Some Lusaka residents who had applied to replace their voters cards could not vote in Thursday’s election because their cards were missing.
Those who went to the polling station where they had registered could not vote beacuse their cards could not be traced by polling assistants.
A check by ZNBC news at Vera Chiluba polling station found some voters seeking guidance from the presiding officers.
One of the affected voters, Mirriam Kasonde, said she was disappointed with the turn of events.
Another affected person, Raymond Bwembya, said authorities should find an alternative way to allow him to vote.
But Vera Chiluba presiding officer, Edith Ngoma, referred all queries to the Electoral Commission of Zambia.
A similar situation occured at some polling station in Livingstone.
And Kitwe Electoral Officer, Ali Simwinga, says the Electoral Commission of Zambia will fly Voters Cards from Lusaka for all residents who lost the cards and applied for replacements.
Mr. Simwinga says many residents especially from the Copperbelt University have not found their Voters cards at some polling stations.
This is despite having applied for new cards during the Voter replacement exercise.
Mr Simwinga who was in the company of Electoral Commission of Zambia Public Relations Manager, Chris Akufuna, said he had received complaints from a number of people whose new voters cards were not found in polling stations.
He said his Office has compiled a list of all Voters whose cards are missing and faxed it to Lusaka.
Mr Simwinga said the ECZ has assured him that the Voters cards would be dispatched to Kitwe before polling stations close.
The Town clerk who could not give the exact number of people whose cards were missing said about 3 thousand 793 people who had lost their voters cards in Kitwe had applied for new ones.
[ZNBC]
# 1 nomba
Its a disgrace but ECZ had been warned.
Trouble brewing
Wah gwaan? Anoda form of Rigging.
number 5, nkabapolisa number one?????????????????
BAD BOMA YALIBOLA PA ZAMBIA THANK GOD I LEFT, AKACHALO KESU SHOULD BE OVER THROWN TO BRING SANITY TO SOME OF THESE ELECTORAL NONSENSE.
ECZ’ s mindset was on printing extra ballot papers not voter’s cards. Where are the card’s at ? The could be used for rigging !
late wait and see if ECZ will suerly deliver the cards before the day.
otherwise we will link it to rigging.
by the way, why did it take the people to complain before ECZ could deliver CARDS?
ARE THE owners going to recieve and vote? haven’t some given up already?
its now 10minutes to by the way
This method of voting is so unfair. Many Pipo have moved, some have died , travelled etc and I dont think this was a good idea to let pipo vote from where they voted in 2006. And for those who just attained the voting age in the past 2years had no chance to register. How can then one say the elections are free and fair. Looking also at the economic hardship pipo face, if they have moved to another town, very few will manage to go vote from where they registered. There was no voter registration confirmation, so you expect such things to happen.
ni zee
#9 you are right. ITs a very unfair process. Very difficult to understand but ni pa zed so hidden agendas are in play. The hope is probably to replicate the previous election results.
Vote pa bwalwa, Opps! pa bwato
Hope you voted wisely and kept the peace!
When I get off from work at 6:00, I will hava a vitory party for PF. Any Zambian in San Diego area is welcome my e-mil is [email protected]. I am taking Friday off .
Trouble in the land as the missing cards will be used to vote for RB…
Cont´4rm #9 Why did they not just say everyone with NRCs were eligible to vote.? It wud have saved gvt money from Printing more Voters cards. And that way many pipo cud have voted and the results cud have reflected the true wishes of the pipo. If they want change, which of course they want, or not.
Imwe, just wait for the results. Ala!!!!
#16. Yes we are waiting but as we are waiting,we need to talk abt the inconsistencies we are seeing.
My name reflected thrice on the listing for voting. So, i voted 3 times!
batila abati “Imputi isula taileka” are these signs that votes are being rigged yet again and again.
Mwaona manje nalakwa!
Stone age system of voting, ifi ma card fya fulisha!
