By BARNABAS ZULU FORMER Commerce, Trade, and Industry Minister Bob Sichinga has criticized Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) chairperson Mwangala Zaloumis, urging her to resign for failing to manage the institution and its mandate of overseeing elections. Mr. Sichinga’s demand comes in the wake of the controversial handling of the Kawambwa by-election, which he has described as a disaster for the ECZ. In an interview yesterday, Mr Sichinga slammed Ms. Zaloumis for undermining the credibility of the ECZ through what he called an orchestrated failure in the management of the election process. “I am so sorry I have to be personal. But if I am chairing something and that institution has performed as badly as the Electoral Commission of Zambia has done, the best thing for me is to resign,” Mr. Sichinga said. “My leadership is not providing the kind of leadership that makes my institution outstanding. I am just adding to the problems of […]
Bob Sichinga asks Zaloumis to resign as ECZ boss
