By SANFROSSA MANYINDATHE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) must operate above partisan politics in order to win the confidence of the citizens, United Party for National Development (UPND) chairman for mines Percy Chanda has said. Mr Chanda alleged that the ECZ had failed to win the confidence of Zambians in its current form, hence the need to adjust for the better. He said in Kitwe yesterday that the ECZ should conduct itself above partisan politics in order to be free from blame for any violence during the August 12 general elections. “The PF has been campaigning openly while the opposition is not allowed and the ECZ has approved such acts. The ECZ must understand that the standards of holding a by election is different from that of a general election and it is for this reason that it needs to be careful. “Let the commission approach the August election with a very sober mind to […]
ECZ must conduct polls fairly – UPND
