Confusion rock nominations
Both senior and junior po lice officers manning the Nom ination centre were showered with insults and threatened with loss of jobs if they did not allow them to enter.
Meanwhile, seven Kabwata Constituency Parliamentary candidates have filed their nominations for the by January 20 by election.
The seven candidates in clude Economic and Equity Party (EPP) president, Chilu fya Tayali, who was the first to file his papers at around 09:00 hours.
People’s Alliance for Change (PAC) candidate Sydney Zyam bo a filed his nominations at about 10:00 hours.
At 10:30 hours, United Pro gressive Party (UPP) candidate Francis Libanda also managed to file his.
And Patriotic Front (PF) candidate Clement Tembo filed his nomination papers around 11:00 hours, escorted by an entourage that included acting party president, Given Lubinda, Emmanuel Mwam ba, Christopher Shakafuswa among others.
Socialist Party (SP)’s candi date, Tripher Ng’andu, pop ularly known as uncle T, who ditched the PF only last week, also managed to file his nominations.
Meanwhile United Party for National Development-UPND candidate Andrew Teyengwa filled his nomination around 15hours despite rumours of a petition against him.
The parliamentary by-elec tion in Kabwata constituency has been necessitated follow ing the death of the UPND Member of Parliament Levy Mkandawire.
Economic and Equity Party candidate Chilufya charged that he was going to Parlia ment to redefine what aa MP should do by lobbying for the people and not making fake promises.
Meanwhile there was dra ma earlier when Democratic Party Candidate Fred Mubanga could not be allowed to file his nomination despite having met the required number of supporters on the pretext that their party issues are before court and that the ECZ did not want to be cited for contempt of court while the suspended vice president Judith Kabemba faction also appeared claiming they also had a candidate .
The ECZ officials turned away the two factions advis ing them to first sort out their internal wrangles or both produce clearance from the courts.