The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has said it is ready to hold this month’s presidential election slated for October 30.
ECZ Chairperson Florence Mumba who is in Durban leading the Zambian delegation comprising political parties and civil society representatives, to monitor the printing of presidential ballot papers, said since the announcement of the polling date, the Commission’s officers have been on the ground conducting voter education.
Ms Mumba said the Commission had since drawn up a programme to help monitor progress and that ECZ was on course.
‘’We have done quite a lot of voter education and we started since the polling date was announced. As far as ECZ is concerned we are on course’’. Ms Mumba said.
On the involvement of stakeholders in monitoring the printing of ballot papers, Ms Mumba said this was necessary to ensure transparency and was happy that political parties and civil society had risen to the occasion.
However, she advised that political parties should ensure that their agents were at the polling stations much earlier to monitor every stage of the elections as this would avert possible suspicions.
Underscoring the importance of polling agents, Ms Mumba said it was entirely up to the various political parties to ensure that their polling agents were vigilant adding that ECZ was open and had nothing to hide.
‘’I would appreciate a polling agent who would be at the polling station a day before the polling as this would enable them count the number of voters who would pass through the station. However, it is up to political parties to make such a decision’’. She said.
In this vein, she has called a meeting to be held on Friday with various political parties where such issues would be ironed out.
On the 2011 tripartite elections, the ECZ Chairperson said ECZ would ensure that voting is made easier by removing unnecessary hurdles.
She noted that rural areas where people trek for long hours to go and vote would be addressed adding that once Government makes a decision on delimitation exercise, the Commission would be ready to implement the exercise.
‘’We would like to ensure that the Government of the day is elected by more than 2 thirds of eligible voters hence there are a few things that ECZ has to put in place to ensure that this is attained’’. She said.
Zambia goes to the presidential poll on October 30 and this has been necessitated following the death of Dr Levy Mwanawasa who died in August in France’s Percy Military Hospital.
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Its not so much the printing stage am concerned about, its the so called spoiled votes and missing or extra ballot boxes that am worried about!!!!
dont be MMD
Great job ECZ. I am looking up to you for a true free and fair election. My we please live up to the standards that the SADC expects of us especially that we were very vocal on the Zimbabwean elections.
May the best man, HH, win the October 30,2008, Presidential elections.
Countdown: 26 days and we are counting.
VJ has left south africa with his own katundu of ballot papers for his own games.
Whats up u guys. hope all is well in Zambia. what happened,did Esther Phiri win the fight?
Rigging is the order of the day. lets wait for the time when our democracy shall be of value.
STATE HOUSE BO SATA YANUNKILA. THANK ECZ. PF IS COMING TO POWER. SATA PRESIDO. RB KUFARM. MULONGOTI AND TENTASHIMBI PAMARKET MUKUPANGA MBAULA. BECAUSE YOU BELONG TO METAL. NOVEMBER HIS EXCELLENCE MICHAEL CHILUFYA SATA. PA BWATO. VJ IS FOR SATA EVEN MULONGOTI. WE ARE ONE JUST WAIT WE ARE DIVIDING MMD. ALREADY WE ARE PROVING BANDA TO BE CORRUPT.
ANOTHER POWER SHARING DEAL IN ZAMBIA NEXT FROM ZIMBABWE.
#7 In your dreams. As a prophet, I see Sata losing come 30 October. I see him getting bitter and being flown to RSA for treatment. I also see M’membe being victimed by RB and thrown behind bars. When that time comes, PF supporters will run to the hils for refuge but will be hatched with matchets just like their leader Sata did in Chawama.
#7, VJ and I share the same name. I will not disclose much. We caome from Mapanza in Choma, Southern Province. So careful, and take extra care, with what you are writing on here.
What is the UPND’s policy on providing all zambians with “Clean and Safe Drinking Water”?
Albert Einstein’s advice: “The important thing is not to stop questioning”.
