There’s no law compelling us to publish declared assets of presidential candidates – ECZ

THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has argued that there is no provision under the current Constitution which subjects declared assets of presidential candidates to public inspection, as was the case in the 1996 Constitution. This is a matter in which Patriots for Economic Progress leader Sean Tembo petitioned the Constitutional Court over the ECZ’s failure to publish assets declared by President Hakainde Hichilema when he filed nominations prior to the August 12 polls. Tembo cited ECZ and the Attorney General as first and second respondents in the matter respectively. But in their answer, ECZ argued that they were guided by relevant Electoral laws including the Constitution of Zambia, the Electoral Process Act number 35 of 2016, the Electoral Commission...