filed before this Court on 29th . . July, 2020. The. Notice of motion to raise preliminary issues was filed pursuant to section 8( 1) (h) of the• . Constitutional Court Act No. 8 of 2016 and Order 114A Rule 1 and Order 33'. Rule 3 ofthe·Rules of the Supre~e Court 1965 (White Book) 1999 Editibn. R3 l l t \ I 1 . 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A declaration on a Chief of the_ Taju.nd Chieftaincy whether a person qualifying fOr a "Chier• is of the fact of birth or descent I "PATRILINEAL I or "MA TRILINEAL" system which is a custom, Tradition ' and consent' of the Lungu. speaking, people of ' Mpu.lungu. District; . u. An Order of restitution of evidence whether HRH I terminated Raphael Chiptimpe Sikazwe Tajuna the life of the fate Chief Benso.n Mukupa !xaoma, or the termination of the said life was caused by .the acts or o,nissiori of the 1"1 Respondent and.his agents; . . .. iii. An Order for an interim Order to restrJin the I Respondent from acting as senior chiefTafuna a.nd/ or attempting to carry on the royal duties of Senior Chief Tafu.n.a away from Jsoko Palace to wherever the 2nd Respondent is in charge of Palace and the entire l I 1'afii.na Chiefdom pending the Court to declare who succeeds the Tafii.na Chieftaincy; and I I lU, . Any other rellefthat the·Court may deem fit and;ust." • I • • • I ' - RS I I I I I . I • 3~:o. ;3_il ' I. ' t t \ I RESPONI>ENTStMO'fl(l)N' . ,, ... / ' ~ - ~ /•, . . .. ln oppcrsihg the: petition; the: Re$pondents{lilecl ;fr1to · ,ffi.e·. (~oµr.t :th.~-•;N:otl.¢.~ tcf tai~~(pt~limin~ issue·~rwhich:'was· . :~qc~-~P:t~:4 '.p~ a~ :~fi~e.yit: 1-1),, s,µpp~rJ: lJf :~({~I~t9J1' · ·ru;&Umen ts. The: mot19n :pos~i::l · l;he, {<?Ug,vlJlg :gµf !>!:;9,11;s;; i. ~t_n.er 1tf[is CoUtt: has, the ,.ft,iri$dictioft to :hear,• dri.i:t <J~~¼¥th¾,TJ#i~, @iwA!?i teii~fs "*ffhlb)i ,;;,,; : : : : : : :~ ,ioi,rqis_$C91. I~~ii<1'1§ :Of ,.,;;prfi'l'i!i>Jilil ti: \Whether the.: coinmencemeht ,·~J; this: :&itipn ~Q_ :the. , ,,_., - - ~~¢.~tiq_~~~ ,s:~e,;i~?r :a ;,detJa~~~Qn on w.ye't~~:•J~• ... ·- . . . I . ·•. l .• .· .. r0:,f!u~µ 'CJ,h,,u/ftglnpy · :IS p~t11lt'!,e,af ·or mgtry(tne,al, 'amounts'' .fd feclit~t}dtioif ,6J;',.d~cigeij.i -•i5:l.t{<i$, ,gp.q 'ther:eJdJr.e an ahus~'·'offcourt/Jftoce'ss §iv'e,J:that frita \~ . ·;, ·- ·' ,,-. . ' -matter: ' ... ,. commenced • • ' " - . ' ' < • · • . - · - . · • - ; ut. Lrier cause '. , .... 20.1:9/CC~/001_; -the P<i#t(o.n~f,iifa,gs -~e~½(,;ig,, 'tf:te,:1~f!PJE1 t~tiej)ii1j.ic1i :.this· Court, 'aetermif:ted u, finality: in '.the . .... , .. ·.. l ·. J 3.2 The gist of the Respondents' arguments was firstly, that . I I ' I the amended petition and reliefs sought by the Petitioner I do not raise constitutional questions fit for this Court's I determinat.ion because they are general questions of law. I Secondly, that the questions