INSPECTOR General of Police Graphel Musamba says the police will caution any presidential candidate against causing disorder by wanting to contest without an adoption certificate authorised by their party. Meanwhile, Chairperson of the Select Committee Appointed to Scrutinise the Electoral Process, Misheck Mutelo, said the police should be ready to address electoral disputes involving different candidates presenting similar adoption certificates during nominations ahead of the August polls. Musamba was making submissions to the proposed Electoral Process Amendment Bill of 2026 on Thursday. During the meeting, Mutelo asked what the police would do to maintain order if a presidential candidate who is not a party president wants to contest an election but another party petitions against it. “There’s a possibility at...
