Commission Conducts Mwanza East Ward Polls Despite Complaints

The Electoral Commission of Zambia recently made a decision to conduct the by-election in Mwanza East Ward of Monze District despite the reported violence.

The Commission received complaints from stakeholders on incidents of electoral violence in Mwanza East Ward.

The Commission made its own assessment of the situation in the affected Ward in conjunction with the Zambia Police and the District Electoral Officer. Its findings were that the environment was calm and security was beefed up.

The District Conflict Management Committee in Monze further engaged with stakeholders on 18th April, 2018 and recommended that the by-election in Mwanza East Ward be conducted as scheduled.

Accordingly, the by-election in Mwanza East Ward was successfully conducted on the 24th of April, 2018.