HH will be on national tv 2morro sunday,5th october at 12pm zed time. lets wacth him and be conviced that he is the best man 4 zed
#10 Maestro hhehhehhe – I’ve noticed that you’re a devoted HH follower. Now listen to these revelations. In my dreams, I saw HH losing these elections and RB carrying the day. But RB only ruled for three years and MMD disintergrated. HH came to power in 2011. Sata by then was not medically fit to run for office. VJ was no more and FTJ was leaving abroad. Lubinda was politically finished and Guy Scott depoted. Let those with ears to hear beware.
hh is for real men.all these others have shown who they are, and as the saying goes,”if people show you who they are, believe them”so sata has shown us that he is a dictator, hooligan and a bully-not fit for this centuary,rb has shown us that he is corrupt sugar daddy,hh has shown us that he is progressive wealth creator!!! VIVA HH
BA LT,Your readers would appreciate you covering the news iterms well balanced.Most times you report just the incident without giving your readers the whole picture.E.g the Contempt case of The Post v RB just to mention but a few.
We would have loved to hear what the Post wrote to warrant contempt proceedings,what the court said,and the reaction of the post and the final analysis of the truth(correct position).This way your readers would appreciate the whole clear picture and make their own informed verdicts.(with deep appreciation of what you are so far doing, under harsh circumstances,we salute you!)
We hope ECZ this time for once they will administer fair and clear elections (Not free to rig)
#12, thanks a lot for recognising my well-carried out research. Anyhow, I do not believe in false prophecies but I will give you a benefit of doubt. “Let us wait and see,” by Dennis Liwewe.
However, I am beginning to think that very soon most MMD people including RBB will start campaigning for HH.
#14, visit
maravi . blogspot . com
for more on the POST NEWS.
Super Kenny says that, “Sata makes a very good minister but I don’t think he can do the work of president – POSTNEWSPAPER”
#17 THANK YOU SO MUCH
What is Mrs Mumba doing in SA? Where is Dan Kalale? Mrs Mumba’s role should be advisory.
#19, You are very welcome. May you please have a great day and the good Lord God, our Creator, bless you.
21 shut up
Viva RB & MMD! seeing that the opposition is daft & selfish, may u carry the day! After Nov1, let’s enact the new constitution with provision for VP running mate and 50% +1 majority voting rules. Also need a soln for MP by-elections, better soln would be to hold presidential/parliamentary elections only once every 5yrs (if MP kicks the bucket or resigns mid-way, incumbent party should nominate replacement!). We waste too much cash on these $tupid & futile elections.
#7 You are already HARD DEAD, forget SATA at plot 1, not in your life or his life and not this time around, the boat is sinking in thick MUD! CHECK IT OUT!
#3,10,16,17,18,21, You sound a bit better in this topic, have you attended your nearest MENTAL FACILIRTY FOR YOUR CHRONIC LUNACY AND PROBABLY ACUTE CATATONIC SCHIZOPHRENIA?
We need these elections very fair and free, ZAMBIANS, TIME MEMORIAL DESERVE BETTER LIFE.
We need these elections very free and fair, ZAMBIANS DESERVE A BETTER LIFE.
YES
#5 ask Mr. Peter Cotton (Zambia National Milling) he will tell you the truth.Esther she’s a mother street fighter.She Fukid the small girl in the corner and started bleeding.
Vote for HH he’s got good plans for Boxers in Zed.
#25, thank you very mcuh and have a good day. Wina azanana YES pakati pa NO (Someone will cry out YES in the middle of saying NO).
Countdown: 25 days remaing and we are counting.
Whats this ? Second last paragraph is worrying…..
Its time to go to church. Nice time guys
#25 Youtopia, you sound like a futurist RETROTOPIA – whom instead of looking in the proper future is looking backwards to Hon. Sata’s days a Zambian Minister and now wants to go back to the Chiluba Administration type of doing things where Sata will be influencing undereducated people with Kaddobi as their leader to machete and knife anyone who does not agree with them in PF.
The Holy Bible in Proverbs 14:12 indicates that “there is a way the seemeth right to a man but it leads to death.”
Thus, I humbly ask you (YOUTOPOIA) to apply breaks on your current course for you are not harming yourself only, but your childrens mentality too as they learn alot and imitate their parents.
October 30 projected results…RB and HH will share votes in Western province and a bit of Northwestern. HH will as usual get the Southern province votes and RB will do the same in Eastern province. And then SATA will as usual get landslides in Lusaka, Copperbelt, Luapula, Northern, Central and a bit of Northwestern. Zambians just get ready for a SATA Presidency!!!