raised are baired by the principle of res judicata. The Respondents therefore urged t I us to dismiss the Petitioner's action: in its entirety. I t 3.3 Our attention was drawn to Order 14A Rule t1(2) of the White Book to emphasize that this Court is clothed with the jurisdiction to dismiss a cause or·matter or hiake such order o, judgment as it thinks just. \ 3.4 On the Petitioner's first. claim in the amended petition, it I was argued that the question of who the Luhgu Chief should be or is, and whether the Tafuna C~ieftaincy t follows a patrilineal or matrilinea1 system of succession is not a constitutional question, issue or matter. That this I I question therefore cannot be heard and determined by this Court as it is a general question of law and not a R7 1 l ! I I I I r ' I ,. ·, . 1 ,' .· ,,, . ·, c,, .. ,.,. t ,,,-,.·; .. .- /,""'··' . ;a·.··.•'•',.;, ... , , ·: ,,tori'stitutional ,ques-tion .in:-:the]ico-nt:ext-::of.1Atticle :l\!28,;of,ffie'. '"' '"' .,.,,,<cc ,, ·"'"' ~ ..... ·•.~~·'> -- ,v,~--,., .•. ,.,,, .... •,;, ... ,~ ..... , ... _ .• ,. ........ ,,,,. •:•':•··•". 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L,.-,;.:.-o,z:.~ .... ~,. <"rt-,·~·r;,.,·,t,••u·.-·•' ,.,,, :,i1•'"'ffWA-~ .. ~:~••,· • - - - •~ ... -- • ~ai~: " ,,,, ; ~ 1.;--. ;_ r' . ·' a w·· ~'l " ':.:-,., ' where it was emphasized that it is in public interest and - I . . of litigants that there should be an end to litigation. . I 3.6 In light of these arguments, it was submitted that the first ' relief sought by the Petitioner in the amended petition is I .in want of this Court's jurisdiction as.previously held in the case ofBOZV SIMUTANDA v MATTHEWS KAKUNGU ·, SIAME AND ANOTHER2 • l I 3.7 As regards, the second relief sought by the P~titioner in j the amended petition for an Ord.er of restitution of . ' ' evidence ,:vhether His Royal Highness Raphael Chipampe . . Sikazwe Tafuna terminated the _life of the late Chief . ' I ♦ Benson Mukupa· Kaoma or whether the termination of the said life w'as caused by the acts or omission br the 1st l . . 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It was, suli>mitte·a ~~-~;,~ .. ·;;-;;· ~ ;;::;~~,~:·;r~~~:;t:: 'ffi - :-;,,._.. ·,,.~•-'." • t' I ,,:: ,IN~ ?· · Ji"''i° /-:=-~• . ..:,_F<,,.._p•·~~.lt;'-.•~ rt"'.~1t'."-4;,,..-"•H.:..- .,-:.'.,, 1:'I.:_:'\'. f"'"'f°...'"~,~, __ { :"·'?::! _~ft,;~~,lt'.';:P.- ~ll~~A,Rll: :SHA'OIPW:A, J\lllDi ;4,: tQT,HERS,. .~ j II -;t,_••.;_:-Y,i/, __ .'i"";J:r -,.,rr.;•·•···· j. ~.· /::,",; ----,. ..,..:_f~'\'" .,~~QM§l ~~,;~Mih.~N~\~-~i:l:!l'~RS, ··tn.~.~,~'rr1 ~.t.!91. J.,',Qf-,· . .. ...... , fl .,._ ·v _ _ ii~ "~h:91 i1P)P.£9~J1~.§. \~!t~i ,~p~i tE~t~P,._qn;1katli/ H,i.;~9.~9.,e.}~§IQ··.· };'':~§. ~~ ,,, ' r··-.,t·➔ ~ ...... ; ·T·HE , ..... _ . · ,.. ,_ ,._, .. ,, -- -,;•1;._.. "-' ·';ii .