By Francis Maingaila and Derrick Sinjela Youths from the Hakainde Hichilema’s United Party for National Development (UPND) and Dr. Chishimba Kambwili’s National Democratic Congress (NDC) will go on the streets to push the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to extend the thirty (30) day Sunday 9th November 2020 – Saturday 12th December Voter Registration Exercise. NDC Lusaka Provincial Youth Chairperson Nachama Simulinda and UPND Lusaka Youth Provincial Chairperson Anderson Banda told journalists at a joint media briefing that lots of people will be denied right to voter should the voter registration exercise is not extended. Mr. Simulinda noted many teething...

By Francis Maingaila and Derrick Sinjela UNITED Party for National Development (UPND) Chairperson for Elections Garry Nkombo has abandoned his burning desire to have President Edgar Chagwa Lungu impeached on account of Constitutional breaches. Mr, Nkombo, a UPND Mazabuka Central Member of Parliament in the Southern Province attributed the decision to dim the candlelight on President Lungu’s impeachment to impediments by the National Assembly. A concerning Nkombo told journalists at the UPND Secretariat that at the time the motion for impeachment was moved, a court action was in motion and could not proceed until the matter is disposed off. “I...

By Derrick Sinjela and Francis Maingaila ELECTORAL Commission of Zambia (ECZ) Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Kryticous Patrick Nshindano will on Tuesday 15th December 2020 state the duration of the Voter Registration Exercise which has since been extended. Briefing Zambian and International Media on Saturday 12th December 2020, Mr. Nshindano explained that the duration will depend on interpretation of data received during the fourth phased voter registration period. The first or just lapsed voter registration phase began on Sunday 9th November 2020, with Mr. Nshindano stating that the electoral body had decided to extend the voter exercise and the period announcement...

JOINT PRESS STATEMENT BY CONSORTIUM OF CSOS ON VOTER REGISTRATION EXERCISE AND ASSOCIATED CHALLENGES HELD AT MIKA HOTEL, JESMONDINE ON FRIDAY, 11TH DECEMBER, 2020 Delivered on behalf of the Consortium by Ronnie Jere Firstly, as institutions, we have closely monitored the process of registering voters since this process started early last month. This voter registration process begun with its own challenges as regards the distribution of kits in different provinces, districts and provinces. Some of us voiced our concerns over this process but we want to be quick to note that the Commission took some corrective measures by fairly deploying...