Zambia court rejects opposition bid to block president's inauguration

Pulse Staff 12:23 - 12 September 2016

Zambia's President Edgar Lungu attends a signing ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, February 8, 2016.

"The court has declined to grant the application on grounds that as a single judge he has no jurisdiction," Keith Mweemba,

Zambia's Supreme Court has rejected an application by the main opposition party to stop President Edgar Lungu's inauguration set for Tuesday after last month's contested election, a lawyer for the opposition leader said on Monday.

"The court has declined to grant the application on grounds that as a single judge he has no jurisdiction," Keith Mweemba, a lawyer for opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema told journalists.