~ _ . . - . ---· ~ ·-~-- - ·~10 . - ~--_ _ j : / . ', ' ~ J ,,1· ,I 1. · • general question of law and a criminal matter which this I I Court has no jurisdiction to hear and/or determine and I that the proper forum for the aforesaid relief1 is the High Court for Zambia. 'That the High Court has in fact already tried the question under its criminal jurisdiction and l found Raphael Chipampe Tafuna Sikazwe, the person on ' whose behalf the Petitioner commenced his action guilty I of the charge of murder and accordingly sentJnced him. That the said Raphael Chipampe Tafuna Sikazwe appealed l the conviction and sentence of the trial court to the Court l - of Appeal. That the Court of Appeal upheld the,judgment - - -- - - l - of the trial court in its entirety and that the said Raphael I Chipampe Tafuna Sikazwe is now serving his sentence for the murder of Benson Mukupa Kaoma. at Mukobeko ' Maximum Correctional Facility. I I 3.9 It was the Respondents' submission that the Petitioner is merely forum shopping with the hope of iJproperly overturning the decision of Court of Appeal before I a wrong forum. The Respondents urged us to determine that this R11 (:;~:;~;;~;;;~::·», -•~••·'"''''~' ,, ... ,, .. ,.,~,-~.••m••~••··"'·~''' ,,, ,.• ....... ~ •. , .... ,.,I<; ... ,, ... ,,-·•····~ .. •, .. ,~ ·(@puih,does• n0t. .~av.e:iJ0Uriisdfutibni%t0. hear- •,an~ raeih::f. Uiifiel i.:. . . ' . . .. '1:,"f ._::_. .''i'b ,,, .,· "' 1: t-"1 _ il;t,· _. .. ~ ' . .. ,.-,,.·· . . . ., ·~ r\)i\ )l,~fu· ~-,.i.vt-·.r.·,;.,(. "'' .. , Ipi r,<:;:§P'.¢it!:; ;tq:rtite; --~~.:it,cffi.rJ,,.•pt~JiMinJ:t&.::•.t$'stt.'._.(k jit.-· 1}'\1/{l:'if \J\Ife't R" · • a:tl t: ~~. P, .. ·.,Q~ ... nn;~~.~i~:4~JP!~JitqP:]1,,.~t.;_:.,:~.-e. J:tt1.2n<:r.f~ .. t;l~i .. J,~gf!µ,ngi; aJm~fte'iWa1re-ac1~ittecitf~cr.r6yltrrf;10Qullt:rnrt~iry;;jt§~ii.t?:i~t§'~•- eoutt:r pfs.<!i.cess1•·mu<in1t<i'th"e;;,ptc:iudice1of1:the ·Re'lponcierlts« -. ·11r ,_ · -- . ., -•., -! -~! . . . t'fi 'bl . b. . id:ta . eci1 to\:fhfsjGcliiit•:;and ,-~.;__:g; !.:~~'¼,~; B9-Jl-!!§. JJ~.-~Y L-~~n ,,,_,,gg_.", .,.< • ·-···-~·1r·' .,.t_. .. ,, .. .. · ~- · ---.~· -•---. · · ,., · ; .'1 . ! lij':'1(.'I;_ ·n . -- -- · · · 'h · ,J,1. --- -l.1r·. ,..,-~., ·~ _ .. l~ -- · • -;,_,..""'"-, ·. · r, ·•,~ · .,,. ,,·, .. -_ <"'' _-- 'l.! , -.;:· . . ,_t _,,.. · •- . I Matthews Kakungu Siame which i.s ' linked to. the j selection of Mr. Siame which is Constitutional matter." in our :vtew not a I l 3.12 It was further argued that the Petitioner now'. raises the same question which hinges on the issues alreJdy held by tltis Court to be outside its jurisdiction. 