Thursday, June 19, 2025

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Election agents from different political parties clash during the presidential ballot verification exercise at Lusaka international airport
Election agents from different political parties clash during the presidential ballot verification exercise at Lusaka international airport

The verification of ballot papers for presidential elections delayed to take off in Lusaka on Tuesday morning as stakeholders demanded for the immediate withdrawal of extra ballots.

Representatives of various interest groups threatened to pull out of the exercise if the extra ballot papers were not withdrawn and destroyed.

The stakeholders demanded that the excess ballot papers should be destroyed in their presence.

Electoral Commission of Zambia -ECZ- Principal Electoral Officer, Wina Mwanamoonga, could not withstand pressure and called for help from the head office.

UPND National Trustee, Captain Walusiku Lyambela, argued that there is no basis in sending extra ballot papers to polling stations.

Patriotic Front Member of the Central committee, Samuel Mukupa, demanded that the extra ballots be burnt before the exercise could start.

The situation only normalised after ECZ Deputy Information Technology Director, Brown Kasaro, arrived at the ECZ warehouse at the Lusaka International Airport.

Heritage Party members arriving at Lusaka international airport for the presidential ballot verification. They arrived almost 4 hours late
Heritage Party members arriving at Lusaka international airport for the presidential ballot verification. They arrived almost 4 hours late

Mr. KASARO told the angry stakeholders that there was no need for tempers to flair because aspiring presidental candidates will meet the ECZ on Wednesday to resolve the issue.

The verification exercise only started around 12 hours after the confusion which lasted for over two hours.

The four presidential candidates are on Wednesday expected to meet with ECZ officials to resolve the impasse created by the printing of 600 thousand extra ballot papers.

ZNBC

187 COMMENTS

  1. trouble again that is zimbia for u.the MMD shud kn that if there will be bloodshed in this country they will be very responsible.zambians are tired with cheating and i plead that let the ruling party let the will of the people prevail pls we dont want another kenya saga but if the electoral commission continue lik this it will be very difficult to avoid bloodshed.it is too much of cheating

  2. First we say we don’t have money for the elections and then go ahead and print 600,000 extra ballots. This is very fishy and MMD needs to understand that people are tired of this nonsense. I can’t undertand why seemingly educated people at ECZ cannot comprehend the simple things like this. If you have 10 registtered voters, you should have 10 ballot papers..simple and plain

  3. VJ WHEN ARE YOU COMING BACK I THOUHGT YOU WHERE GOING TO BE GIVEN A RIDE BY THE PLANE CARRYING THE BALLOT PAPERS, GOOD JOB BA MWANGA RIG IF YOU MAY, A MAN’S GOTTA EAT

  4. there we go again! These pipo will never stop amazing me. 600,000 extra why!!!! FOR What!!!! no registration of voters has been done since 2006 so why print more? if anything some pipo have relocated and died. burn them!!!

    pabwato fye

  5. Elyo lwanya nombaaaaaaaaaaaa! wafwa wafwa, leka leka……….. uko kuli akantu, uko niso utambeeeeeeeee! Ni survivor, MAY THE BEST MAN WIN!

  6. Oh pliz pipo i’m sure there are way more than the said number of extra ballots and they will surely destroy the announced number but if they could print 600 0000 extra How can we be sure that they did not print a few extra more? considering the number of registered voters in the country that’s quite a substantial amount of extra ballot papers.

  7. ECZ it does not make sence to print 600 000 extra ballot papers when you know that the number of registered voters has reduced due to movements and deaths. One concludes that they were to be used for rigging. We wont accept this be serious.

  8. Muletekanya!!! You behave like kids sometimes. Its one thing to take a keen interest in ensuring that all ballot papers are accounted for and quite another to be difficulty for nothing and be argumentative. ECZ are the experts here, let them do their job. Yes your concerns are valid and you need to ensure that no unexplained ballot papers are kept by ECZ but you do that in a mature manner. You are geared to fight where there is no war.

