UPND chairperson for elections Gary Nkombo says he does not think Constitutional lawyer John Sangwa State Counsel’s accusation that UPND is using ECZ to block opposition members from taking part in elections is a fair comment. And former higher education minister Brian Mushimba says Zambia’s democracy is in danger if ECZ doesn’t call for fresh nominations for the Kabushi and Kwacha by-elections following the withdrawal of two independent candidates from the race. Commenting on Sangwa’s statement that UPND was practicing gutter politics by using the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to block opposition members from taking part in elections, Nkombo argued that he was unaware of any kind of relationship between UPND and ECZ. “I don’t think that would be...

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