3.13 The Respondents thus submitted that the secbnd relief, j having actually been decided between the parties on the same point, the Petitioner must be estoppedl from re l litigating the claim in the amended ,petiti(?;n. 3.14 , The Respondents prayed that this Court should find the Petitioner's claims in the amended petition to b! in want - of its jurisdiction and barred by the principle of res - judicata. The Respondents urged us to uphold the preliminary issue~ raised and dismiss the Lended petition with costs: . , j .1 I • I I I i t I l I I ·r q~·~- -~i, ~ ~\, .>,(, , • l . r . . . . . l( 1:At tn'l~:.,laearin1s:.rot:,t1:11s,applicafion/on. th'e,:s\n,:offIDece'inbl!r> . I\ifs,,, lNI°af ;amfue•, ' a'l520:1 .• teoun:sei . for:~ ifh-e R~s :6n:aen1ts•• .. ,. . ·"'•"• r··-:ll..: .... .' ... ,, ;;·· ": --~-~---~:. _::.: ·:~_···-··::·'";:.- ' .., . c-~ ir~i~~r:~tl!:!.9,'"~It~l½~~-§fh~1!PJPltt<:!Slfu.r~Jst1tt9!.1-%~,~:r~D,t~} . .... -: . .. . . .. . . ···.. ~-- .' .· .. . . . . • ~ ·-·· . !!"'~_;/•! ·.·.. ,.l"'°!;~ ,I', _..). . . ,,.,. . , iPE'-hiXi'G>NERfS r,~RGUMEN:t-S't iIN, . tbliP@§i~ieN Sifto:; tNO:EIGEWFO!RMSE1RREEIMIN:l\:•RYilSSUE0 ..... - --· ,,. .. ... , ...... . .... ,. - ------ ; ·-- . N ,. : •••:·,- '1/}.·· Jni:9RR~t~ir~ith.~.(1£,~~PRrti.l~.nt~!:',ruPJI~n; :t,h¢ g~_t,i,,~P~.r~fg~~;, :an aifiHa.\,ff.1 111, onr.oositibn ,wn'i~n ,~was, ·accompartie& 'h;o,· \:;,.,a.,t.•~.,.;:,-• ku'·..+•·/, ••.-<.1t,;--.~•-~~•t<1,;r>'<-,. ·,~•~,-~1,•.v:,it",,., -f.~- • i..:;;:!~~,.--·rt•~•-.~.,;.;.!;_-<:'. ~•• ,;,:, ~;;:p-,.;.'.•J •. 'i:,~, '· ~ :',~.> • '•!.::ct!,' .,·, ":-~ .... ;. 7"-lr,..-, _•.,•. ••. ~ ... -~. -~~ . • ~>"!; ~/;:: :. , ... ts~e1eton,'a'ffg'amentsi• ·•· - , .. I ,\ I I 4.3 The Petitioner further denied the assertion that the Petitioner's second relief is criminal .in nature ikd averred that the nature of his allegations posed serious • constitutional issues which required determination by this Court in accordance-with Articles 22(2) and 57(1)(2) of the ' Constitutio·n. 4.4 In sum, )he Petitioner averred that the teli}s U1 the amended petition are of a constitutional nature and ought to be resolved by this 9ourt. 4.5 In the Petitioner's skeleton arguments ih opposition to• notice of 1notion, it was argued that the Respond!nts have. . to, establish how the Petitioner's claims are failed l unconstitutional and the law upon which the said claims '' ' ' ' should be dismissed. 4.6· The Petitioner stated that the questions l I ) posed in his I, petition ·relate. to the issue of chieftaincy in lire with Articles 165 (1) and'266 of the Constitution which Jequires I R15 • . . ! ' I, I l I ' I t:• b ,. '. t J:':-:,~. I, ·$· r ,. l ,, ' I f • I matter. It was argued that an interpretation iras made in that matter and that the petition herein now seeks the I determination by this Court of the declaration of the fact of birth or descent of the senior Chief Tafuna which was I not subject of the earlier case. 4.9 4.10 In conclusion, the Petitioner urged us to dismiss.,with costs . . e app 1cation to r!:Use pre urunary issues an procee o d \ 1· . . 