  9. even when the pipo of zed are pleading with the govt, that don’t annoy pipo by showing signs of rigging there we go again the govt still continues. lets vote out this govt .

  10. Ba VJ when are you going to grow up?Let the people celebrate the leaders they have voted for.We dont want to be given what we dont want.

  11. why the extra bollot papers when the registration excise for voters is only based on the last elections and simple logic will tell us that the number of people who will vote this year will be less than those who did in the last election,simply because some ve died,lost there cards or relocated.so then what is the logical??

  12. Make your vote on my opinion poll of the four presidential candidates at youthhivaidsinzambia.blogspot.com . If none of them makes sense for you, vote for the Hyena. Also comment on the article “Youth Participation and Apathy in Political and Electoral processes in Zambia”

  13. Come on ECZ Heed to the peoples advice and withdraw the extra ballot papers. By the way they’ re just too many.

    Let the best man win period.

  14. PF Surpoters have now suffered a cold feet or is it fobia? two weeks before elections you are just talking about rigging. an election is won based on campaigns and not cryng faul before voting even starts. MMD will win eastern, western, northwestern, and lusaka province exept lsk district. So PF is only competing in 5 provinces, out of these 5 HH will take southern and MMD will come second there.HH might also take central while MMD will come second there again. PF will surely take CP by a small lead this time. PF will also take luapula then northern will be a battleground. THIS WAR HAS BEEN WON BEFORE THE BATTLE.

  15. NEW VOTERS HAVE BEEN DENIED THE CHANCE TO VOTE WHY THEN HAVE EXTRAS?
    MMD ITS SIMPLE, DISCARD THE EXTRA INFACT BURN THEM THOUGH YOUR TERRIBLY DENTED IMAGE IS BEYOND FIXING.THIS TIME WE ARE VOTING YOU OUT.ABANTU BALIFULWA VIVA SATA!

  16. all those who insult are not worth this country. tho ftj plundered this economy the declaration stands zambia is a christian nation.

  17. Opposition, ensure the extra ballot papers don’t leave the ware house dubiously during election, failure to which the result MUST be considered to be null and void.

  18. Ba ECZ are mad. They could not register extra voters but could afford to print extra ballots. In this event under the surrounding circumstances it is only prudent that we have the correct number of ballots because since the last elections other people have left us. I’m already sure of one vote that will not be cast and that belongs to our dear late Presidente Mwanawasa (MHSRIP)

  19. this is how mighty men have fallen in history.RB started very well,give a man power……the man is slowly losing popularity simply because he is being given wrong advise.this is a modern zambia and therefor you cant blind people..when people are getting old,they tend to lose their commonia sense.zambia needs change

  20. this is how mighty men have fallen in history.RB started very well,give a man power……the man is slowly losing popularity simply because he is being given wrong advise.this is a modern zambia and therefor you cant blind people..when people are getting old,they tend to lose their common sense.zambia needs change

  21. RB knows that he cant win the elections if he cant rig thats y all this is happening……MMD kuya bebele,mwaiba pafula,this tym u wont rig……

  22. #34,RB has already lost popularity through his corupt dealings of issuing brown envelopes.not only that he doesnt fit in any way to rule zambia.i will denounce my citizenship should he win!!!

  23. #6 and others on this distinguished blog. What do you mean when you say bloodshed. Are you ready to shed blood for a politician that does not even know you? Don’t be fooled by people who do not undestant the gravity of that statement “bloodshed”. It means I meet you on the street and because of political difference hack you and your baby to death.Is it worth it ,tell me! BE careful how you use words. Iam not ready to be part of that blood shed and I do not think any well meaning Zambia is. Don’t follow blindly! Bloodshed, bloodshe my foot. Only cowards who have not invested anything in this country will go and break anothers property. Disgruntled and without any plan for your future and your

