Kalabo independent aspirant sues ECZ for rejecting his nomination on grounds that he’s PF

KALABO Central aspiring independent member of parliament Mooto Kalowa has dragged the Electoral Commission of Zambia to the Lusaka High Court, seeking to be allowed to file in his nomination. Kalowa claims that ECZ rejected his nomination as an independent candidate after the PF wrote to the commission alleging that he is a member of the party. According to the petition, Kalowa stated that on May 17, being the date for nomination, he went to the Kalabo Central nomination centre and presented all the necessary requirements as stipulated by the ECZ. He stated that to his shock, the ECZ produced a letter purportedly from the PF claiming that he was a member of the party and should not be allowed…...