1. ' d t th determine the Petitioner's claims/questions as lontained ' I ( in the amended petition. I At the hearing of the motion, the 'Petitioner repiated the 1···· coli tents of his-written arguments arid maintained that the -- - - Respondents have failed to challenge the rJliefs as I contained in the amended petition. . . - . . -·· -... I I 5.0 ANALYSIS AND DETERMINATION OF~ THE PRELIMINARY ISSUES RAISED. 5.1 We have considered the arguments by the parties. The I t issues that call for our detemtination are as folloJs: I R17 l ., ,., . , a 1 ., ...• , ,,,.. ·,, ..... ,.,,. .... .,_ ... 1)Eitsfilui whet1ier:,1br·'';no't-,lth:is 0o_a1et::;Ji~s. ith:e '.feriui's'ite~ ·-·. "· -··'··· ... ·"" .. ~ .... - •. ,.... . ... , . 1 ~ "·--·-··-c-•·,,J'' , ...... ,.-... ~ .... •. t,u:t,is'dicHon ito,Jhear.,~and.~a~iermtheithe~reWets)~Jai'ms\ ;- !,:,tr' -·. _,,.__-. ,1.,i.:._ '<•~•.-.,• ... ;;-~~ _.n. • '.!.:,r:,:: .,. ..... •,:...,,~N ... - ~:-•-.~,.,..,1,J'"S..,-;., • •' ""'- •""·"'•'l'"'' ' ·'R,,,,,,;;._ "' •. -,:tJ,;p.~'t"~/l.;', .,.. .... ,.~._ ... ! ..,_,.,..,. ,--...,~:-.-. -, - . .. ,,.. ,,,- "' .,, . • Iso~gl;ft~offitne~Peutinri'er.(:tn,Ji':i?$'·fa~•e~c:1.ec1~h:etit~on°1; .......... , .. ,;.,}.,. !.1+,. ,,:;-· ;< •;.:. • • - , tS~cl))'i'~l.&. ,lWAetn··· :·e'For.fno .. t~ ... th"'e. P : .. ,e. JHiion.· e.r's ' .. 'cla.iirrs1~1!:1i . .., 1.bartetl.lbj,.,tfie;,nriin·ciRle:,t;f;res~dicata? ._ .. ,......,. .,,.,, '-~ i · ",he,.. ,, •• :. -.. ,,:(, ·#' • ' ,,,,_ .. ,.,.,..-:-~.,-• N,, ..... ""' ,<',,,,,,i•~·••• :·•' ..,.,, ..... 's.•··•·•••••:4,_, ••J'•!S•,--•, .. , ~ ,;••;•>.(,, '•••1•• I ·;·1 . JWt!~iwill~aea:1~W.iffittheSeffq'QifStlG>p§~{S$ia'.fiin-. .. . . t· vliiet'her~ ,.;or1c ... no'.tz .. ~th.i's .. ~eourl.. J':ha.s% :iiie,t., !requistt~~ Jiurl~dicrfi(jn J:o·~lhear:iana ,aet:et~tne·.;t1ie • ..,re11J1tii~1ms(. u-~~~gli~1>~~h~$~~~~~~o~e'r·'in~1Hs .~m~na~a~~fi}~,o~~··· ·. -· . • •"o.::.=>- ,, ,_ •..• .. ·-· · - . - - •. , .. ~ ~---.. ,_ ' - ': .~ " ·:.·1\ . x· . '""· . ,c'1 _,; ·/;:'. .. ,,L .... "-i>"',(;;,.\_f..,,. . . ,,. ::, , .... li''', ... : .,,>·•·;, •... l°' . ... ~~t .. )\ .. :'f.. ,,, .. ·-~I~~J1.)!f!~.9.~~fi.~~J9fat:~~'.~:9:µ:rt,;~.~;t}. Y~H~~l?§l,tr: PiJ.t,~P.ltf1\~t;~t:91~ ...,"•·r a~'.-2°8'(' iPJYoffffie Gdnstitutiofr1ihi·a/: rb:viaes·ras :,f6ik>wl . ·,«.,,,,·,M.::,","""t 't-'' ,;,,:..,::•·•z; .. "'v.:n·ax 1t~'""~~o,·•~~s···t· ··~'ltt''o"'·' .. ·~·1 •b.':,.,:,,-:,,'( 11""·"'\I i ........ na ' ·,l.:l;PU·r;,v.. T. L. ClS;{. ''"'uu.;<ec l o,~•.r.i,,uc e .\':.4 . ,, ,· -~,e ·-,-.!; . ,,.. • •· ..•... ,-, .,.•.c, ··"·""' <.:,;,•~~,,,,..;.;,11:!! .\-.,,,, ...... ,.· ... ,., ..... , •.. :-.•,,. ... ! ..;. ·,-,,;:;', , .• 1PiY(bJg;4,a~~d~~~&•t.' , . . .l ;fq)< tq m,gJ(~f';tilP:·•·.ti~~''tGlJt1:i.'¢tifj,tttfJ:t¢fa:tic:[~'.)tti'.t~is: -'."eiinsatution.1' "·· ,,a tndtter,•;rie1iifihn"tbra,Ji.dlrlti.otv.1or,,~onirav1nfffi,·n:•, .,,,1.