Mukhito vindicated: High Court’s intervention lends weight to constitutional overreach warning
Democratic Progressive Party secretary general Peter Mukhito warned that the proposed parliamentary inquiries risked crossing the constitutional line between oversight and investigation. Critics at the time attacked the position as political interference. The High Court has now temporarily halted the inquiries pending judicial review, a move that adds weight to his warning. Even so, the intervention does not mean the court has settled the question.
<p>When Democratic Progressive Party Secretary General Peter Mukhito warned that proposed parliamentary inquiries risked crossing the constitutional line between oversight and investigation, his position was quickly attacked in some quarters as political interference. Now, the High Court has temporarily hal ted the proposed inquiries pending judicial review. That development does not mean the court has […]</p> The post <a href="https://www.nyasatimes.com/mukhito-vindicated-high-courts-intervention-lends-weight-to-constitutional-overreach-warning/">Mukhito vindicated: High Court’s intervention lends weight to constitutional overreach warning</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.nyasatimes.com">Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & Sports | Nyasa Times</a>.
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