THE continued debate on the implications of the cancellation of the Kabwata constituency parliamentary by-election must compel the nation into action and the urgency to revise the constitution.The debate has gathered momentum as stakeholders now appear to understand the injustices that the innocent suffer when a by-election is cancelled just because one of the candidates withdraws. The Kabwata by-election was slated for January 20 and was meant to replace the late UPND Member of Parliament, Mr Levy Mkandawire who died in a tragic road accident.After all the prospective parliamentary candidates representing different political parties had filed in their nominations, and paid the prescribed fees, a candidate representing the United Progressive Party pulled out.Moreover, this was after the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) had the ballot papers printed in the United Arab Emirates, obviously at great expense to the nation.It was like “all hell broke loose” as interested parties debated whether the by-election should go ahead. But […]
KABWATA SAGA