-.r',½/~~•>1r;,.~1·"'i -.:~Ii. -,._~,,•l>·i'!i. d:. J.;.;;,;:,~.- '•i ,·, ,' •. ,.-~~•\ V··~ .:;;-tr,\•r.f.f)~-"!-•·1r•:;'!~>11.,,'c'•.:l,<i,,:).' ; J t ~··1,-;:".-;❖Y•-:,,:·; . .(ff<,'- f J •·~-.. ,. ... >. I.: ~-.,,~- " /\"-/•,. ,":•', 1pJAtlt-f$Tl19f1!$lit#tiRfi.;sc • (c) a. matter relating to the President, Vice President or an election of a President; (d) appeals relating to election of Members of Parliament and councillors; and (e) whether or not .a matter faUs within the jurisdiction of the Constitutional Court." 5.5 The Respondents in support of the preliminary issues argued that the reliefs sought by the Petitioner in the amended petition are general questions of law and do not. ' raise Constitutional questions fit for this Court's determina.tion. The Respondents particularly submitted that the question of who the Lungu Chief should be or is; and whether the Tafuna Chieftaincy follows a patrilineal or matrilineal system is not constitutional iri nature. Similarly, t~at the question on restitution of evidence on whether Raphael Chipampe Sikazwe Tafuna terminated the life of the late Benson . Mukupa Kaoma also does not present ~onstitutional issues for determination by this Court. On, the other hand, the Petitioner has maintained that his claims are constitutional and well within the R19 --- ·-. I __ j_ I :i, We went on to state in the same case that: ''This Court has no juri.sdiction to determine general questions of law which are not constitutional in nature or any other matters ' . whether civil or criminal" 5. 7 The jurisdiction of this Court was again spelt out in a recent decision of this Court in the case of the LAW ASSOCIATION OF ZAMBIA AND CHAPTER ONE FOUNDATION LTD v ATTORNEY GENERAL4 in which we stated tha.t·the jurisdiction of this Court though extensive, is still limited by the Constitution itself in Article 128 which is subject to Article 28. 5.8 With thrs in mind, the question that arises is whether or not the reliefs sought by the Petitioner in his amended petition are constitutional in nature and properly before this Court. R21 !".1 'l Wei Wfave rcfiloefally·" ,exanfin~a £&€; ~~'.ff{ffoner.rs~-amena~a. ''!°' 0 · , · , • o;l.;.~v,:·· , .. ~_,,_~. I;,-~ ',-/) __ •fr--,,r.,;.,~•,.-. J.,,,#IT"'.,":-,; l~•,.,.:-.. •-j'J. J' •J' ~--_ "-":• .. ,,,, ,,,,1' I l I . . t~\:,~ , • _ _ .• , ,c- ,. .,. ••. , ., ,.,, •• ,_ ,,.. • __ ,.. -~... ....... ,•--; ,~.-• -~···, ., ••• -~- l- ·7 .... 11"··tl ~ .• _,.,, . 'i,..-~, •• ·t·"' t"-"'" p~titiffn•. iiffl ·•tfii::\ (1rr,sf :claim,· \tli'e 1Pelifioner _ s"'eelli!!it f~L ., g~,¢_)_. aj;_,a_J~-·'9_·.:n._tqf_r_·,_--wl:i'qJ'_·_ tfi~t~-~'i4n_~_:._:_: ___ i~_-_·_l_i ~i.e. ___ f:_.~~-;-~n-o_:, _µla 1b-'.e_·---~ :,of_ \i~_·1ia:n_-e_-1 _,,_ Y?1t~ifi~r.t i!