By KALOBWE BWALYAELECTORAL Commission of Zambia (ECZ) should completely ban international election observers as a way of curbing the rising number of covid-19 cases in the country, Democracy and motherland defenders coalition (DMDC) spokesperson Andrew Ntewewe has said.And Mr Ntewewe urged ECZ not hesitate to impose stiffer punishment if political players do not change their ways of conducting their political campaigns.He expressed concern over the escalating levels of political violence and the devastating effects of the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic.Mr Ntewewe however feels the head of state should invoke emergency powers if violence continues to be recorded despite the measures put in place by the ECZ to curb the vice.Speaking at a media briefing in Lusaka yesterday, Mr Ntewewe said the coalition continues to be dismayed at the levels of political violence that the country is currently experiencing.Mr Ntewewe noted that the escalating number of people contracting covid 19 is alarming, therefore the […]
BAN INTERNATIONAL ELECTION OBSERVES, ECZ URGED