  24. Abantu naba pwa uku fwa kuli Cida AND THEN YOU PRINT EXTRA BALLOTS!!!!!!!!Ba Konto again ba Konto!!!You mother….ers take us for granted enough is enough.Twanaka naimwe ba MMD who do you think we are.Using our money(taxpayers) to cheat us.You are all a bunch of baboons we are fed up.People have died, relocated, gone mad because of poverty and you say we have extra Zambians….who came back may I ask?It’s time we showed you that we are sick and tierd of this nonsense.No wonder people relocate sometimes it’s frustratrations like these.We can’t all leave,some of us have dependants and if this is the price of sticking aroound we’ll see cum 30/10/2008!!!!!!!!!

  25. thats the ruling party – contesting to be voted to power and wasting tax payers money like that?! 600,000 all to be burnt – please pipo.
    how can you trust them when they come to power?
    Ba MMD bayamba akale ubu chenjeshe!

  26. i actually dnt mind who goes to plot 1 provided its nt MMD.Pipo seem to be spiritually blinded with many failures MMD has had in the past 17 years they hav ruled Zambia.on a serious note we need change,MMD has failed to deliver.

  27. Who is in charge of ECZ? It is clear that the person in charge does not think or refused to think. Why authorise the printing of 600,000 extra ballot papers? Extra for what? Party officials must be extra vigilant otherwise the guys from the Movement for Milking Donors (MMD)will dribble the process to “victory”. Crooks and plunderers have regrouped under MMD. Vote them out!!!!!!!!!!

  28. I wonder how this country would survive the first three days if SATA were to win the elections. The party is full of thugs. Very argumentative people. That is why PF will never rule this country. Never. Its very funny you know, every one keeps shouting pabwato for fear of victimization by the thugs that characterize PF. When these people go to vote, they honor their allegiance. Thugz cant run the affairs of a country. Its imposible. Infact I wouldnt mind MMD rigging so that we are spared the thuggery of SATA. But anyway we dont need to rig, we will beat you fair and square and you will do the same thing you always do, complain about the results being rigged. Thats PF for you.

  29. please let sanity rain in our country- zed.Ba GOVT why the panic?
    Show maturity and transparency, zambians don,t want the 2001 kangaroo
    behaviour. Let the pipo of Zambia choose their leader.

  30. The extra ballot papers are meant for the newly registered MMD voters, only 500,000 MMD voters where registered so will remain with 100,000 extra papers just in case the ignorant PF voters decide to spoil the ballot so we can replace it.

  31. Those extra ballot papers can easily be desposed of by giving them to women at Soweto so that they use them for wrapping Kapenta, end of story, otherwise we didn`t need them in the first place.lelo lelo….!!!

  32. ine kwati am tired of these MMD animals ubuntigwa kale twapoka lelo we are still living ku munga we fwa fwa.When is democracy going to be called democracy in zambia?Awe am tired we want free and fare elections iwe chi Nyama soya i knew just from the start that you would do that.Becuase thats what your friend did last time but where is he now? he is dead because the office was not meant for him.So nomba naiwe no wonder you are so confident that you are going to win the elections cha la rigginger!!!!! Ifya kuchipata fye(No offence but its true)

  33. #26,i have been jelita since i discoverd LT site and i have been the only Jelita.for the past 2months,i was just reading pipos inspirations/ideas and now i have come back.(when Mwanawasa died,i saw some claiming 2bJelita!However im the only Jelita)

  34. #37 well done,only those that have not sworn anything in this country are ready to pick pangas` and machettes and sjambork to start throwing at innocent people.

    Lets desist from `bloodshed concept`and resolve matters amicably.

  35. Waitaya RB. Ulimucibe. Go opposition the papers must be burnt under camera and no other way. Anti Rigging make sure you trail those ballot papers You are doing a good job. Enoungh is enough. chibe chibe umwenso nifya!!!!

