Mutotwe Kafwaya seeks court order over continued detention

Kafwaya seeks court order over continued detention Former Lunte Member of Parliament Mutotwe Kafwaya has asked the Lusaka High Court for permission to commence habeas corpus proceedings challenging his continued detention. Lusaka, 19 August – The application has been filed by his wife, Dinis Ng’andu Kafwaya, who says her husband remains in custody and, to […]

Kafwaya seeks court order over continued detention

Former Lunte Member of Parliament Mutotwe Kafwaya has asked the Lusaka High Court for permission to commence habeas corpus proceedings challenging his continued detention.

Lusaka, 19 August – The application has been filed by his wife, Dinis Ng’andu Kafwaya, who says her husband remains in custody and, to the best of her knowledge, has not been brought before a court of competent jurisdiction.

Mrs Kafwaya is asking the High Court to grant leave for the habeas corpus application and accompanying documents to be filed during the current Michaelmas vacation.

In the application, she argues that the matter is urgent and that any delay could further prejudice Mr Kafwaya and undermine his constitutional right to personal liberty.

Habeas corpus proceedings are intended to require authorities holding a person in custody to justify the legality of that detention before a court.

The former Lunte lawmaker’s continued detention has therefore become the subject of a court challenge, with his wife seeking judicial intervention to establish the legal basis for his custody.

-Nkanionline 2026