▁and ▁subsequently ▁a ▁Ph D . ▁Mat ib ini ▁has ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁law ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁university ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁lawyer ▁by ▁profession . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Mat ib ini ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁Z amb ia ▁Independent ▁Media ▁Association ▁to ▁draft ▁three ▁b ills ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly , ▁these ▁being ▁the ▁Fre edom ▁of ▁Information ▁Bill , ▁Independent ▁Broadcast ing ▁Author ity ▁Bill , ▁and ▁Broadcast ing ▁Bill . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁he ▁published ▁a ▁book ▁titled ▁" The ▁Str ug gle ▁for ▁Media ▁Law ▁Re forms ▁in ▁Z amb ia ". ▁ ▁Mat ib ini ▁was ▁a ▁judge ▁at ▁the ▁High ▁Court ▁of ▁Z amb ia . ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁State ▁Coun sel ▁by ▁President ▁R up iah ▁Band a ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁Patri otic ▁Front ▁( PF ) ▁nominated ▁Mat ib ini ▁as ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Z amb ian ▁President ▁Michael ▁S ata ▁appe aled ▁to ▁MP s ▁to ▁accept ▁Mat ib ini ▁and ▁M kh ondo ▁L ung u ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Spe aker , ▁in ▁return ▁the ▁P F ▁would ▁support ▁a ▁Mov ement ▁for ▁Multi - Part y ▁Dem ocracy ▁( M MD ) ▁candidate ▁for ▁Chair person ▁for ▁Comm itte es . ▁On ▁ 6 ▁October ▁Mat ib ini ▁received ▁ 7 8 ▁votes , ▁and ▁opposition ▁candidate ▁Richard ▁Kap ita ▁received ▁