  36. Extra ballot papers (?); Back in the days guys were using the paper that digs deeper – Now it appears the Electoral Commission has run ou of resources to afford toilet tissue hence the extra number of ballot papers for use by the Erection Monitors?

  37. Ballot papers like exam papers have always had extra copies printed. What if the truck transporting some cathes fire and burns to ashes, what if another truck overturns, what if the helicopter trasnporting ballot papers falls from the sky?.What if the Boat taking across the river capsises? does it mean there will not be elections in the affected areas? You fools these ballots are for contingency planning.

  38. It’s easy, what the opposition and other concerned stakeholders need to do is get all the serial numbers for the extra 600 thousands ballot papers. If RB wins by around the same margin, vote verification should take place in all poli. Further more, the extra ballot papers need to kept maybe at the high court until need arises.

  39. stop blaming nyama soya lets just thank God that these papers were found and will be gotten rid of.IWE ka sweet cuty ninshi kanshi come ku chipata and i will sort you out.AM sure a chipata boy disappointed you sometime thats why.i dont blame you mune you are right anyway.

  40. It is equally cardinal for the opposition to have credible monitors in all polling stations to keep checks and balances.

  41. Ba ECZ kwena mulifipuba sana, how do you expect us to accept the results if you are not doing things in a transparent manners.
    idoits… PABWATOOOOOOOOOOOOO……

  42. Any candidate scared of rigging should not contest elections.Politics is a dirty game and is a game of politicians.Who wouldnt rig if given an opportunity?

  43. Iwe Chi Golyati whats wrong with you?You have done insurance ka or maybe Nyama soya is your brother you are they very chaps who keep pushing the development of our country.you corrupt fool.just think of how this issue will be sorted out.

  44. there is no need to have those extra because some have dead , others transfered . the extra must be destroyed

  45. #55; Anything of that sort you have alluded to could only happen if the government is gonna use the accident-prone transporter, “CR-Carriers”.

  46. May the games begin, too many thieves from certain areas of this country wont say who they are though…. VJ we are not stupid anymore as you can see. by the way after the elections zambians prepare for hard times if u dont vote HHHH

  47. Ba Ark sure, mu za ni lipila zingati? Pakuti na tuma kale application yabu PA kuli ba HH in case ba za wina, lol!!

  48. I think whatever the reason Gov. and ECZ may have in priting extra ballot papers, its scadulous and really stupid. potentially we know the extra material will be used to rig the election. This man VJ, he doesnt have any shame at all. We claim we dont have money but all of a sudden we have cash to print such a huge number of extra ballots. The best for all of us And Zambia is to burn the extra s**t and the majority rule on a level playing field.

  49. Hey,now hold it. Why can’t some people rely on free and fair games? It always binds my mind why some people chose to live a crocked life indefinitely. Abash axtra ballot papers. Let them be sorted the chimney way.

  50. #68, what are you trying to say knowing JM is 10 pts behind BO. Any indications on the Zambian presidential candidates polls??

  51. Why invite trouble. Were already told that more than 400,000 registered voters have died since the last election. The Printing took in consideration of the original number, the dead included. Now we have 600,000 extra ballots. In fact we have 1,000,000 extra ballots. For What????????????????? No delay please! BBBBBUUUURRRRNNNN TTTTTHHHHHEEEEEMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  52. Can someone from ECZ tell the nation what the extra 600 000 ballot papers are for? There has never been a 100% turnout of Voters. Since 2006, some voters have died, some have relocated and a good number have simply lost the cards. So what is the extra for?

  53. # 72 Polls really dont mean nothing, do you rememember the Al Gore Bush Polls or the John Kerry – Bush Polls?

    Zambian politics is hard to actually predict because the Electrol commision is run by the ruling govt

  54. #73, i know the debate is on tomorrow UK time but BO is just too good for JM. His 4 point plan is great just in case you have been listtening to Fox News. Has RB in Zambia got anything new to offer?

