By GRACE CHAILE LESOETSATHE electoral system can only be respected if it is efficient, independent and impartial to promote justice and transparency as Zambia heads to the polls, says Chief Justice Irene Mambilima.Ms Justice Mambilima Has meanwhile called on the Judiciary to avoid activities that may show perceptions that the system is flawed.She said this yesterday in Lusaka during the opening of the three-day colloquium on electoral justice and preparations for the 2021 general elections held under the theme: ‘Enhancing the administration of electoral justice.’In attendance are judges, the European Union (EU), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) and Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ).Ms Justice Mambilima said judges were duty bound to protect political rights of citizens as well as ensure that election disputes were resolved in the quickest possible time.“I wish to reiterate that the enhancement of the administration of electoral justice is cardinal. The system will only be respected […]
CHIEF JUSTICE CALLS FOR EFFICIENT, IMPARTIAL ELECTORAL SYSTEM