Let’s hope it’s just a “mistake” and not too many people have been denied their right to vote
PF PF PF PF PF PF PF WE ARE WINNING FINALLY, I WILL KNOCK OFF EARLY FRIDAY AT 14: OO HRS AND ANY ONE IN STOCKHOLM CAN EMAIL ME AT importex23@gmail. WE SHOULD GO AND DRINK AND CELEBRATE AT THE STICKY FINGERS NIGHT CLUB , SATA FOR PRESIDENT NI ZE.
#9 is right…the voting system doesn’t hold much water……Bali pa plan ba MMD!!!
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..PF PF PF PF PF PF PF WE ARE WINNING FINALLY, I WILL KNOCK OFF EARLY FRIDAY AT 14: OO HRS AND ANY ONE IN STOCKHOLM CAN EMAIL ME AT importex23@gmail. WE SHOULD GO AND DRINK AND CELEBRATE AT THE STICKY FINGERS NIGHT CLUB , SATA FOR PRESIDENT NI ZE………………………………………………..
Vote pa bwalwa Opps! pa bwato
Hope you voted wisely and kept the peace!
Another example of doing stone age business in zambia.
Thank you Zambians from Central, Copperbelt, Eastern, Luapula, Lusaka, Northern, Northwestern, The Southern and Western Provinces for voting wisely. Together, Yes we have done it. The end.
Special thanks to all LT bloggers especially those who did not insult anyone. PF cadres, it was great noting how focussed you were: the ‘pabwato’ thingy by you was constant and it normally made my fellow HH supporters lose hope time-and-again until I would boost HH supporters morale. MMD cadres,it was a good run with you too. HP, sorry but try again to put up a good support. As for my fellow the UPND’s HH support base, it was great meeting you and participating in a noble cause to develop Zambia together.
ba MMD,God will deal with yu this time.tafiweme.
ntuwina kale,pabwatoooooooooooooooooooo
These are the extra ballots you pipo were making noise about, what do you want ECZ to do now? Anyway, they released some for Kitwe, but as usual, you were screaming rigging. Lets see now what will happen. Dont just be empty standard 4 tins making loud noises!
#30 ni ma VOTERS CARDS not ma BARROTS atase
It’s always ECZ. Typical of an African. it’s a shame. I dedicate ECZ a song called ‘Mwemakufi’ by Nathan.
#31 its both. if you were chasing all the trucks how did you expect them to deliver? serves you right!
Lets hope mmd wont rig these elections pantu ine ninshi naleka uku vota haha ha lol.
if they think they can get out with this one your pushed.u’ve started the war on your own so blame no one but MMD
ENOUGH IS BETTER THAN TOO MUCH,THIS NOW TOO MUCH
Sata opposes system
Patriotic Front-PF- leader, Michael Sata, has opposed the use of the electronic transmission system in relaying presidential election results.
Mr Sata feels the system is subject to manipulation.
The PF leader has demanded for an urgent meeting with the Electoral Commission of Zambia Chairperson, Florence Mumba, and other political stakeholders in a bid to resolve his party’s concerns.
This is contained in Mr Sata’s letter addressed to Justice, Mumba and made available to ZNBC news in Lusaka this afternoon.
Mr Sata proposed that the ECZ uses mere faxing system where results announced and tallied at polling stations are endorsed by all officials before tran
Thats Michael for us- he wont rest till he has a foot in State House. Lets watch this man he wants to be changing like chameleon as always.
AFTER ELECTIONS RUPIA SHOULD BE ARRESTED IMMIDIETLY FOR MISUSING TAX PAYER’S MONEY,HOW CAN HE GET ALL THE 3AIRCRAFTS TO HIMSELF
Kongole ba Sata nizamene balila. How is going to pay his accrued debt?
40.IF YOU’RE MMD THEN TOUGH LUCK FOR YOU
39, I AGREE WITH YOU RUPIA SHOULD BE ARRESTED AND CHARGED. I EXPECT SATA TO FIX HIS OPPONENT RUPIA BALANDA.
