Wed, 23 Nov 2016 13:29:49 +0000 The Judge has clearly failed to realise that the Electoral Process Act of 2016 is totally different from the Electoral Act of 2006. Under the new Act a seat can only be nullified if you prove that either : 1-‘a candidate did engage in electoral malpractice or that the malpractice was done with the consent or knowledge of the candidate, 2- Or that the candidate’s election or polling agents did engage in electoral malpractice or that the malpractice was done with their consent or knowledge. However, even proving this is not enough as the malpractice has to be WIDESPREAD and that the majority of registered voters in the Constituency were, as a result, prevented to vote for a candidate of their choice. This is the most important evidence a Petitioner must prove. Thus the question to be answered is: what was the voter turn out in Munali? We all […]
Comment on the nullification of Munali constituency seat by the High Court. By Mwamba Peni II
