A petition has been filed seeking to bar Seth Ambusini Panyako, a Board Member at the Local Authorities Provident Fund (LAPFUND), from vying for the Malava parliamentary seat.
The petition, filed on behalf of fellow Malava aspirant Caleb Burudi, argued that Panyako failed to resign from public office within the timeline required by law, rendering him ineligible to participate in party nominations and the election itself.
“It has come to our client’s attention that his main challenger, one Seth Ambusini Panyako, is a public officer as a Board Member at the Local Authorities Provident Fund (Lapfund) and has not resigned to date; therefore, he is ineligible to contest for the forthcoming by-elections scheduled for November 27, 2025. He is also ineligible to participate in any party primaries and therefore his application for the ticket must be screened and rejected at this juncture” the petition read.
