THE Electoral Process (Amendment) Bill No. 44 of 2026 has passed its second reading in the National Assembly, after coming up for consideration on Saturday. The Bill was read a second time, after which Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti indicated that the committee stage will be taken in due course. Debating the Bill, Vice-President Mutale Nalumango said the proposed amendments do not repeal the 2016 Act but seek to refine it, particularly on the issue of adoption certificates. “Madam Speaker, people have said this Electoral Commission of Zambia is applying a law which has not been enacted, or what they are doing, there is no provision of law. I think Honourable members let us not mislead the public,...
