The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has urged District Election Staff to exercise utmost care in scrutinising candidate qualifications and disqualifications during the nomination process.<\/p>\n
ECZ Chief Electoral Officer, Brown Kasaro has stressed that the nominating stage is the foundation of electoral credibility and must be handled with precision.<\/p>\n
He was speaking when he officially opened the fourth cohort of District Election staff training for Luapula and Western Provinces, at Mika Convention Centre in Chongwe.<\/p>\n
Mr Kasaro has reminded participants that their professionalism and impartiality will be under close public and political scrutiny, further reiterating the need for fairness and transparency during the process.<\/p>\n
He has warned that errors in documentation or misinterpretation of procedures could have far-reaching legal implications and erode public trust in the Commission.<\/p>\n
\u201cPay particular attention to candidate qualifications and disqualifications. These areas are often challenged and can lead to disputes if not handled with utmost care and precision,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n
Speaking Earlier, ECZ\u00a0Acting Director for Electoral Operations, Wina Mwanamonga noted that it is the first time district election staff were being trained in Lusaka, on the Nomination process.<\/p>\n
He explained that previously, the commission would train provincial staff in Lusaka, who would then go back and pass on the training to the district staff in their provinces.<\/p>\n
Mr Mwanamonga disclosed that a review conducted after the last election had revealed inadequate understanding among district staff on how to correctly fill in nomination forms, attributing the issue to possible information distortion, along the training process.<\/p>\n
He noted that this shortcoming had resulted in the Commission recalling all district staff, who had initially been trained in their provinces, to rectify the forms, an exercise that proved costly for the Commission.<\/p>\n
He expressed confidence that this new approach will ensure all staff receive standardised information.<\/p>\n
“If Returning Officers have a challenge, you don’t need to call Lusaka because all of us now in the Districts, we know what is being done\u201d, he stated.<\/p>\n
The training programme was launched by ECZ Chairperson Mwangala Zaloumis on April 25, 2026.<\/p>\n
So far, the training has already covered Central, Northern, Copperbelt, North-Western, Lusaka, and Eastern Provinces, with others scheduled to follow.<\/p>\n
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