UPND smells fish in ECZ’s preferences for Al Ghurair

The opposition UPND has described as suspicious the final decision by Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to award the tender to print ballot papers to Dubai based Al Ghurair printing company.

Charles Kakoma

UPND Spokesperson Charles Kakoma says his party has no doubt that this is also part of the Patriotic Front’s scheme to manipulate the elections.

He states that his party does not see any other reason why ECZ can settle for a printing firm that it is twice expensive than the other competing printing firms if the idea is not to rig the elections.

Mr. Kakoma has however, ruled out the possibility of the UPND boycotting the August 11^th elections.

Mr Kakoma says the UPND will put in place measures to prevent the rigging of the elections.