CHRISTIAN Churches Monitoring Group (CCMG) Programmes Manager Peter Mwanang’ombe says the just ended ward by-elections in which UPND scooped all eight seats were characterised by intimidation, vote buying and corruption. And Mwanang’ombe has called for transparency in the tender process for printing and delivery of various electoral materials, following the re-issuance of a tender by the Electoral Commission of Zambia. On Thursday last week, the UPND scooped all the eight ward by-elections held across the country. But speaking when he featured on Phoenix FM’s breakfast show, Wednesday, Mwanang’ombe alleged that the ruling UPND was seen distributing money and collecting National Registration Cards (NRC) from potential voters. “While the election results may have shown that people who cast their votes, the...

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