  55. Q? Who approved the same extra ballot papers and hav we paid for all that waste, who is responsible whoz blood ar we supoz to look for pliz let me know i want to deal with this chap…………

  56. Ok picture this…the ECZ chairperson is employed by the current govt
    So whoever butters her bread wins the elections

  57. uubo ebukabolala,why print more extra ballot papers?Ukonaula fye ulupiya lwama TAX payers for nothing.Zambians lets wokeup now and do something,we have been too quiet and peacefull for nothing.VIVA PABWATOFYE.

  58. These are just little of those things when you have no tension in the nation. Just keep quiet everything will be alright.

  59. #79 Ichalo Lifupa RB is just as bad as Sata or as tribalist as HH. But since he is MMD..the current Govt…definately he is winning..not because of the Majority Vote but, you know….the game we politicians play

  60. I just saw VJ at the mail, he looks buckxd up kwati tewaleyenda ne sapato yashetama just a few months ago.Am sure he has his own set of ballot papers he will travel with from RSA.its obvious RB has given him a fortune to ensure rigging at all cost.
    We are tired of you mad plunderers, mwatulila amasuku pamutwe pafula. uno mwaka kuya bebele zwaaaaaaa RB back to the farm. VJ find tshala mwana and get a life for once.

  61. # 79 So you are in the UK….ok say hi to my freind in west england (Bristol) his name is Sandram, he is doing medicine

  62. Whilst GRZ seem to have a lot of money to spend on unnecessary printing/transportation of extra 600,000K ballot papers, I am curious to know whether the problems at the two universities (Lusaka & Copperbelt) including the problems with students in Russian have now been resolved.

  63. all those who are going to support AKULU MPHUNO AKA RB.. u will suffer in the next coming years..that man is full of it!!!

  64. lets stop concentrating on the extra papers printed, as we speak they are cooking up a new strategy. lets not loose focus on whom we are fighting ie the mmd

  65. Mazoka 6ft,Nkumbula 6ft,HH...one foot in the grave,never a tonga we shall take them out let them rule cows even shag them for all we care Mazoka 6ft,Nkumbula 6ft,HH...one foot in the grave,never a tonga we shall take them out let them rule cows even shag them for all we care

    viva mmd viva RB

  66. Anybody but RB and Sata…

    Their time is long gone.

    Young Zedians it’s time to get the TITLE DEEDS to the country.

  67. Condom is not thought of unless somebody thinks of having sex,so is rigging, some opposition party is a by product of it.

  68. Iwe Wanyama iwe, what are you talking about? I always think about the condom, therefore, i always keep one in my purse because you never know where you are going.

  69. Ballot, in modern usage, a sheet of paper used in voting, usually in an electoral system that allows the voter to make choices secretly. The term may also designate the method and act of voting secretly by means of a mechanical device. Used in elections in all democratic countries, the ballot method protects voters from coercion and reprisal in the exercise of their vote. Wherever the practice of deciding questions by free vote has prevailed, some form of secret voting has always been found necessary.

  70. The Patriotic fools have blocked the presidential motorcade here in Kasama. When SATA heard that RB had arrived he also came with a helicopter and brought confusion in the Kasama town centre. I have not seen this primitivity exhibited by the PF. We need peace and not what I have seen today. Kasama Cadres are proper villagers and are living in the primitive era of axing one another because of political inclination. Who ever is funding this type of anarchy, time will tell. ABASH POLITICAL VIOLENCE. VIVA peace loving candidate VIVA HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HH HH HH!!!!! We peace loving Zambians are behind you. We who are progressive.

  71. No wonder the chaps were estimating that this presidential by-election will be more costly than the tripatite elections two years ago, they had actually costed for the extra ballot papers for riging.

