By GRACE CHAILE LESOETSATHE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) insists that the Constitutional Court dismisses the petition in which Radical Revolutionary Party president Vincent Chaile is challenging the nomination fees for Presidential candidates as it is wrongly before it.Mr Chaile has petitioned the court seeking a declaration that the nomination fees for the forthcoming General elections announced by ECZ are null and void.He also wants an injunction restraining ECZ from proceeding with the holding of the general elections set for August 12 until the final determination of the matter.Mr Chaile argued that the high nomination fees proposed by ECZ are overwhelming obstacles, prohibitive and only meant to deter the poor people from freely participating in the leadership of the country.He stated that the petition falls within the jurisdiction of the court as Article 128(1) of the Constitution Amendment Act No.2 of 2016 which gives the Constitutional Court authority to hear a matter relating to the […]
ECZ ASKS COURT TO DISMISS FEES PETITION CASE
