Lusaka - Zambia: United Party for National Development (UPND) Secretary General Batuke Imenda has challenged voters to ask the Patritic Front (PF) government to provide
Former Zambia Prisons Commissioner Percy Chato
FORMER Zambia Correctional Service (ZCS) commissioner general Percy Chato says some stakeholders will cry foul following the outcome of next year’s general election because there’s lack of adequate regulation regarding inmates voting.
And UPND national chairperson Mutale Nalumango says there was no need to rush into allowing inmates to vote because there is no legal mechanism to guarantee a free and fair vote in correctional facilities.
On Monday, ZCS Commissioner General Dr Chisela Chileshe said that physical presence was not the only mode of campaigning in correctional facilities, explaining that leaflets and the media could be used to reach out to inmates.