We’ve now grown big teeth to sanction violent political parties – ECZ

ELECTORAL Commission of Zambia (ECZ) Chief Electoral Officer Patrick Nshindano says the Commission now has big teeth to “bite” and sanction political parties that practice political violence and deliberately breach the Electoral Code of Conduct. And Nshindano says the Commission consulted the Attorney General’s office over its decision to ban public rallies. Speaking when he featured on Hot Fm “Red Hot Breakfast Show”, Friday, Nshindano said the Commission would not hesitate to sanction erring political parties. “I think the Commissioner is no respecter of a political party. What we do is recognise that they are key players and they need to be accorded a level playing field. If one wants to go against the provided guidelines and in this case…...