CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa has rubbished claims that the just ended ward by-elections in which UPND scooped all eight seats were characterised by intimidation, vote buying and corruption. On Wednesday, Christian Churches Monitoring Group (CCMG) Programs Manager Peter Mwanang’ombe alleged that the ruling UPND was seen distributing money and collecting National Registration Cards (NRC) from potential voters. Mwanang’ombe also challenged the secretary to the treasury to prove that the ministers who participated in campaigns were on leave at that time. But in an interview, Mweetwa said the ward by-elections were violence free and anybody who had a complaint was free to lodge it at the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ). “There is no evidence of that. I am actually...