\~, (11~-g,q:~, @·r't~It~~¢y,;fg!Jg,W§ fa,J ;p}1. Jf1Htrt~,~~<,lr' .ffia:tr:flin'e'i:tl fs'~•'ste'ffr' o>n,stii:cess'l~'rri wliffsh:ih \tde. ·:secorrd ..,_,_,.,,.,,1;. ·,,,,.,.,,.,,., • ., .. , ..•.. ,. ,· ... _, -., •• -"]-.. J .. -.. -~,,, ....• ,._ ~laim,; ·tne\ \P.etitioffeF rse'eks ·!,an; r011c1~f 0f·ifest1tutiori of ! r -- ---- ::=::: .~!:®~:~~=~~::,:: - X,, ...... , .. ,_,, )fj;~ ....... ;; -·· .,.~ ,. - ~-' - •. .. ,,-. __ . .,,,: e~-, .. - , --. ;.. ., - 0~aorita-,;;qf, wlietff~n in~ ~tef:m:1n:£tron_,\Om the -i~aittlhl'if e •,was '.,,r,'l•C~•~-'},:~;.,;-...,:>··'".-'.'"'·•~=.'A'I.~~-; ",\~,'N ... , ---..,>~t.:,-•,;c~.:,~ .f :. J;'.",_.,,,t,q,• .'i-•{'.,,•.o._<•~ J..,_,v,>"i!'\'J --•'•'-:,>'"-'' ' · · f :1tause<1,;q&''tneiai::tsiT61':f:omissi0n:.or-"tn'ei-J;fa.:ttR~'sP.<>Jaekttfilrti:r ~ •.~ •• -1- ·fi', .• li ; ; h · ,._ ,,,\ lf 1 1~•; J~ :OJ_,,. //.•·✓,;,1~' t~•< .. , , - _, --_ .. ~- .-,li.<:{ ~~ ~:• .· ... , ,, . , ·: .... ,,A,_ ., .. ., 1/:fof.; 8€tefmtiat1bn,,ar:ei':genei;al'~nuesttb11s . ,. ; ' -- .. f' .. -. -- ~•-" -.- ·rA..,,scrutih._ ·1"ofiithes-etcle:ims,<:tev.eals•:t1liat\~tn·e'cl'teliefs#'s1ftf nt'- L., .• ~-·· •~ _..,,.,_'y; p,. "~- ._.,. ,, .• ,. •• -wr,-,., . .._,.,,,.,,,...,, ~-, .. ,~,., " .. ,,, .• ,,. ,,_, .. -~'""-'""(';·,~"-«~ '" •. ,, ,.,, ..•. ,,~ r•··: -C,•'· 0 .~ , - - . .dt?iawJatidJl'a:ve, \fi'o'.tairt~:•to o.o":"'wiUr~·tne'.$© on'stlitultb1111 ,mHis:!i'sr.tev,ia~~'ea :1W1 .~h~r -tg-~'ti :tb-~J ·(ltt:: )?,~tjfi~~<~J/; ·~B~f!: '-110.trt .icfi:Jl~~~~trs: .·•· • ... .f. -.. :·.· il~ .. - :-'~'t. .. ~~ .. ~:.:,,""-~,\'-\\,"$;~•- -~2~f!l~~B-U~:1P.r.:.er,1§I9H~; :h~~~;.~:n,e,!1\<!tmP~-~~~1~,~: ~,g~ t&~r ~,- . . . • ' ii'• ·:N ·- .. __ ·, },',, :"'1· _··~. • . ' tciteit¥r09i'sicr-r1s,cifit-He't@orrsatttilioni11~v~i1Jcf¥nll1. Ir&i~ir~!~-Y1 . • . _. ,•. . . '-. I ~- •- .. ,_. ()! .. f I~ ~\.(. . 1th:e';;~e'.&ppnd~nts:1 \,, • 5.11 As regards, the Petitioner's second claim, our understanding of this claim is that.it is calling 1upon this • I Court to tnake an inquiry into the death of the I late Chief . I Benson. Mukupa I{aoma and to determine whether the termination of the said life was caused by or omission of the 1st Respondent artd his agents. The Petitioner in persuading us to tmd that the second claim is a . I constitutional question, argued th~t the late1 Benson Mukupa Kaoma had been deprived of his right t6 life and . I therefore this was a contravention of the Bill of Rights ' particularly, the right to·life and freedom. 5.12 The Petitioner's second clai;n in the amended petition in our view is 'inviting us to pronounce ourselves on matters ' that are criminal in nature by determining whether the 1st Respondent's actions or inactions caused the death of I Chief Benson Mukupa Kaoma, let alone to order the re~ hearing, and/or restitution of evidence tendered before the . High Court. This issue is outside our jurisdiction. Furthennor,~. the Petitioner's allegation R23 the ' I l ( I of I j. . -l I I \ -~ontr1av.efi.fi0n~ ·0Pihe.