TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) says UPND’s behaviour in the Kabushi and Kwacha by-election “fiasco” doesn’t inspire confidence and gives an impression that the ruling party will stop at nothing to advance its political interests. And TI-Z says it’s concerned about the leadership gap as ECZ, arguing that the absence of a substantive CEO and Chairperson entails that management and oversight functions are grossly impaired. In a statement, Sunday, TI-Z chapter president Sampa Kalungu called on the ruling party to refrain from backward maneuvers and live up to the high expectations that Zambians had in them. “It is a well-known fact that the promise to restore the rule of law was one of the significant factors that propelled the United Party...

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