Dear Editor,AS we build up to August 12, 2021, it is inevitable that the political players will have to find means of delivering their message to the electorates.From times of antiquities up to the advent of multiparty democracy, the Zambian political landscape has been accustomed to the traditional rallies as a way of communicating political message to the voters.However, the advent of the Covid-19 virus seems to provide a turning point on how the political players ought to interact with their electorates.The Electoral Commission of Zambia has given guidance through the highly consultative Standard Operating Procedures that the long held norm of political rallies should not be taken as the preferred method of political communication.The Zambia Police is another electoral stakeholder that has echoed the suggestion from the electoral body.On the political front, the Patriotic Front secretariat has issued guidance and imposed restrictions on the holding of political rallies. As unpopular as it may appear […]
PRESERVING THE POLITICAL INTERESTS IN THE MIDST OF THE COVID PANDEMIC
