LUSAKA resident Joseph Busenga has petitioned the Constitutional Court seeking a declaration that section 97(2)(a) of the Electoral process act be removed from the statute books as it promotes, aids and abets corrupt practices and all manner of misconduct during elections. Busenga has cited the Attorney General as the respondent in the matter. In his petition, Busenga argued that the provisions of Section 97(2)(a) of the Electoral process act were inconsistent with the spirit of Articles 8 and 45(2)( a) and ( b) of the constitution. “Article 45(2)(a) of the Constitution makes a mandatory guideline that the electoral process and system of administering elections shall ensure that elections are free and fair. But section 97(2)(a) of the Electoral Process Act...