By the way, hope you are aware that Copperbelt, Northern, Lusaka Southern and Eastern provinces have the highest number of registered voters. Western, Central, Luapula and Northwestern figures have always been low. SATA has voters in three of the five major provinces as well as votes in two of the four remaining provinces with low registration figures. Hope you know what that means…I am not PF but lets brace ourselves for any eventuality especially the SATA Presidency!!!
Can someone update us on the speculation that Defense Minister Gorege Mpombo has resigned. Also, confirm these rumours that Jonas Syakafuswa is campaigning for the UPND’s HH in Central Province.
Shakafuswa is a failure and failures go to UPND.VIVA PF
# 36.IF YOU RECALL, THE PERSON THESE TWO PEOPLE PREFERRED TO SUCCEED THE LATE LPM WAS SOMEONE DIFFERENT,YOU DO NOT NEED ANY CONFIRMATIOM AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THEY WOULD RESIGN OR WHOM THEY ARE CAMPAIGNING FOR.ALOT OF UNDERGROUND DECAMPAIGN AGAINST RB IS GOING ON WITHIN MMD,THEY DONT WANT THIS GUY.CHITUWO,MAGANDE,MACHILA,KALOMBO,MASEBO,SHIKAPWASHA,SHAKAFUSWA ARE ALL SILENT.IT IS ONLY TETA AND MIKE WHO ARE WAFFLING,THE WRITING IS ON THE WALL.
#38, thanks. But who are they (CHITUWO,MAGANDE,MACHILA,KALOMBO,MASEBO,SHIKAPWASHA,SHAKAFUSWA) campaigning for?
Let us remember that the Zambian economy was balanced up by Minister Magande – an import from the UPND (following the allegations we learnt). So, if Magande moves, a thing I am for in looking at Levy who left the Chiluba Administration citing corruption in the then GRZ, then what will remain the current MMD?
I am very much interested to learn of Mrs Maureen Mwanawasa’s thoughts on who she thinks will carry the Levy Mwanawasa’s corrupt free vision for Zambia.
I get amazed to see people think so shallow minded thinking Sata o HH could win, very practically impossible, MMD is very much strong on the ground come 30 th Oct for all your HH and Sata supporters you will cry foul when the writing is so clear on the wall
any update on Esther’s fight guys please post some report on esther
Ba KK has always had poor political judgement, right from the days of liberation. Eg in Zim he backed Joshua Nkomo, in Angola, he backed Savimbi and in RSA he initially never backed Mandela. History is there for all to see. No wonder Chiluba and MMD thumped him terribly in 1991. Therefore, KK’s endorsement has never worked for this country. Fear not my beloved country for KK can never sway any opinion in Zambia. Just check his record where endorsements are concerned. In 2006, the late LPM described his endorsements as a curse rather than a blessing and that HH should get worried! Actually, KK unknowingly campaigns for SATA whenever he endorses because the urban populace does like KK at all.
#42 you are right..though find a better name. That one reminds me of that gallant son of the soil. #40 we are not shallow minded on SATA…don’t even cheat yourself that MMD is strong on the ground, which ground are you referring to? RB is not MMD mind you! So don’t be overzealous MMD is divided much to the advantage of PF. VIVA SATA!
HH’s supporters amaze me, they are talking of rigging but its called mathematics and by the looks of it HH supporters have never heard of it.
Where is he getting these so called winning votes? In the last election he came 3rd i.e. he came after Sata and Levy. 21 of his MPs are from Southern Province and he’s got a total of 22 MPs.
If you believe a single province can give you the presidency, you need a serious reality check.
HH is a local candidate not a national one.
#44 Sense…HH supporters are jokers and yet they claim to be far much more educated than their colleagues when its CLEAR that simple arithmetics has eluded them.
She won Boi
#5 she won.
#s 44 and 45, October 30, 2008 is the decider and we aill see whether you will repeat posting what you are writing now.
Hakainde Hichilema’s Campaign For Real Change Theme Song
1. Zambia forward, voti nipa-kwanja
Zambia forward, voti nipa-kwanja
Chinochaka pakuvota tusale kateke wamano
Hakainde Hichilema, ewo tusale bane
Namba 1, Ma-sukulu yazankala yamahala
Namba 2, Vipatala navo vamahala
Namba 3, Fetiliza izankala yamahala
Manzi namanyumba yoonse bazakonza
Nchito zamushe zoonse ziza pezeka
Vili bwaanji, imwe nanga vilibwanji
For a change voti Hakainde Hichilema Zambia Forward
Bantu boonse chinochaka futi tiza vota
Tifunika kuvotela musogoleli wanzelu
Ma-youth a Mbuye aTata aZimayi
Eyo voti yaanu pasani HH
Chorus
Chinochaka pakuvota tusale kateke wamano
Hakainde Hichilema, ewo tusale bane
Chinochaka pakuvota tusale kateke wamano
Hakainde Hichilema, ewo tusale bane
2. Twachula sana paafula, amafya twalileka nokupende
Load-shedding teyakulanda
Nalo ulupiya, talulemoneka
Amenshi mukomboni, tamwaaba
Ukulya nako, kwakuwaya waya
Oeyo nayo, nomba naiddula
Imisebo, shafule emigoddi.
Tuvotele tuvotele, Hakainde Hichilema
Tuvotele tuvotele, Hakainde Hichilema
3. Chipata na Lundazi, HH
Solwezi na Kasempa, HH
Kafue na Lusaka, HH
Chingola napa Kitwe
Mongu na Chadiza, HH
Petauke na Katete, HH
Livingstone Sinazongwe
Luapula Nakonde, Mpika naku Mansa, HH
Source of the UPND’s HH: w w w . hakainde . c o m
#44 let me help u,HH has about 2 Mps in Central Province,another 2 from North Western and about 18 from Southern.Dont under rate the youngman you may be in for a rude shock.Have u bin following events in Western Province?Huge rallies for him.
I smell change of Govt after 30th,either HH or Sata.AS at now MMD is divided,there is alot of tension in the ruling Party.Pipo, dosent it just suprise u that ka Mulongoti and tentabulushi,the two that previously despised Chiluba are now courting him.Y? the feel the have lost it.Viva Opposition,HH in Particular.
October 30 projected results…RB and HH will share votes in Western province and a bit of Northwestern. HH will as usual get the Southern province votes and RB will do the same in Eastern province. And then SATA will as usual get landslides in Lusaka, Copperbelt, Luapula, Northern, Central and a bit of Northwestern. Zambians just get ready for a SATA Presidency!!!
By the way, hope you are aware that Copperbelt, Northern, Lusaka Southern and Eastern provinces have the highest number of registered voters. Western, Central, Luapula and Northwestern figures have always been low. SATA has voters in three of the five major provinces as well as votes in two of the four remaining provinces with low registration figures. Hope you know what that means…I am not PF but lets brace ourselves for any eventuality especially the SATA Presidency!!!
Let the games begin…
The UPND’s HH Campaign Theme Song
Chorus
[Beat and Rhythm: Nddi Nddi …. (Mixed with) ntli ntli ntli ntli ntli ntli ntli ntli ….]
Chinochaka pakuvota tusale kateke wamano
Hakainde Hichilema, ewo tusale bane
Chinochaka pakuvota tusale kateke wamano
Hakainde Hichilema, ewo tusale bane
zambians are so dull.even when you know there is rigging, you cant just stand up and fight..Lazy chaps..
#44 sisala, get updated. it seems you have not been reading the post for a long time.
Ba Maureen cut LPM thumb and used it to open the finger print vault and took billions of money which she has given The Post to campaign againt RB. She also came to Zambia twice in the time LPM was believed to be in coma where as he had died in Egypt! Sata is also being supported by The Post and Maureen. Maureen has been promised post of VP.Sata has promised to give The Post US $ 5 million hence thier support for him.The Post is desperate as they owe billions to Zambia Revenue Authority and hence they are afraid that when RB wins it will mean buncruptcy as you know Zambian Airways where they put billions of Kwacha is in trouble financially.
#63 Stop being childish and articulate real issues on this blog and not tavern stories.
#63 those are big time rumours! Is there any truth in your words?