42,you have six senses coz you can write something sensible.Rupia doesnt deserve mercy
For all HH supporters here is a videos as posted on the POST casting his vote enjoy if you need more videos let us know i’ll source them for you
megavideo.com/?v=FEDH4HUF
Thats very very funy, in Lumwana.i.e North- Western privince, people without Voters cards have been issued new Cards and they have votted in favour of the MMD, now how come they can’t fugure out that peoblem else where?, I am acually a witness of what ever has been happening in North-Western province.
I realy Doubt the credibility of the so called Electral Commission of Zambia, ECZ. It is sooooo corrupt.
I am not ready to accept the results of these elections. We need to re run the Elections, they are not free and fair.
Rupia is very desparete ,he can even privatise state house at the expense of being president.just imagine surrounding himself with self confessed drug dealer vernon mwaanga,prodical son Nevers oh my foot
For all Sata supporters here is a videos as posted on the POST casting his vote enjoy if you need more videos let us know i’ll source them for you
megavideo.com/?v=1TFGLFKC
Well results are trickling in on QFM. Nyauzi in Chisangali, MMD- 234, PF-19, UPND- 19 and of course HP-6. I wonder where this place is, just heard Presiding officer on QFM!
45,Dont worry we’ll sort them out,they cant get out with it this time get it from me
What are these voters cards doing at the ECZ today on polling day? Did not some one at the ECZ notice that there was bunch sitting on a desk or cupboard somewhere and question where they should have been dispatched?? Smurks of something sinister here!!!!
For all KK supporters here is a videos as posted on the POST casting his vote enjoy if you need more videos let us know i’ll source them for you
megavideo.com/?v=8K7WAGY9
The ship has already been turned away from South Africa and Mozambique. The Chinese vessel was said to be bound for Angola but the US is reported to be pressuring port authorities there and in Namibia not to allow them to dock. The ship, which had been anchored off the port of Durban for four days, was forced to move on Friday after a South African court refused. Despite reports the ship was heading for Angola, but Angolan Ports Filomeno Mendonca said the vessel had not asked for permission to dock in Angola. This ship has not sought request to enter Angolan territorial waters and it’s not authorised to enter Angolan ports,” he told local radio. A South African military spokesman has said th
SATA DEFEATS RUPIA IN CHILUBA’S VILLAGE
Mr SATA should have seen that before counting started. In 2006 he objected to the electronic system set up at a cost of 3 billion kwacha and when the ECZ obliged he later complained about delays in counting saying votes were being manipulated and now he wants the delay again! make up your mind sir. we are waiting for results. The earlier we know the President the better for our economy and our kwacha.
#44 Uchipo, I tried that link but couldn’t view the video
We all predicted this would happen. They should have allowed voters to collect their cards before voting day
matuvi yanu bonse on this blog
Things in Lusaka are the same as last time (2006); PF leading about 3-1 in most places. Like Kabwata PF had more than 600 while MMD and UPND had about 200. Munali was 400-something with RB 119.
Source: MUVI TV
Newsflash from MUVI TV:
For Ngwerere in Lusaka,
PF 3894 MMD 1551 UPND 522 HP 32
Total Counted by MUVI TV so far is MMD 4467 and PF 9469.
Newsflash from MUVI TV:
Livingstone:
Dambwa North: UPND 154 MMD 114 PF 58 HP 3
Apostolic Faith Station: UPND 337 MMD 285 PF 119 HP 0
Out of 18 polling stations in Kabwe, Bwacha Constituency 12 PF 6 MMD with UPND and HP winning none.