$Sin~ of.'':'~jf,i'i's- l:J!$"'.tn):~t:i~i~§[~:g$fiJi· I .·· " ¢:q"rtll~i:'t~~s;,J{if~ -i¢~13¢Zie:ut~iae/:rtntJ,meaiffi,,r.offJisl<@oti"ft!s • ·• ).." ,I',~ _, ... i . •·• , ,,..-..- ,, ' rj:~;;i,~f!!B~'.9J1i9Y,"'YA!itY.~)9!1~ri~t~J~- :.~.~tgfj.~~J,~qJfsJilrfipri.., -Wl1:~ . ~'. ~~ V \' .,~ _,-.:,;iq< JS.~;,•;, . "F.:;•', _r,1-. J'1 , ,• _if ;<c,) I ·:prelim'ffi'a~tilstre:i'hti§ed\on4hi'~,,,,.,o"int/iby'therR1:~pondents· - -_ "!" _.._~ ?-:· ~•--:V:-·.$-~<;•.:"c.,"~\·,-_.:;=~-"~.f-~c"'·'.-,; ;,;..:.-~.:'..-", --~ ,•· •. •-·~.;t::",·;,_;~.,,,;..-,1•.,.·t,.i,; .,. , _ I: .• _-,;, • .,_-.\".,;..;. -.,· .,.,,, · ·t•'"'', ........ ~."·~•:·:, .. , ,., ~> , . - • l 1, I'_' • nature of the Tafuna Chieftaihcy is not·. a qubstion of a l constitutional nature. We categorically stated as follows: "A careful scrutiny of questions 1, 2 and 3 rkveals that . . they have to do with firstly resolutions to uphold the 1957 agreement for the future successions under 'Lungu Chieftaincy, secondly the confinnation of the patrilineal nature of the Tafuna Chiejtaincy a.n.d . I thi,-dly, ' the appointing authority of thJ Tafuna Ch{eftaincy, in this case being Chief Chinakila. It is . .· very clear within. the context of Article 128 of the . Constitution as amended that these are not questions ·1 I of a constitution.al nature." I ' ' ' l ' \: I I J I I I I 5.16 It is therefore, clear that the qu,estion of whether the Tafuna Cliieftaincy succession· system is patrilineal or .... matrilineal in nature was.not .determined on its merit by this Court· :on the basis that the said question Jras not . . constitutional in nature. We re-iterate 'this position~ l.n this case and find that the ·question of who the LunJ Chief RZS \ I ., \):, ., ~· .l, ,. ·' I' , . • • l • ~ r ~ : ,{,. t .,, >~· ·"' ,,_, ,,.¥> '!'~ ,(a . ,•that.c ;tire 1;.mneti's'sueion. JfesfFu'dfoataJlras~6'n:e·,strcceea:<':-a~us:gth~·ie~ten't .-.. · ~- .. ·:0,···· ·",--ir•:::-. •.·.::. 3 •---,,~ ·-:~~·::· ·":.:.:i1c:;::· .. · ti'Ssue, o'C iwhether,;, tthe1 ""Ta±urta lG11iiefta:ihc)! .~ ,,su:cce'isioni;;sJ~tef.n il'.f P..:~'f~H~~!'~tt,§r#m:i~it.ln,~gJ w.·:J.~;~i~r-.: ,,,...,~ ,-V••• .,.,.,,.fr; •,-;fl•-.,<\-1"\;r•i--:·,.···,«,;• . .,.:" /•: '"";•,<•r~N'\i..,._"'l,,::' f.,,,•~•,,.,;,,-.,<•·t~ "f,,,.,.-_.,,,,;,.;. :.<~,;..--,,·,,,~, ,~_4.,"';• ~-• . . '. . ... , .. --' ,• . ·-·· ... _;.,· ·-=··"~ :,,'i-: 1 .·.·i·-. ~. --·· " ' !' ', ·:, . . . , ' . . . I • • ,. ,. considered by this Court and found to be jurisdiction .. outside its I 6.3 6.4 The amended petition is therefore dismissed. Each party to bear gwn costs. H. Chibomba PRESIDENT, CONSTITUTIONAL COUR 'M. S: Mulenga M. CONSTITUTIONA COURT JUDGE. l ,CONSTITUTIONAL COURT JUDGE .- R27 -- --- • •