ECZ suspends all UPND activities in Kanyama, as Emirates explains ‘suspicious cargo’

THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has suspended all campaign activities for the UPND in Lusaka’s Kanyama Constituency. Meanwhile, cargo customer relations manager for Emirates SkyCargo airplane, Ithrath Usman, has explained that the cargo that was transported together with the last consignment of ballot papers was meant to maximize space and ensure that the flight was operated in full capacity. In a statement, Monday, ECZ corporate affairs manager Patricia Luhanga said the suspension of the UPND campaigns in the constituency was due to the violent incident which occurred in Kanyama on Friday last week in which two PF cadres died. Luhanga said the police should not allow any political activities by the UPND in the constituency. “The Electoral Commission of…...