By SIMON MUNTEMBATHE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) proposed the hiking of presidential nomination fees because it is the lowest compared to other countries in the region, says Vice President Inonge Wina.Ms Wina explained that the ECZ came up with a proposed increment in nomination fees, after undertaking a benchmarking exercise in other jurisdictions.She said this during the Vice President’s question time.“Before ECZ made its proposal, it considered a number of issues including the fact that presidential candidates are required to be issued with a free voters register for all the streams whose cost is estimated at K610, 000 per candidate,” she said.The Vice President was responding to a question from Chimbamilonga Member of Parliament Hastings Chansa (PF) who wanted an update on the proposal by ECZ to hike the nomination fees for presidential candidates.On June 16, ECZ proposed to revise upwards, nomination fees for candidates ahead of next year’s general election.According to the proposed fees, male presidential candidates will be required to […]
Veep explains ECZ nominations fees hike
