LUSAKA District has recorded an overwhelming 29, 363 voters since the Voter
Registration exercise commenced on 14th September, 2015.
Lusaka District Electoral Officer (DEO), Alex Mwansa said the figure represents the period from Monday, 14th
September 2015 to Sunday, 20th September, 2015.
The District Electoral Officer, who is also Lusaka Town Clerk, said he was encouraged with the number of
registered voters and appealed to more would-be voters to take advantage of the registration period which
commenced on Monday, 14th September and will end on Wednesday, 11th November, 2015.
Of the 29, 363 captured voters, 20, 415 are new registrations of which 7, 092 are females and 13, 323 are males,
while 9, 354 are re-registering with 3,194 being females and 6, 160 being males.
Among the constituencies that have recorded the highest number of registered voters are Mandevu with 6, 150
followed by Matero 4,452 and Kanyama with 4, 247.
“I am impressed with the number of people who have registered as voters for the 2016 general elections. I am
particularly happy with the number of new registrations, especially the youths who have show special interest to
vote for the first time,” Mr. Mwansa said.
Mr. Mwansa appealed to all youths and women that have attained the age of 18 or those that will have attained
18 years by 31st July, 2015 can register as voters because they too, are eligible to vote.
He also urged all those that may have lost their voters cards or their National Registration Cards (NRC) or those
that have either their NRC’s or voters cards defaced or damaged to go and have them replaced.
He said the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) in collaboration with the Ministry of Home Affairs has made it
easier to obtain a police report at the registration centres.
The District Electoral Officer advised that some registration centres in the first phase may move to other centres
in the second phase, while others will remain because of the high turnout of people being recorded at some
places where there are many registration streams.
“Some registration centres in Lusaka Central, Chawama and Matero constituency may not move in the second
phase; for example at Chawama Community Hall, Lusaka City Library and George Central Primary School, Kizito
Primary School and New Matero Boys School,” Mr. Mwansa said.
I am PF and I think our party was great when Sata was alive because like it or not, he knew what he was doing. This is the beginning of the End for PF. People are fed up with this government and president Lungu is too drunk with power to see that. It is a big shame that he has run the country into the ground. President Sata must be turning in his grave.
I wish Lungu to lose next year but to who?
Why not to HH, if he has the capacity to manage the country’s economy? Iam from Eastern province but will vote for HH because he has a track record of managing his businesses well as well as big international organisations such as Grant Thornton. Everyone, regardless of tribe, will benefit from an improved economy.
Will for 4 HH next year.