UPND Deputy Spokesperson Elvis Nkandu says the ruling party cannot be blamed for by-elections, as it does not send convicted MPs to utter tribal remarks intended to offend the law. Commenting on ECZ Chief Electoral Officer Brown Kasaro’s statement that the National Assembly had notified the Commission of a vacancy in Mfuwe constituency following the incumbent MP’s conviction, Nkandu said the UPND was ready to participate in the by-election. “Every political party wants to participate in an election. It’s only those political parties that are formed only to criticise without even getting into the battlefield are the ones that may not be ready for any election which is called at any time. When we formed this political party, we knew...