The Zambia govt says its illegal for any institution to conduct paralle voter tabulation

THE ZAMBIAN GOVERNMENT HAS REITERATED THAT IT IS ILLEGAL FOR ANYONE OR INSTITUTIONS TO CONDUCT THE PARALLEL VOTER TABULATION EXERCISE STRESSING THAT THIS IS A RECIPE FOR CHAOS IN THE COUNTRY.

MR. GEORGE KUNDA RESPONDING TO A QUESTION THAT ROSE DURING THE VICE PRESIDENT QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION THIS MORNING IN PARLIAMENT ALLEGED THAT INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE PROPAGATING FOR THE PARALLEL VOTER TABULATION CAN NOT BE TRUSTED AS THEY ARE NOT GENUINE.

MR. KUNDA STRESSED THAT GOVERNMENT WILL THEREFORE NOT ALLOW THESE INSTITUTIONS TO CONDUCT THAT PVT AS THEIR RESULTS ARE ALWAYS PREDETERMINED WHICH IS CONTRARY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE LAW.

MEANWHILE, MR. KUNDA CLARIFIED THAT THERE IS NO LAW IN THE COUNTRY THAT SUPPORT THE PRACTICE OF HOMOSEXUALITY AND LESBIANISM IN ZAMBIA CHARGING THAT ZAMBIA BEING A CHRISTIAN NATION HAS ALL ITS LAWS ALIGNED TO CHRISTENS VALUES AND NORMS.

HE SAID THE PRACTICE OF SUCH EVIL VICES IS CRIMINAL AS PRESCRIBED IN THE PENAL CODE AND ATTRACT A MINIMUM OF 14 YEARS JAIL SENTENCE.

MR. KUNDA WHO IS ALSO JUSTICE MINISTER HAS SINCE CHALLENGED POLITICAL LEADERS PROPAGATING SUCH IDEAS TO DESIST AND INSTEAD ENCOURAGE ZAMBIANS ON EMBRACING CHRISTIAN VALUES.

GOVERNMENT SAYS THE NATIONAL SPORTS COUNCIL OF ZAMBIA (NSCZ)SHOULD PUT ITS FEET DOWN AND ENSURE THAT THAT WRANGLES THAT HAS ROCKED FOOTBALL ADMINISTRATION IN THE COUNTRY ARE RESOLVED.

RESPONDING TO A QUESTION DURING A QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT IN PARLIAMENT TODAY, GEORGE KUNDA SAID THE NSCZ SHOULD CONTINUE TO DO ITS BEST IN ENSURING THAT SANITY AND ORDER WERE RETAINED IN THE MANNER FOOTBALL IS BEING ADMINISTERED IN THE COUNTRY.

THE VICE PRESIDENT HOWEVER SAID GOVERNMENT WILL NOT INTERFERE IN THE WRANGLES AS IT IS AGAINST THE FIFA GUIDELINES BUT WAS HAST TO STATE THAT IT WILL WITHIN ITS PERMISSIBLE LIMIT ENSURE THAT ORDER IS RETAINED.

HE DESCRIBED THE WRANGLES BETWEEN THE KALUSHA BWALYA AND ANDREW KAMANGA CAMPS AS UNFORTUNATE ADDING THAT THEY HAVE LED TO THE POOR SOCCER STANDARDS IN THE COUNTRY.

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