Zambian elections

Zambian elections
Chris Habeenzu
The ruling MMD on Tuesday July 19th made known the names of the aspiring Members of Parliament from one hundred and forty eight constituencies out of one hundred and fifty. the ruling party deffered Kasama Central and Kantanshi constituencies. The list had a number of new names and most of those that suffered casualties in terms of not being adopted to re-contest their seats were mostly deputy ministers. However one worrying thing is on the number of female aspirants. Only fifteen female candidates were adopted for the upcoming polls.
Eight deputy ministers left out of the list one wonders whether they did not apply or its was the NEC's decision to drop and ignore them. The list release of the list first of all was so suspiciously done. The media was called to state house a few minutes before eighteen hours. All they expected was to hear something strange or news worthy from the republican president only to be given press statements with a page of something drafted by Dr. Francis Chigunta President Rupiah Banda's Special Assistant for Politics over how the selection was done.
With high levels of anticipation from the scribes the issuing out of the press statement though was demoralizing made pressmen mostly from the electronic rushed to go and key in the statment and analyse them as to who was left out and adopted.
The ruling party has made the names of would be law makers known to the electorate it now remains to the opposition to follow suit. Though political parties have been unofficially cmapigning, their supporters are anxiously waiting for them to make known the names of parliamentary aspirants so as to see who will be their representatives in the National Assembly.
With only a few days before the Electoral Commission of Zambvia finishes the final voter's register next will be for President Rupiah Banda to announce the election date and that will be followed by heated campaigns and going by Zambia's political messages more people will have their characters assasinated in all angles.