Leader of the opposition Patriots for Economic Progress Sean Tembo has welcomed the proposal by the Electoral Commission of Zambia to revise upwards the nomination fees for candidates ahead of the 2021 elections.
Mr Tembo says the proposed fees will help rid the electoral process of mediocre people.
He said with the current fees, the Presidential ballot paper risk being a meter long and the proposed fees will help curtail this.
The Electoral Commission of Zambia has proposed to revise upwards, nomination fees for candidates ahead of the 2021 General elections.
According to the proposed fees made available to the media, Male Presidential candidates will now be required to pay K150, 000 from K60, 000 while female Presidential Candidates and persons with disabilities will pay K120, 000 from K60, 000.
Male parliamentary candidates according to the proposal will be required to pay K25, 000 from K7, 500 with female candidates, youths and persons with disabilities expected to pay K20, 000 from K7, 500.
For Mayors, male candidates will pay K25, 000 from K7, 500 while female candidates, youths and persons with disabilities will pay K20, 000 from K7, 500.
At Council Chairperson Level, male Candidates will be required to pay K10, 000 from K2, 500 while Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities will be required to pay K7, 500 from 2,500.
At the Ward Level the Commission is proposing a K2, 500 nomination fee for male candidates for City and Municipal Councils from K750 and K2, 500 for Town and District Councils from K400. The Commission is proposing that Women Youths and Persons with Disabilities should pay K2, 000 as nomination fee for City and Municipal Councils from K750 and K2, 000 for the same group for town and district councils.
According to ECZ Chairperson Justice Esau Chulu, a meeting will now be called with all stakeholders to deliberate on the proposal which if approved will see the Commission increase fees for the 2021 general elections.
No Sean, crooks of all types and shape who have ravaged and acquired wealth through corruption and theft in our nation will take advantage and sponsor their fellow crooks into public offices. This will exclude all decent Zambians without much money to high public office to correct the wrongs done by PF regime.
Better, atleast only those who are serious will vie for positions unlike previously when from nowhere our cousin Brg Gen. Miyanda will pop up and stand
So, why are male candidates discriminated? A candidate is a candidate – there should be no affirmative action. The electorate should not be coerced by affirmative action.
What kind of ‘reasoning’ is this? If you are poor, you’re mediocre? The rich crooks are the thinkers? We know some people have only become rich through their vantage points that have enabled them to dip into various state resources illegally. Yet, here is a Party leader who concludes that those who can’t pay are not leadership material
For once I agree. However we also need to enact Law to ensure that only those that hold conventions are allowed to stand. This is to avoid dictators standing a chance.
Kaya ngati tuka fikako kuma 21 August 2020, bushe Lesa akasuminisha bonse uku fikako? Nangula akasendapo aba nsambu kwati akamusango ka corruption, ubufi, etc etc?
But we already have a mediocre P… at State House
PF’s statement is fake , as this is the proposal from PF , what does ECZ do on its own
Michael Sata led the PF for 10 yrs without going to a convention but it was never an issue. Why ?
So a Drug Trafficker who can easily produce the nomination money should be allowed to stand? Is money alone the criteria for a good candidate? So, even those who have stolen Taxpayers money are preferred candidates in 2021? So a Civil Servant who wishes to contest an election must steal to make it right?
The way we do things in Zambia will land us into the hands of lunatics!
Why have we decided to Commercialise governance?
Its fine..actually for Presidential..it should have been k1 million …This money is supposed to be raised by party members and not the candidate himself..A party that can not raise 1 million is not worth it…KZ which convention did your party hold…you mean the PANGA one…kikikikikikiki…….Do u have a BRAIN or maybe you just have a TUMMY?
Sean Tembo has said this because his party won’t even be able to field candidates in all constituencies. This is a ridiculous comment from Tembo.