THE Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) has expressed concern over the unfair application of the Covid-19 public guidelines against some political stakeholders. The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has announced that there will be no public rallies ahead of the August 12 general elections because mass gatherings would be super-spreaders of the deadly pandemic. But In an interview, Monday, CCZ General Secretary Fr Emmanuel Chikoya warned ECZ not to turn a blind eye when others break the law. “It is one thing for the ECZ to say that they have discouraged political campaign rallies and it is another thing for them to take action against those that do not abide by the rules. Our concern is that every political...

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