ELECTORAL Commission of Zambia Chief Electoral Officer Brown Kasaro says nomination fees have been identified as a barrier for women’s participation in politics. Kasaro says as a result, ECZ has stratified nomination fees to take care of the challenge. KASARO: “In our interactions with the political parties they have indicated that, especially the women and the women movement civil society involved in women’s rights; they have indicated to us that one of the barriers to participation is the cost of candidates participating in an election. So, it is for that reason that the nomination fees at all levels for women candidates are lower than the men in order to continue to do our part as the electoral commission to encourage...