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Lusaka - Zambia: The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has announced the suspension of campaign rallies and road shows ahead of the Kabwata Parliamentary
File Photo: Edgar Lungu address a rally KABWE Central PF member of parliament Tutwa Ngulube says the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) is in order to discourage political rallies ahead of the August general elections because the COVID-19 pandemic has not ended. And Ngulube says with or without rallies, the Patriotic Front has already won the elections because of its performance. On Tuesday during ECZ Standard Operating Procedures against COVID-19 in the 2021 elections, ECZ director of operations Royd Katongo discouraged the holding of public rallies and advised political parties to inst...
Lusaka, May 12, ZANIS—The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has discouraged all political parties and participating candidates in the August 12 elections against holding campaign rallies. ECZ Director for Electoral Operations Royd Katongo said during a stakeholders meeting in Lusaka today that rallies are part of super spreaders for COVID-19 as they attract huge crowds. He advised that political parties and candidates should use other available alternative medium of communication and information dissemination. “Activities such as rallies are super spreaders. We advise all political par...