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CHURCH DOCUMENTS SHOW HOW UPND AND ECZ BROKE THE ELECTORAL CODE OF CONDUCT IN KAWAMBWA
Paul Kabuswe, Chipoka Mulenga and Elvis Nkandu caught vote buying, distributing cash-Church Monitoring Group
…they were giving K50 to each resident, UPND also ferried people to register as voters from Kawambwa to Nchelenge……
The Christian Churches Monitoring Group (CCMG) observed both the pre-election period and election day for the 20 December 2024 Kawambwa Constituency by-election.
In the pre-election period, CCMG recruited, trained, and deployed nine (9) Long-Term Observers (LTOs), and for election day, CCMG recruited, trained, and deployed a total of fifty-seven (57) Process and Results
Verification for Transparency (PRVT) Monitors, one at every polling station in Kawambwe Constituency.
● On 16 December, a CCMG observer in Lushiba Ward reported hearing of
United Party for National Development (UPND) officials including the Minister
of Youth, Sports and Arts; the Chililabombwe MP; and the UPND candidate distributing money (ZMW50) to the residents of the Chitondo area.
● The UPND officials also promised to distribute free fertilizer to the community
at a later date.
●‣ On 19 December, a CCMG observer in Ntumbachushi Ward reported an
incident involving UPND supporters ferrying individuals with lost or damaged _ voter’s cards from Kawambwa to Nchelenge Constituency for replacements.
● teachers from Kawambwa Constituency were tasked to bring blank, stamped
police reports to the voter registration centre, completing them on-site, and facilitating voter’s card replacements.
●ECZ failed to enforcement the Electoral Code of Conduct: CCMG and other stakeholders documented multiple violations of the Electoral Code of Conduct.
● UPND chased polling agents
CHURCH DOCUMENTS SHOW HOW UPND AND ECZ BROKE THE ELECTORAL CODE OF CONDUCT IN KAWAMBWA