Full results later but so far actual results as follows:
Old rural Boma Sata 68 MMD 62 HH 9 HP 2,
Shibinda PD 68 HH ? Sata 3 Miyanda 1
Makombe MMD 51, HH 21 HP 1 Sata 6
Munga RB 169 HH 28 HP 4 Sata 23
Nambe MMB 188 Sata 158 HH 59 HP 2
Another Station MMD 50 Sat 20 HH 11 HP 0
Chambashi HH 7 HP 0
Bwacha 180 HH 25 Sata 238 HP 6 MMD 62
Chinese MMD 164 Sata 128
CMML Sat 259 MMD 175 HH 10 HP 2
MUVI TV:
Lusaka Central
Northmead: Sata 530 MMD 236 HH 126 HP 6
Northmead B: Sata 450 MMD 165 HH 87 HP 7
Kabulonga Sata 197 MMD 235 HH
Bauleni Sata 716 MMD 302 HH 107 HP 8
Independence Sata 235 MMD 105 HH 63 HP 5
Cathedral Sata 314 MMD 171 HH
PF 217 NMMD 97
Matanda 520 MMD 149
?? Sation: Sata 240 MMD 71
VJ still voting!
Its a trick last time CBU students said they vowed not to vote for RB so may be he decided to do some manovering. RB is almost synonmous to corruption.As we have seen in his record so far.
There thousand around the country who have not been able to vote due to unavailability of their cards.
anyhow pabwato.
#11, ndalumba kapati. #36, a word of encouragement to all, in 2006 while studying in South Africa during a similar election result anxiety period, I congratulated Mr Micheal Sata for winning the Presidential election way before all the results from all constituencies came in. However, it so happened that Mr Sata lost those elections terribly where by he got 29% and late Former Zambian LP Mwanawasa won with 43-6%. To this end,I learnt my lessons. In Bemba, they say “ukutangila tekufika.” Remember,a similar thing happened to late Mazoka in 2001. My former history teachers used to say “history repeats iself.” In light of all this, I urge all Zambians to keep cool and wait for the final results.
It is disheartening to see history repeat itself, despite the fact that change is inevitable.
These elections certainly do not reflect the will of the people. Young people who have attained voting age are disfranchised. And now even those are willing to cast their ballot but lost thier cards cannot exercise the right to vote. Ultimately, we’ll have a situation where a president will be elected by less than 50% of eligible voters. further, whoever wins is unlikely to get even 50% of that number of voters. This a complete sham!! ECZ needs to do some serious rethinking in future elections. Hope these chaps sitting at the NCC will take these issues in considerationa sthey rewrite the constitution.
God bless Zambia!!
It’s a shame what is taking foothold of zambian process of choosing a head of state. God has sent us a Moses 2 redeem us from the shackles of poverty were the MMD have confined the masses. Viva sata
its very unfair that pipo couldn’t be able to excercise their rights to vote even after registering for replcement of voters card . This explains why it was not necessary to print those extra ballot papers . May the best candidate win with genuine resluts . ECZ needs to improve on how they conduct themselves . we need transparency and accountability. one has no reason not to suspect rigging if extra ballots can be printed even when ECZ knew very well that there will be registeration on new voters .
Whats with been # 1 ?Is there a reward or something,I feel that pipo shud make comments other than that crap….
I wonder what school Tetamashimba went to. Grade 7 special paper 1 did teach me that question is to answer. The man is busy trying to answer a question with a question.
From the look of things its like people dont want me in office. As Such Just need to let them see for themselves. I therefore quit the race although, by doing so i will be disappointing my people like VJ Mwanga The ECZ at Large Naka chuluba…
VJ TWAPAPATA CHITENIFYE RETIRE MUCHIBOTE, YOU MEAN YOU’RE STILL RIGGING. THE PREDICTED 50% VOTING MARK HAS ALREADY BEEN SURPASSED.NINSHI YAMBI AMA VOTE MUFUMISHE KWISA? NGANIMWEBO BA MBITA CHITALA MWASUKA MWAKOTELAMO, NO MARK NO WISDOM.
Has Chiluba been allowed 2 vote? Is he still with MMD or what?
What’s the current stand of the election results? If they haven’t finished announcing, how be it that cabinet office has already invited those to attend the inauguration?