{"id":3915,"date":"2021-06-30T15:11:49","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T15:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elections.org.zm\/?p=3915"},"modified":"2021-06-30T15:24:05","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T15:24:05","slug":"statement-by-the-electoral-commission-of-zambia-chief-electoral-officer-mr-kryticous-p-nshindano-on-the-indefinite-suspension-of-mr-chishimba-kambwili-from-all-manner-political-campaigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elections.org.zm\/?p=3915","title":{"rendered":"STATEMENT BY THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF ZAMBIA CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER MR. KRYTICOUS P. NSHINDANO ON THE INDEFINITE SUSPENSION OF MR. CHISHIMBA KAMBWILI FROM ALL MANNER POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

30TH<\/sup> JUNE 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media personnel and everyone following us through our social media pages, goodafternoon and welcome to this Briefing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you may be aware, we came to you two days ago to speak about among other things, the need for peaceful and civil campaigns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In\nthat briefing, the Commission noted with concern an increase in hate speech by\npolitical parties in their campaign messages. This is against the Electoral\nCode of Conduct and we called upon media houses not to entertain such\nutterances. As guided by the Electoral Code of Conduct, media houses were\nfurther asked to ensure that all adverts and political party programmes were\nrecorded and stored for reference. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nCommission also mentioned that it was investigating other matters reported in\nvarious districts and that the public would be made aware of the Commission\u2019s\nfindings or indeed decision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally,\nwe cautioned that we would not hesitate to impose sanctions on erring political\nparties\/candidates found breaching the Electoral Code of Conduct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ladies\nand gentlemen,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nCommission has reviewed some of these cases and today, we would like to address\nthe conduct of Mr Chishimba Kambwili, a Member of the Patriotic Front. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Commission has\nnoted with serious concern the breach of the Electoral Code of Conduct by Mr\nKambwili, particularly, the use of hate speech and holding of campaign rallies\ndespite the guidance provided. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nuse of language which incites hatred or violence in any form against any person\nshall not be tolerated by the Commission as it contravenes the provisions of\nthe Electoral Code of Conduct.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally,\ngoing against Commission decision to suspend rallies and roadshows does not\nonly undermine the work of the stakeholders, it also puts the country at risk\nin as far as the spread of COVID-19 is concerned.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arising\nfrom this, the Commission would like to announce that Mr Kambwili has been\nsuspended indefinitely, subject to review, from participating in any campaign\nactivities in line with paragraph 11(i)(d) of the Electoral Code of Conduct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ladies\nand gentlemen, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\nme mention at this point that we are still reviewing other cases before us and\nappropriate action will be taken against any perpetrator of hate speech or\nindeed any other violation of the Electoral Code of Conduct. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Commission continues to encourage all political\nplayers to be tolerant and promote coexistence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In conclusion, let me reiterate our position\nof   encouraging all stakeholders in the\nelectoral process to adhere to the Electoral Code of Conduct.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In that briefing, the Commission noted with concern an increase in hate speech by political parties in their campaign messages. This is against the Electoral Code of Conduct and we called upon media houses not to entertain such utterances. As guided by the Electoral Code of Conduct, media houses were further asked to ensure that all adverts and political party programmes were recorded and stored for reference. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[93,98,99],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-press-release","category-public-notice"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elections.org.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3915","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elections.org.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elections.org.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elections.org.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elections.org.zm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3915"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.elections.org.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3915\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3916,"href":"https:\/\/www.elections.org.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3915\/revisions\/3916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elections.org.zm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elections.org.zm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elections.org.zm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}