Dear editor,Few weeks ago, the Electoral Commission of Zambia banned the conduct of political rallies or any other assembly that had the ability to attract multitudes of people.The political parties were urged to utilize other virtual platforms of delivering their political messages. The Patriotic Front has heeded the directive and has been conducting online rallies which are conducted twice a week. It is not clear on whether the opposition UPND will follow suit to remotely engage their electorates.This guidance was to be enforced by the political parties themselves using their structures and the Zambia Police service as the electoral stakeholders. This came in the wake of a spike in the covid pandemic and Zambia was a breeding ground owing to conventional campaign methods politicians were employing.Recently, Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja banned the conducting of public processions by political leaders. While the announcement by the police chief is long overdue, it is not too […]
HH’S DEFIANCE OF THE DIRECTIVE AGAINST RALLIES INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR
