Support women contestants, NGOs urged

NON-GOVERNMENTAL organizations (NGOs) should come on board and empower women that are aspiring for adoption in the coming general elections, says Patriotic Front (PF) aspiring candidate.

Thabiso Mizinga said institutions such as the Non-Government Coordinating Council (NGOCC) should support women that had shown interest to participate in the governance of the country at an initial stage of applications for adoption.

Ms Mizinga said in an interview that there were so many capable women that wanted to participate in the general elections as councillors, mayors, and Members of Parliament but had failed to submit their application due to financial constraints.

She stated that the women in most cases had missed the opportunity to take their positions in decision- making because they were not financially empowered.

”I am appealing to NGOs that support women in politics like the NGOCC and Women’s Lobby to come on board even at this time of applications so that more could stand a chance of being adopted,” she said.

Meanwhile, Ms Mizinga has condemned the tendency by some aspiring male candidates of dishing out money to electorate during meetings.

She said politics was not about dishing out money but being able to sell the developmental agenda to the electorate.

Ms Mizinga said adoptions should be on merit and not in the financial status of these aspiring to be adopted.