The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has announced a provisional figure of over 163 thousand people as having been registered during phase two of the mass voter registration exercise nationwide.
The media reports that ECZ Chief Electoral Officer, Brown Kasaro, says the Commission has also recorded a provisional total of over 284 thousand, as an update to the existing voters register during phase 1 and two of the mass registration exercise.
Mr Kasaro explained that the over 284 thousand comprises those who lost their voter cards and those that moved to new locations.
“New registrations for phase two comprises 89,905 female, 73,676 males, which is reflecting encouraging participation levels particularly among women,” added Mr Kasaro.
ECZ Chairperson, Mwangala Zaloumis said the Commission is aware of stakeholder concerns during the process, as it is putting in place measures to address them.
Ms Zaloumis further called on stakeholders to exercise patience as the process unfolds, adding that the Commission is monitoring the process and will decide whether to extend the registration exercise based on the data that will be collected.
She added that the Commission has also extended the accreditation period for political parties to the 31st of this month, in order to allow political parties to submit three observers per constituency to their District Registration Officers.
