By PRISCA LUMINGUWE cannot concede defeat in the just ended Kabwata Parliamentary by-election because it was marred with electoral malpractices perpetrated by the ruling UPND, the Patriotic Front (PF) has claimed.And Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP) president, Sean Tembo said they too have not accepted the results as a true reflection of the free will of electorate in the constituency.The two opposition political parties have cried foul after UPND scooped and defended the Kabwata parliamentary seat that fell vacant after the untimely death of the then Member of Parliament, Mr Levy Mkandawire last year.In an interview, PF acting President Given Lubinda claimed that the electoral malpractices by the ruling party in the Kabwata by-election started before the voting day. “It is difficult for us to concede defeat when the election was marred by malpractices. As the acting president of PF, I was surrounded by heavily armed police officers the whole night before voting day to restrict […]
OPPOSITION REJECTS KABWATA BY-ELECTION RESULT
