ZAMBIA: CCMG urges urgent issuance of IDs to Youths ahead of 2016 General Elections
Christian
Churches Monitoring Group (CCMG), which is a consortium of faith based
organizations to monitor electoral process in Zambia, has urged the National
Registration Department to treat issuance of the National Registration Cards
(NRCs) with outmost urgency so that the youth can register before the
tripartite elections in 2016.
Churches Monitoring Group (CCMG), which is a consortium of faith based
organizations to monitor electoral process in Zambia, has urged the National
Registration Department to treat issuance of the National Registration Cards
(NRCs) with outmost urgency so that the youth can register before the
tripartite elections in 2016.
“By Zambia’s
electoral laws, in order for one to register as a voter, they need to have a green
Zambian National Registration Card (NRC).” CCMG outgoing Chairperson Rev.
Pukuta Mwanza said at the dissemination of CCMG’s phase One Voter Registration
Monitoring Exercise held Friday, 2nd October, 2015 at Kapingila’s Zambia
Episcopal Conference House in Lusaka.
electoral laws, in order for one to register as a voter, they need to have a green
Zambian National Registration Card (NRC).” CCMG outgoing Chairperson Rev.
Pukuta Mwanza said at the dissemination of CCMG’s phase One Voter Registration
Monitoring Exercise held Friday, 2nd October, 2015 at Kapingila’s Zambia
Episcopal Conference House in Lusaka.
Rev. Mwanza
has also urged the Zambian government to allocate more resources to the
Department of National Card Registration so that it can carry out registration
exercise smoothly.
has also urged the Zambian government to allocate more resources to the
Department of National Card Registration so that it can carry out registration
exercise smoothly.
Flanked by
ZEC Secretary General Very Rev Fr. Cleophas Lungu, Caritas Zambia Executive
Director Samuel Mulafulafu and Jesuit Center for Theological Reflection (JCTR)
Director Fr Leonard Chiti, SJ, Rev. Mwanza further appealed to all political
parties to ensure that they reign on their cadres against causing harassment as
witnessed in the recent by-elections in some regions.
ZEC Secretary General Very Rev Fr. Cleophas Lungu, Caritas Zambia Executive
Director Samuel Mulafulafu and Jesuit Center for Theological Reflection (JCTR)
Director Fr Leonard Chiti, SJ, Rev. Mwanza further appealed to all political
parties to ensure that they reign on their cadres against causing harassment as
witnessed in the recent by-elections in some regions.
Rev. Mwanza
furthermore called on the Police to ensure law and order for all stakeholders
without bias.
furthermore called on the Police to ensure law and order for all stakeholders
without bias.
The outgoing
CCMG chairperson also called on Churches to be nonpartisan and take lead in
encouraging members to register as voters saying churches can play a
significant role in motivating citizen participation in the Voter Registration
process.
CCMG chairperson also called on Churches to be nonpartisan and take lead in
encouraging members to register as voters saying churches can play a
significant role in motivating citizen participation in the Voter Registration
process.
Christian
Churches Monitoring Group (CCMG) consists of Zambia Episcopal Conference
through Caritas Zambia, Council of Churches in Zambia, Jesuit Center for
Theological Reflection and Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia.
Churches Monitoring Group (CCMG) consists of Zambia Episcopal Conference
through Caritas Zambia, Council of Churches in Zambia, Jesuit Center for
Theological Reflection and Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia.
Its gets
support from National Democratic Institute (NDI), USAID DFID, CAFOD and Caritas
Norway.
support from National Democratic Institute (NDI), USAID DFID, CAFOD and Caritas
Norway.
By Mwenya Mukuka Communications
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