The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has set Thursday April 29, 2010 as the date for holding the Milanzi Constituency parliamentary by-election and eight ward by-elections.
This follows the death of Milanzi Member of Parliament Reuben Banda, who died in last month, while the eight ward by-elections were left vacant through court convictions, resignations and deaths of councilors.
ECZ Public Relations Manager Chris Akufuna disclosed this in statement to ZANIS in Lusaka today.
Mr. Akufuna said the polls will take place from 06: 00 hours to 18:00 hours.
He said parliamentary aspiring candidates in by elections should lodge completed and attested statutory declaration and nomination papers subscribed before a magistrate, local court justice of a head of a primary
school.
He said the nomination papers can also be subscribed to head of a secondary school, principal of a college, commissioner of oaths and an election officer or returning officer on April 8th, between 09: hours and
15:00 hours.
Mr. Akufuna said the aspiring candidates should take along with them nine supporters who must be registered voters in Milanzi constituency.
He said the supporters must have in their possession their green National Registration Cards (NRC) and voters’ cards.
Mr. Akufuna said aspiring candidates will be required to pay K500, 000 non-refundable nomination fee.
He also said aspiring candidates in the Local Government by-elections should take along with them nine supporters who must be registered voters in the affected wards.
He said the aspiring candidates in district councils will be required to pay K50, 000 while those in Municipal Councils will be required to pay 75, 000 .00 non-refundable,” he said.
“The campaign period for the elections commences on Thursday 8th April 2010 after 15:00 hours and will end at 18:00 hours on 28th April, 2010,” he said.
Mr. Akufuna advised Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) wishing to monitor or observe the elections to apply for accreditation from the ECZ from today to April 22nd.
He also pointed out that accreditation for political party officials wishing to monitor the elections in the constituency shall be restricted to a maximum of 20 members per political party.
He also noted that only a maximum of 10 accredited members per political party and two accredited representatives of NGOs shall be authorized to represent their respective political parties or NGOs at the collation centre.
He added that not more than two political party members per participating political party shall be allowed to witness counting of votes at the polling station.
ZANIS
Webena London bonse – there will be a meeting at the High Commission on Friday (12.03.2010) with people from the Zambia Empowerment Commission and National Housing Authority. Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm. Admission: Free. Topic: How to acess money to build a house in Zambia or to start a business in Zambia.
Abena London,
You mean the entire embassy does not have correct chanels of communication to Zambian citizens? This is shameful, using a blog to communicate! What kind of embassy is this? Represnts our governmets level of thinking and service. Below par!
Dont ever post such n0n5ense here again.
#2thats why we say that these embasies are not serving the Zambian communities. They should have sent emails or letters to all zambians in the UK instead of posting the info on LT. I bet these embassy does not have all the detauils of legal Zambians living in the UK. shame on them. for bye-election, a good test case for RB.
I will be there and hopefully it won’t be an MMD meeting, because we gona kick ass!
THIS WAS FAST. NI CONSTITUENCY YABA MATIPA?
BY THE WAY, WHERE IS THIS MILANZI CONSTITUENCE-RATHER WHICH PROVINCE?
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peter,
In your daily waffles about the PF victory in elections, me thought you know Zambia better and where votes are.Alas, you are just a clueless armchair cadre. My friend Zambia is big and winning votes are not in the editorial of Mmembe.Milanzi is in Katete district and i can assure you it will be ramble in the jungle.
#6 Milanzi constituence is in Eastern Province of Zambia.
NO doubt,this is RB time of Joy and will be cheated by this by-election.We Know Yes or No Easterners can’t let down RB in his Kingdom.
Let’s go Pact. Let’s go Pact! Let’s go Pact. Go Go Go Pact. Milanzi is a good place to launch your campaign for 2011, provide the alternatives and highlight inadequacies of these chaps in govt. Tell them what they were entitled to have, which they don’t have because govt has not cared to provide. Tell them about clinics which are far-fetched. Tell them about schools and how important it is for them to educate their children with government help. Tell them about improved sanitation. Tell them about agriculture, how MMD has failed and how PACT will make the difference. Go PACT Go
pipo of the east..for once be the wisest and vote for da pact!!viva pact!!
The day is coming when RB will drop dead after his own dont vote for him. VIVA PACT!
#12 Who prevented a transformation from a one party UNIP state to a one party MMD state in 1991. The whole of Zambia voted otherwise. Easterners are not easily swayed by rhetoric and that is why your pact has no chance in the East.