Yesterday was a day of coincidences – injunction against the authentic Patriotic Front leadership, Miles Sampa’s hold on the Matero’s parliamentary seat protected, and the Tonse leadership taken away from the authentic PF leadership at night! But let me focus a bit more on what has unfolded around the continued court denials of the PF convention. Whether by design, fear, convenience, or quiet alignment with the Executive, the result is the same: justice delayed, justice distorted, and democracy weakened. The continued blocking of the PF convention does not punish a political party alone. Even if one were to assume that he gives no direct instructions to the courts, leadership is also about perception, restraint, and safeguarding institutional independence.