    Abash RB

    VIVA Pabwatooooooo

  72. I OFFICIALLY DECLARE SATA A PENSSIONER. IF HE WAS IN SOUTH AFRICA HE WAS SUPPOSSSED TO START GETTING A PENSSIN GRANT OF R920 WITH IMMEDIATE EFECT SO DONT WASTE YOUR TIME TO VOTE FOR HIM. MUKOTE

  73. Tempers flare by stockholder is good. No one should rig the election this Month. We have a touthless organ (ECZ). We need force to stop rigging. MMD mwaenda. HH is inn. You should know that we very vigilant with election. We do not trust you anymore. Wheather those are burnt or not MMD and ECZ has a chance to rig the election. All opposition party please be very alert. From voting, counting and releasing of results be vigil. ECZ no more releasing of results late as allow rigging of Election. All people of Zambia should work together to stop this. VIVA HH

  74. tempers are already high and this broad daylight rigging will not be accepted. let this be a warning to the riggers…..

  75. 16 more days to go and counting. Most of you bloggers are gonna need anti-depressants. Viva HHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  76. there is on need to have such a huge number of extra ballot papers,for what?maybe the one who requested for them to be printed has kantemba behind his house and want to make use of them for rapping tomato and umusalu.

  77. this is y the mmd i nt straight,first v.j goes to steal some ballot papers then they want to kee 600 pin.awe twachula pafula

  78. There is a point you educated guys are missing out.Do you believe that there is a possibility of the turn out to be more than of 2006?Whats the record of the people who registered in 2006 and the ones who voted?This time alot want to vote.How many where spoiled votes in 2006?

  79. Bt wats th purpose nd use of extra ballots,nt evry 1 wil vote,meaning ther wil b a surplus oredy frm th 3.9 votinp paperz nw u add 6 hundrd pin meanin u print 4.5 mita 4 wat..mr kalale, me i hav bn to ur hse,i hav sn hw much govt gives u gifts in terms of carz nd th big farm u hav 4 ur fatha n serenje..let us choose our own leada.

  80. YOU CAN TELL FROM THAT PICTURE THAT THE TROUBLE MAKERS ARE THE PF SUPPORTERS.
    RAFIANS!!
    KAPONYAS!!
    HULES!!
    RIF RAFS!!
    ANYANDULE!!
    BONSE BA PF, MWABE FISUSHI…………

  81. The thuggery which was exibited by Mr.Mark Mushili,PF candidate for Ndola Central in NDEKE TOWNSHIP,NDOLA,cannot go without comment.THIS SATANA YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT IS JUST A THUG.

  82. I don’t understand why this crap party called PF behaves in such a manner. It is very degrading to have such a non democratic, backward, disgusting party like PF functioning in Zambia.

    Just from the picture, I can tell that 99.999999999999999999% of the people behaving like immature, uncivilized thugs are from PF. PF is the only political party I have seen that allows its members to behave in such a manner. This is why we should let civilized people run and not opportunist, sadistic, dictators like Micheal Sata and his PF. Let Miyanda, Rupiah Banda and Hakainde Hichilema run. PF out for threatening national peace.

    VOTE HH for change we can all believe in.

  83. Iwe # 6 whats your problem, you think bloodshed would then solve your problems? Dont take peace for granted my friend. There are other avenues to contest displeasure other than hack your neighbor who is equally in need of food when the politicians you cliam to rig are enjoying police protection.Please be sensiblee and hope you have a voters card and not just saying rig and you stay home on election day. At least in 2006, there was no rigging at presidential level, Sata stayed away from other provinces nad before that no notable opposition for Chiluba which Sata was a part of. Whoever wins, losers accept the outcome and let peace prevail. Use your vote wisely, sadly some of us wont vote.

  84. Ba #128 u shud evn once in a whle buy a newpaper and read mo n th news b4 js barking lyk u hav dne..its nt PF tht threatnd violence but Ackson Sejani-UPND forma minista n MMD..knw th facts and dnt embaras ur self lyk ths.

