Bishop John Mambo says the decision by the Zambian government to print ballot papers outside the country is clear testimony that the Electoral Commission of Zambia is compromised.
Bishop Mambo says the compromised position of the ECZ makes it doubtful whether this year’s elections will be free and fair.
He says Zambia is capable of printing ballot papers locally, wondering why the ECZ and government have decided to print ballot papers in South Africa.
Bishop Mambo in an interview with QFM in Lusaka says whichever political party will be ushered into office should ensure that the ballot papers for future elections are printed locally.
He has also advised the next government to ensure that the Electoral Commission of Zambia is independent.
He has however stated that despite the Electoral Commission of Zambia being compromised, there is nothing that will stop Zambians from voting for their preferred candidates.
And Bishop Mambo has advised political parties to conduct their campaigns in a peaceful manner.
He says now that the elections date has been set, political parties should ensure that they conduct campaigns in a peaceful manner.
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Have you hired body guards ba assasination target? Kuti waseka.
What’s your point Mambo? Waste of space. Why don’t these radio stations conduct proper two-way interviews instead of just giving us this nonsense from dodgy characters? They need to ask them giuding questions for information of their listeners instead of one-way diatribes.
At least someone who is talking sense for a change…E.C.Z has been in this business since the 90s, didn’t it ever cross there mind where they were going to print Ballot papers? They should have seen it coming, they must have known Government Printers didn’t have the capability  What is rally sophisticated about a mere ballot paper? How much is this actually contract worth? Whether you are MMD or PF or UPND when it comes to supporting your local industry you should put your party allegiance to one side for once and ask them probing questions!!Â
Zambia started preparing for these elctions in 2006 and all of us have known ever since that 2011 will be elevtion year . If we wanted ballot papers printed locally we should have empowered Government Printers or any other local printing company for this mammoth task instead of waiting for the last minute after ECZ has said the ballot papers will be printed in South Africa. We want ballot papers to be printed locally but at the moment which local company has the capacity to do it? Bishop do you know how difficult or next to impossible it is to get any statutory document from Govt printers?
This man of late has been talking like a pagan so antagonistic without respect of the sitting government and calls himself a clegy or bishop,i thought their roll is to bring us together rather than agitating for for a awartone Zambia.Ba Bishop be carefull with the way the you come out
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All you imbeciles who support RB ,so you are very much against that ballot papers are printed in zambia??and what are the reason for those simple papers not to be printed in zambia? being a die hard supporter of a political party is one thing and being plain s.tupid is another.That institution has been in existence for about 20 years and yet nobody has thought of printing ballot papers locally?imagine if the ballot papers were printed in zambia,how the paper and ink companies will make money,employ a lot of zambians ,who will in turn be taxed thus adding some money the government coffers.Let us be reasonable guys and dont let your affiliation to a political party come first before your thinking.
Rat Race you are the biggest and worst imbecile alive on earth. If GRZ had said Government Printers would print the ballot papers you are the same morons who would have cried foul. Kindly use you brain for its intended purpose imwe ba Pa Fwaka (PF). That brain on your shoulders has a purpose you phool.
I hear the voice of Mr Sata in “bishop” Mambo, Kelvin Bwalya, Musa Laz Mwenye, Given Lubinda no matter what these charlatans do to disguise it. The message from Mr Sata is simply that he is unprepared for the elections. Or he has just discovered that the people of Zambia are not with him and thinks he can buy time. Or just emptiness as usual.
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Whoever told you that anybody who tries to constructively criticize your MMD useless govt is really a f.ool, just like you.who would criticize the upgrading of govt printers so that it printers?Its because of people like that every time the has got a tender ,they have to look for foreigners to do it,living your country poor without jobs.Yet you continue to celebrate over nothing.Wake up.
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Whoever told you that anybody who tries to constructively criticize your MMD useless govt is really a f.ool, just like you.who would criticize the upgrading of govt printers so that it prints ballot papers?Its because of people like that every time the has got a tender ,they have to look for foreigners to do it,living your country poor without jobs.Yet you continue to celebrate over nothing.Wake up.
Bishop Mambo has mutated into a PF’s parrot. Zambian worshipers will NEVER take whatever this corrupted vuvuzela says on the pulpit or outside his Church. Amen
VJ WAS IN RSA RECENTLY. IS IT COINCIDENCE OR ITS ”INZI NA MATUVI” THAT BALLOT BOXES ARE TO BE PRINTED IN RSA.