Wed, 23 Nov 2016 09:31:32 +0000 RAMPANT violence and lack of transparency in the manner the Munali constituency election was conducted has resulted in the nullification of Higher Education minister Nkandu Luo as Member of Parliament. Ndola High Court judge Edward Musona, sitting in the Lusaka High Court, nullified the Munali seat on the basis that the Electoral Commission of Zambia failed to conduct free and transparent elections in Munali due to lack of essential processes. Mr Justice Musona said the commission did not conduct itself in the manner expected of an elections’ director by, among other omissions, failing to provide Form Gen 12 at 12 polling stations – documents necessary for recording results. The judge said there was clear evidence of violence and accused Zambia Police of failing to uphold peace during the campaigns leading to the August 11 elections which deterred voters from turning up in large numbers on the polling day. Judge […]