Ba KK has always had poor political judgement, right from the days of liberation. Eg in Zim he backed Joshua Nkomo, in Angola, he backed Savimbi and in RSA he initially never backed Mandela. History is there for all to see. No wonder Chiluba and MMD thumped him terribly in 1991. Therefore, KK’s endorsement has never worked for this country. Fear not my beloved country for KK can never sway any opinion in Zambia. Just check his record where endorsements are concerned. In 2006, the late LPM described his endorsements as a curse rather than a blessing and that HH should get worried! Actually, KK unknowingly campaigns for SATA whenever he endorses because the urban populace does like KK at all.
Hey Mune Cheelo, It is true that I supported Nkomo in Zimbabwe, but only after we expelled Mugabe’s ZANU for the murders they committed among themselves and for refusing to join a united front against the Smith regime. In terms of Angola, we had initially supported Savimbi but shifted to a govt of national unity which was a position taken by the OAU, as for RSA, we have always supported the ANC, it was my brother Nyerere and Mugabe who supported the PAC. So, please don’t accuse us wrongly in terms of Mandela. As for Sata, we believe he is more of a follower than a leader. He is better off at following orders than leading that is why we endorsed Banda.
Zambian elections arenever rigged but rather facipulated!! The system facilitates the process and then seizen an opportunity to manipulate within the confines of the law and its legal to do so. From taxation point of view this will be tamed as tax avoidance and not evasion. Forexample the opposition have accompanied ECZ to witness printing of the ballots a subject and process which they donot master all. They were not there at the design stage and they they have no idea how many will go each polling station. This is step one and they will never turnround and say they were cheated! I am happy publicise the whole document on facipulation if LT will allow it. my email is [email protected]
#33, I will not respond to you, because am a normal Blogger, am not obssessed/sick like you PERIOD
why has lundazi council not paid electoral officers their briefing and exam allowances? something fishy coz everyone countrywide has.
i want to see you all hh you supporters on 1/11/08 when your hh will lose BAD, dont scrap in all direction to your heads in private with shame!!! especially you chi ….hehehehehe… matuvi makamwa…..!
# 64 iwe cheelo wait ..time will tell.Ba Maureen moves about with LPM cut thump! These are not rumours! are you ZED or buried in your blankets and are not in touch????
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#71. I will be on here and we will see you.
For your own personal information here are some of my names Maestro Hhehhehhehhe ‘Hamwaambwa Mugungulu Mwaanga’. I come from Mapanza where VJ originates.
Countdown: 24 days and we are counting.
My fellow Zambians, I am the “Maestro Hhehhehhehhe – LABELLED as a TRIBALIST BY a group of BEMBA-TRIBALISTS (mainly UNDEREDUCATED or Kaponyas) who are small DISTINCT group from the ORIGINAL NORMAL REAL BEMBA PEOPLE of Zambia, just because I am born Tonga and succesful”.
I have now officially stated using the name on my username now.I have done so because LT seems to be a supporer of those who insults or atleast they have pressured him to be on their side.To this end, I am now offically a PF Supporter for Sata to destroy Zambia.I’ll change my username to Maestro Hhehhehhehhe after the October 30, 2008 elections. All POSTS under the name Maestro Hhehhehhehhe from today onwards wont be from me
BAKUSOKA CHI MAESTRO HEHHHHEHHH!
#71 YOU ROCK, ANYANYA VIMATUVI NA VIMATUSI MUKAMWA UYU CHI MAESTRO HEHEEHHHLE!
Chiefs in S/Province shun Rupiah’s meeting,MMD hires image-builders for Rupiah,Mabenga defends Rupiah’s bribery(1991 case) and finally MAGANDE-Zambians should brace for HIGHER PAYE. I dont seem to see any VISION FOR LEVY,all am seeing ar chaps bringing total confusion in this country coz they ar likely to win thu i dont support them.
Wat shall we do and who shud we Vote for?
RB LIED. RB BRIBED. RB IS CORRUPT. RB CANNOT GIVE US FAIR, CORRUPTION FREE ELECTION. RB CANNOT FIGHT CORRUPTION. CORRUPTION IS THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF POVERTY
Western, Southern, Northwestern, Central are for HH
Luapula, Northern are for SATA
Lusaka, Copperbelt: SATA and HH to share
Eastern: RB, HH and SATA will all share
Zambia Forward, HH – time is now. Watch out doubting tomases with a small t.
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