TONSE TO PETION BY-ELECTION

…the alliance says its candidate won by more than 7,000 votes claims it has gathered substantial evidence to support allegations that the election was marred by brazen malpractice, including vote buying, intimidation and the use of government resources to influence the outcome By BARNABAS ZULU TONSE Alliance lawyer Celestine Mukandila has announced plans to challenge the election of Nason Musonda, who was recently elected as the new Member of Parliament for Kawambwa under the United Party for National Development (UPND) ticket. In an interview yesterday, Mr. Mukandila revealed that the alliance had gathered substantial evidence to support claims that the election was marred by multiple instances of malpractice, including vote buying, intimidation of polling aagents and election monitors, and the use of government resources to influence the outcome. Mr. Musonda won the seat with 5,011 votes, defeating his closest rival, Mr. Danstan Mwansa, who received 3,800 votes. However, the election has been widely condemned by […]