WE DON’T INTEND TO DISQUALIFY BRIAN MUNDUBILE AND MAKEBI ZULU-ECZ
ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF ZAMBIA
Elections House,
Haile Selassie Avenue,
PO Box 50274,
LUSAKA.
27th May, 2026
PRESS STATEMENT
(For immediate release)
ECZ DISMISSES FALSE AND MALICIOUS CLAIMS PUBLISHED ON THE FACEBOOK PAGE “PATRIOTIC FRONT”
The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) strongly condemns the false, reckless and deliberately misleading allegations circulating on the Patriotic Front Facebook page claiming that the Commission or its Chairperson, Mrs. Mwangala Zaloumis SC, is plotting to ban, sanction or disqualify Presidential Candidate Brian Mundubile and his running mate Makebi Zulu.
These allegations are complete fabrications and should be treated with the contempt they deserve.
The Commission wishes to remind the public that the Chairperson of the ECZ, acting as Returning Officer for Presidential Election, officially declared Mr. Brian Mundubile and Mr. Makebi Zulu as duly nominated Presidential Candidate and Running Mate respectively in accordance with the Constitution and electoral laws of Zambia in the just ended nomination process.
It is therefore dishonest and irresponsible for anyone to manufacture stories suggesting that the same Commission is secretly seeking grounds to reverse that lawful process.
At no point has the Chairperson directed any action or sanction against the said candidates as falsely alleged. The claims attributed to the Chairperson regarding
church services, funeral gatherings and supposed campaign violations are entirely fictitious and have never been issued by the ECZ.
The Commission is deeply concerned by the growing tendency by certain political actors to abuse social media platforms to spread outright lies aimed at misleading the public, undermining confidence in the electoral process and dragging independent constitutional institutions into partisan propaganda.
The ECZ will not allow its name, integrity and constitutional mandate to be abused by individuals seeking political mileage through falsehoods and manufactured controversy.
Members of the public are urged to ignore the fake claims and rely only on official statements issued through verified ECZ communication platforms.
Brown Kasaro
Chief Electoral Officer
For/The Commission
ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF ZAMBIA
