Kibombwe Agrees to Withdraw Lusaka Mayoral Petition

Losing Lusaka mayoral candidate Gabriel Kibombwe has agreed to withdraw his election petition challenging the election of Mayor-Elect Chitambala Mwewa. The development was disclosed before the Local Government Elections Tribunal after the parties entered into a consent agreement to discontinue the matter by mutual agreement. Mr Kibombwe had been challenging Mr Mwewa’s election and seeking […]

Losing Lusaka mayoral candidate Gabriel Kibombwe has agreed to withdraw his election petition challenging the election of Mayor-Elect Chitambala Mwewa.

The development was disclosed before the Local Government Elections Tribunal after the parties entered into a consent agreement to discontinue the matter by mutual agreement.

Mr Kibombwe had been challenging Mr Mwewa’s election and seeking a declaration that it was null and void. The two candidates polled 195,041 and 200,029 votes, respectively, in the Lusaka mayoral election.

The petition had previously proceeded before the Local Government Elections Tribunal, where preliminary objections raised by the respondents were dismissed, allowing the matter to proceed to consideration on its merits.

The Tribunal has now granted leave for the withdrawal application to proceed in line with the applicable Local Government Elections Tribunal Rules, with the parties having filed a joint notice of intention to withdraw the petition.
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However, the Tribunal is yet to deliver its ruling on the withdrawal application.

The development marks a potential end to the legal challenge surrounding the Lusaka mayoral election, which had placed Mr Mwewa’s victory before the Tribunal following the August 13, 2026 elections.

Mr Kibombwe initially challenged the result after raising concerns over the tallying and declaration of the mayoral votes. According to reports on the petition, he had argued that some official election records showed figures that differed from the final tally announced by the Electoral Commission of Zambia.

The withdrawal application will therefore determine whether the petition formally comes to an end through the consent reached by the parties.

Until the Tribunal rules on the application, the withdrawal remains subject to the court process.
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