Withering cross-examination from AG Kalekeni Kaphale has Saulos Chilima looking like he brought a case without Merit. If I was advising UTM and its lawyers I would say ‘burn the midnight oil’ to regroup.
AG Kaphale: You will confirm to this court that your political party was advised to strictly check the counting of the votes.
Saulos Chilima: My Lord, my Lady, I confirm the instruction.
AG Kaphale: Because valid votes are the ones that determine the winner. It’s remarkable that no monitor has told the court that the votes were marred with irregularities.
Saulos Chilima: My lady, my Lord. That’s true in some cases.
AG Kaphale: Between a Monitor at the stream and a Monitor at the Tally Centre who is who is better places to complain about results if there was something wrong with them?
Saulos Chilima: The one monitoring the stream.
AG Kaphale: Thank you. Why do you think the one at the streams is the best to lodge a complaint?
Saulos Chilima: Because he was at the Centre, he monitored the voting and the vote counting.
AG Kaphale: So, if the Monitor at the Tally Centre is not well placed to lodge a complaint than the one at the streams them a President who was way too far from the process is much worse off isn’t it?
Saulos Chilima: My lords my Lady yes, I agree.
AG Kaphale: And in this case no Monitor from the streams or the Tally Centre is challenging the results is that correct.
Saulos Chilima: My Lady my lords that’s correct.
So with Anticipation we await tomorrow’s cross-examination, Will Chilima redeem himself?
Justice Potani said the court is happy the proceedings have started and expressed hope the proceedings will continue smoothly
I have been litigating cases in Texas and Washington state in USA. By looking at the questions and answer I don’t see where it is bad for chilima. By the way if chilima’s lawyer asked the mec officers that when they saw irregularities as a right person to complain why they did not do so? Babies in mere thinking
But this is cross examination in the first day. Cross examination you’re only required to answer yes or no. It’s not that bad people must wait up until this trial gets into top gear. Remember the lawyers for the Petitioners in other words the lawyers for Chilima will as well cross examine so the game is on now.
The author of this article does not understand the court procedure hence the bad title of the story.