The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has clarified that Democratic Party-DP candidate in the just ended Kabwata Parliamentary by-election Fred Mubanga got 3 votes at Kawambwa 1 Polling Station at Libala Secondary School contrary to his claims that he got zero at the said polling station.
This follows numerous queries received by the commission concerning a statement by Mr. Mubanga alleging that he did not get any vote at the polling station where he and his family members voted from.
ECZ Corporate Affairs Manager Patricia Luhanga said that the commission has verified all applicable documents and data at this stage, which include the gen 20 and the record of proceedings and found that Mr. Mubanga is a registered voter at Kawambwa 1 polling station at Libala Secondary School and got 3 votes at the said polling station.
In a statement, Ms Luhanga says arising from this, stakeholders are advised to take the commission’s position as a true reflection of the status of election results at Kawambwa 1 Polling Station.
Below is the full statement
STATEMENT ON KAWAMBWA 1 POLLING STATION (KABWATA CONSTITUENCY) IN RESPONSE TO DEMOCRATIC PARTY CANDIDATE’S ALLEGATIONS ON RESULTS
The Electoral Commission of Zambia has received numerous queries concerning a statement by Mr Fred Mubanga, Democratic Party candidate in the just ended Kabwata Parliamentary by-election. Mr Mubanga alleged that he did not get any vote at the polling station where he and his family members voted from.
The Commission would like to inform members of the public that it has verified all applicable documents and data at this stage, which include the GEN 20 and the record of proceedings and the following are the findings;
1. Mr Mubanga is a registered voter at Kawambwa 1 Polling Station at Libala Secondary School;
2. The Democratic Party candidate got three (3) votes at the said polling station.
The following are the consolidated results for all the candidates at Kawambwa 1 Polling Station;
– Tayenga Andrew UPND 90 (Ninety)
– Tembo Clement PF 44 (Forty Four)
– Ng’andu Tripher SP 08 (Eight)
– Mubanga Fred S DP 03 (Three)
– Tayali Chilufya EEP 02 (Two)
– Zyambo Sydney PAC 01 (one)
– Muleya Henry PEP Nil
– Muyowa Kennedy NHP Nil
– Mzyece Engiwe UNIP Nil
Arising from this, stakeholders are therefore advised to take the Commission’s position as a true reflection of the status of election results at Kawambwa 1 Polling Station.
Patricia Luhanga
Corporate Affairs Manager
For/The Chief Electoral Officer
ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF ZAMBIA
Well done ECZ for responding to and clarifying what many had chosen to believe as true. I hope those who made up the story will now have the decency to apologise, will they? That said, I’m personally aware of correspondence written to the ECZ by some citizens requesting certain information which has been ignored for years now.
The ***** must be arrested and tortured like someone’s barber to teach them a lesson that spreading lies is evil.
He cast his vote, his vote is supposed to be secret so by revealing that he voted for himself a breach has been committed.
#3Â Â Deja VuÂ
February 13, 2022 At 9:49 am
“He cast his vote, his vote is supposed to be secret so by revealing that he voted for himself a breach has been committed…”
It’s an investigation into a serious allegation of vote rigging by this group of sour losers………..
And it is he himself who claimed to have voted for himself……..ECZ were just proving the claim…….
Sean Tembo there is no even zero ……..?
So says De javu the Bemba tribalist who wiped out other tribes from all key instructions
#4 They should have said he had a vote or three. Having said that, don’t you think there’s something terribly with ECZ…. missing out votes? What is the bigger picture telling us.
Looks like the Zed media loves a good conspiracy. That clears that.
#5 I am very proud of my tribe. If it pains not to be a Bemba, don’t blame me, blame your parents who were not Bemba or better still ask God why he didn’t create you a Bemba.
Deja Vu – Yes your vote is secret but if you go about alleging that you got zero votes at a Polling Station you are registered at that is very serious …when in fact your wife and your niece voted. The problem with you is everything is an issue if ECZ were quiet about this you would have been dancing all over the place alluding to how ECZ stole votes.
Avoid picking sides just to suit your narrative, had ECZ not responded, they would be blamed. Now that they provided a clarification, they are being suspected.
ECZ should be commended for that because its the right thing. Not tuma conspiracy theories all the time.
#9 You have made your point… no need to be dancing like a grasshopper in burning grass.
Lies have short legs. He must be disappointed now to learn that apart from himself only two other family members voted for him. Which two is now their internal family matter.
Kange Tayali Ka nyelile, getting 2 votes sure!
The man is an empty tin.
3votes again 90 for the winner = 0
Let him just admit having no support apart from his nesteet of kins.
In exams = failure (under 39%)
Only in Zambia of the countries I follow closely is lying treated with kids gloves. The DP candidate should have been taken to task for injecting suspicion in ECZ handling of votes, then this clarification/proof would have been used to shame him in real time to inflict repercussions! Such lying political office seeking individuals when proven to be wanting should serve a determined period of suspension from elective office participation.