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Justice Mumba urges enhancement of electoral system

Justice Mumba urges enhancement of electoral system
Written by Charles Mangwato
Saturday, January 31, 2009 11:34:01 AM

ELECTORAL Commission of Zambia (ECZ) chairperson justice Florence Mumba has challenged electoral officers in Southern Province to come up with necessary recommendations that will enhance the electoral system in the country.

During the opening of a post-election review in Choma yesterday, justice Mumba said an improved electoral system could enhance the freedom of choice for the electorate.

She said the commission was ready to receive proposals that even required amending the law as it was committed to achieving a perfect electoral system.

Justice Mumba said laws were made for the betterment of man and not otherwise, hence the need to amend those that were not suitable for a good electoral system.

She reiterated that ECZ was in the process of amending the electoral handbooks as part of measures to enhance the electoral system in Zambia.

She commended officers in the province who participated in conducting the last presidential election for doing their best despite the poll having been held at short notice after the death of president Levy Mwanawasa.

"Some of you were even sleeping on the way in vehicles just to ensure that the election was conducted smoothly," said justice Mumba.

And Southern Province electoral officer Alfred Chiingi thanked ECZ for organising a post-election review meeting to afford electoral officers a chance to correct shortcomings of the electoral system.

Chiingi said this was the first time that electoral officers had been privileged to come up with recommendations and solutions to improve the electoral system based on their observations in the previous elections.

"In the past, we've not had the privilege of conducting an election postmortem," said Chiingi.

Labels: ECZ, FLORENCE MUMBA

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