By KALOBWE BWALYATHE Decision by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to stop Joe Malanji and Bowman Lusambo from contesting in the September 15 Kwacha and Kabushi constituency by-elections is null and void and any election held will be petitioned and liable to annulment, Tutwa Ngulube has said.Assuming the election does go ahead, the high court can still nullify, Mr Ngulube said, citing the case of JERE v NGOMA (1969) ZR 106 (HC) : Where evidence shows that a candidate for election to Parliament was prevented, by the misconduct of other persons, from lodging his nomination papers with the returning officer, such misconduct essentially makes the election in the particular constituency void.“Like in a normal election, the High Court can nullify where a candidate is stopped from contesting, the election. In this case Malanji and Bowman were stopped by the ECZ,” he said.Mr Ngulube who was reacting to suggestions by Civil Rights activist, Bredner Changala […]
‘NOMINATIONS ARE VOID’
