MITI ASSURES CITIZENS OF SECURITY
By Sharon Kunda
Government has put in place adequate security to ensure peace continues to exist before, during and after the elections.
Secretary to Cabinet SIMON MITI says Security has been heightened in some identified hotspots, specifically where violence has been recorded.
Dr. MTI says regular policing by the Zambia Police Service is expected to be adequate to maintain law and order in the rest of the country.
He has emphasized the need for the country to remain united even after tomorrow’s election.
Dr. MITI said this in a statement read on his behalf by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services Permanent Secretary AMOS MALUPENGA in Lusaka today.
The Secretary to Cabinet said Government has also urged employers to ensure that NO employee is disfranchised on account of being at work.
Dr. MITI said employers are strongly advised to put measures in place that will ensure that essential workers are given an opportunity to cast their vote without disrupting the provision of essential services.
He has also called on citizens to adhere to the Covid-19 preventive measures and that the electorate should leave the polling stations after casting their vote.
Dr. MITI said Government expects that political parties will respect the law and allow only their designated election and polling agents to remain within the polling stations to avoid causing disorder.
He has reiterated Government’s commitment to adhering to the provisions of the Constitution and ensure that, in accordance with Article 47 of the Republican Constitution, every citizen who has attained the age of eighteen years and is registered as a voter
tomorrow.
Government declared tomorrow, Thursday August 12, 2021, as a public holiday in accordance with Article 56(2) of the Constitution, which provides that the day on which a general election is held shall be a public holiday.
Government also declared Friday August 13th, 2021 as a non-working day.
This is to enable workers that would travel to vote in other towns to return home and rest, as some are likely to spend long hours on voting queues.
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