  85. Elo th pipo n th picture are wearing heritage party tshirts..u mean u cnt evn interprate a picture #128?i wnda wat cn hapen wen u hav to interprate words..

  86. #128 You will huff and puff! I only hope you do not do into hiding when your tribalist party loses.

    Chintomfwa if I got a tickect for you, would you go and vote like me? By the way, Father Christmas is on the boat right now. On the way to Durban!

  87. ba #130

    There are two pictures in the thread. Are you telling me both pictures have heritage party t-shirts. In fact you can even tell the difference. The picture with the heritage party members shows how civil the heritage party is with these issues and the other shows how violent and backward the PF is. I know you cannot accept the truth but the truth is PF is the only party that can behave in that manner.

  88. ba #132

    Prove UPND is a tribalist party. This backward, violent politician named Sata is the only one spreading tribalist nonsense around because he has no ammunition against HH.

    Even Sata knows HH is the best candidate.

    BTW, I am for the UPND and UPND or MMD cannot behave in a violent manner like the PF if they lose elections. You tell that Sata that you cannot win with only two provinces (Lusaka and CB), Zambia is bigger than that. I look forward to seeing you blame vote rigging and throw the first stone after PF loses the elections.

  89. #136..u cnt js lok at a picture and say tht is PF..U are a day dreamer mwana..hw cn i js lok at sm1 and say tht persn is hu and hu or is lyk tht..please,i watchd al tht n news,unlike,im tokin facts nt frm wthot..and mind u,its ur UPND member Ackson Sejani hu has advocatd 4 violence wen HH loses..as if he cn evn win..UPND was js rubished by pipo hu took over afta a wel meaning and mature nationalist Mazoka pased on..i dnt hav to remind you wat was said n hu must replace Andi..

  90. IWE MWANASHIMANI TAWAKWATA MANO. I THINK NAUKOLWA KAPENTA YAKU CISOKONE MARKET. NINKWEBA KALE SATA ALIPOKA PENSSION KALE. ULEFWAYA AKTOBE AMAYANDA YABAKAELE NAKABILI. ALA MWEBANTU MUTULE! DONT EVEN GIVE IT A THOUGHT TO VOTE SATA NOT BY ACCIDENT OR MISTAKE. CHAWAMAKO NA SHIMAPEPO NEVERS MUMBA.

  91. WASTEFUL! WASTEFUL! ECZ. I thought that they heard the people’s cry not to print those extra ballot papers, even when they have been bagging for money for this election, they are even wasting money on extra ballot papers.shame on Florenece, Kalale Danny must step down. this all ECZ crew is mess and a danger to the Zambia people and our future. people we must send them out ECZ.

  92. Chaps, what’s your problem when you all know how much extra papers there are. Supposing a delivey car overturns, and loses all papers, where will you get replacements. Contigency measures are necessary. Let ECZ do their job. You Sata’s supporters, do not cuase unneccessary confusion, you will just be shot and Sata will remain on earth. You are being used by politicians, very sleepy people.

  93. That’s why our country will never develop because there is no law and order in Zambia. Everyone is a winner and anyone can go to state house!! Just the as the police have been given orders to shoot to kill armed robbers, they should arrest to JAIL any trouble makers threatening our young democracy. The Post reporters should mount their cameras on these extra ballots for all to see rather than concentrating on petty personal issues!!

  94. Respect everyone respect me for supporting Sata. I need to see things change in the direction i desire. Keep your HH i have nothing to do with him

  95. During the previous election there were 3.9million registered voters of which 2.7 million voted. Since the same register will be used it likely that voters will reduce to 2million. Why have 600k extra ballots, 30% of the would be voters? This time around people are not prepared to accept rigging.

  96. Democracy is when the MMD print an xtra 600pin ballot papers and dicatorship is when PF complains. Mwebantu tamwaba nachisuma.

  97. #31 BP Petauke I fully conquer with you. They should tell us circummstances under which these extra ballot papers may be used. Twachula pafula!!!!!

