By AARON CHIYANZOTHE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) must explain to Zambians why it has kept assets declared by political leaders who filed for the August 12 election a secret when they are supposed to be accessed freely by the public for scrutiny, Citizens Democratic Party (CDP) president Robert Mwanza has said.Mr Mwanza said declared assets must be freely accessed so that electorates could judge the honesty of leaders seeking public office.He said it would also end speculation that some political leaders were under declaring their assets.When contacted, ECZ spokesperson Patricia Luhanga said declared assets were “private.”Mr Mwanza said citizens must be accorded an opportunity to scrutinise the assets that were declared by all candidates.He said in an interview that the ECZ as a public institution must not be seen to be shielding criminality.Mr Mwanza said if there was nothing to hide with regards to assets that were declared by candidates in an election, there […]
‘WHY THE SECRECY?’ DISCLOSE DECLARED ASSETS
