VETERAN politician Vernon Mwaanga says newly appointed ECZ Commissioner McDonald Chipenzi and Chairperson Mwangala Zaloumis are qualified for the jobs, but he hopes that they will be professional in their work. In an interview, Mwaanga said Zaloumis was not a cadre but a distinguished person, adding that her appointment was justified. “The ECZ operates on the basis of laws which have been tasked over the years. So the additional regulations which are given as guidelines for example, by SADC and the African Union and the UN, need to be followed. Mwangala Zaloumis is [a] prominent woman lawyer. You know that she is the one who chaired the committee which was appointed by President (Levy) Mwanawasa on electoral reforms? She chaired...

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