  98. At what stage & circumstances would cause a ballot paper to get spoiled & identified to be so? I thought it’s during counting & the spoiled ballot papers do not accrue to any candidate. Sinister motives these excess 600,000 ballot papers!!!!!!!!!!????????

  99. BREAKING NEWS – PF is leading in Kanchibiya by 4,000+ votes while the MMD (Judith Kapijimpanga) has 1,000+. There are 8 polling stations remaining.

  100. Nyama soya tukufulaya lelo Ni Bwato. Ushe Tatuwinine Lelo elyo tuchili Tulewina. We will give you a good rid on our Bwato. We just have one Man who is a result oriented person. My friends what you have to know is Sata will be the president come 30 October 2008. We need a man who can show the world what it means to work. RB you can have “Nevers, Machungwa, VJ,AKA,BY & Ngondo”. We are going to defeat you nicely and how i pray that God will give people wisdom to vote nicely and it will a big imagine Teapa Namulosa na Big magine even for presidential you are losing by more than 70%.
    Vote Sata

  101. #If taxes are lowered,govt will collect less revenue so where will it will then get more money to put in pipos’ pockets.Back to foreign donors?(oh donors will be chased huh? or there’s a change of mind now?)
    #If pipo pay less tax,govt will collect less revenue so where will govt then get money to finance the free education and free access to health that they’re promising?Foreign donors?
    #If those chiefs who got cars on loan will have their cars turned into ‘gifts’ whose money will then be used to pay for the amfumus’ cars?citens or donors?
    ZAMBIANS WE LIKE FREEBIES AND FAST MONEY AND THIS IS THE TENDENCY THAT WILL KEEP US ALIGNED TO WRONG IDEAS AND LEADERS.IF ONLY WE CAN THINK…

  102. OOOH! Guys bring the tempers down! Its not health for you to be so upset we might not have enough people to vote because most of you by then will hospitilsed for heartattacks, BP, etc. Cool it! It is a game! Let the Best Man for ZED WIN! Go Zambians! GO!

  103. 600,000 extra ballot papers is total No sense!!!!!!! All you RB supporters are afraid of change. How can we be ruled by MMD for 17 years? And you want to give them more years for what? This is a democratic nation not one party state. Wake up Zambians!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  104. Iwe # 177 Lady of the Rose. Why are you correcting your friends when what you have written is also not correct. “it’s not health” is supposed to read “it’s not healthy”. Also instead of “hospitalised” you type “hospitilsed”, instead of “heart attacks” you combine the two words into one as heartattacks. So like the bemba adage which goes “Fumya akasanga mulinso lyobe ilyo taulafumya akali mwilinso lya munobe” meaning you are not supposed to correct your friend’s mistake before working on your own mistake.

  105. Trust me princess i can give you more than what you want.just name it mune and wala wala!!!!you get it.just think about it you never regret!!!!lol

  106. Trust me princess i can give you more than what you want.just name it mune and wala wala!!!!you get it.just think about it you never regret!!!!lol

  107. Balot papers have numbers traceble to the voters cards but in this case which cards are these extra ones linking with and how do we know they will need extra ballot papers?Maybe these ones are special without those numbers revealling voter secrecy?Hey they are raising our eyeblows just destroy them imweeee.This is desparation from whoever is doing this,mukakula liisa?Loose and join the being ruled if you a rulling and remain the ruled if the opposite is the case…burn the 600 000 papers fyalatukalifya imitwee.

  108. How did VJ get involved in the printing of ballot papers?????? Something fishy cooking…VJ should be supporting the young man HH instead of ganging up with finished politicians like ‘SUGAR DADDY’.

  109. We are voting for the best from among the waste The Gen has disappointed a lot of people He is the best man of them all In 2001 he gave people false hope that he would take Levy as a General thereby criticising Mazoka who then was talking of an alliance Now he is quite

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