GOVERNMENT says Zambia Army Commander Lieutenant General Geoffrey Zyeele’s statement on maintaining order during elections actually supports national security and is not a claim of electoral authority. Last week, during a courtesy call on Eastern Province Permanent Secretary Paul Thole in Chipata, General Zyeele said the Defence Force would not allow mischief before, during and after elections. However, a consortium of civil society organisations called on General Zyeele to withdraw his remarks and assure the nation that the Army would not be deployed for domestic law enforcement during the August polls. Addressing the media, Ministry of Information and Media Permanent Secretary Thabo Kawana said the Army does not seek to assume any role in the administration of elections. “Government has...