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A registration officer issuing out a voters' card |
By Paul Shalala
The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) and the United States-based National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) have partnered on a US$50, 000 project to monitor the on-going mobile issuance of National Registration Cards (NRCs) and voters cards.
The two institution announced the development in Lusaka a day ago and this collaboration is not the first of its kind in the promotion of good governance in Zambia.
According to the draft strategy of the project dubbed "Go Out to Register," the campaign seeks to contribute to the increase of voter registration in 28 selected districts from nine of Zambia's 10 provinces.
Southern is the only province which will not be covered in the project.
The project will also try to promote the participation of key stakeholders to help increase turn out of eligible voters.
"Voter registration is vital to
the public’s interest in establishing a government based on the people’s will
and also vital to those who seek to gain public office as it is a key element
for screening ineligible people out of the voting process and for identifying
and credentialing eligible individuals so that they may have the opportunity to
vote," said MacDonald Chipenzi, FODEP Executive Director during a press
briefing.
He added: "it delights me to
launch this very important projects aimed at contributing to a deepening
democratization in Zambia through increased popular participation of citizens
in the electoral process by contributing to the attainment of the registration
of 1.7 million voters by 7th July 2016."
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MacDonald Chipenzi |
This project
will be implemented in Lusaka, Rufunsa, Luangwa, Chiawa, Chinsali, Nakonde,
Shiwangandu, Senanga, Sesheke, Kazungula, Kasama, Mpulungu, Mbala,
Luwingu, Kafulafuta, Ndola, Kitwe, Chililabombwe, Mufulira, Kapiri Mposhi
Chisamba, Chibombo, Mansa, Mwense, Lubwe and Chembe districts.
And FODEP
Civic Education Chairperson Clement Zulu has expressed concern that the third
and fourth phases of the voter registration exercise will be held in the rain
season which can affect turn out.
"FODEP
is cognisant of the fact that much of the 1.7million targeted new voters
account for youths between the age of 17 and 35 years. To this end, FODEP will
engage with schools and establish school chapters at which schools would compete
with each other in a manner that sends messages to encourage young people to
register. FODEP will also appreciate theatre and creative art to get its
message across. A total of 480 volunteers will be empowered with voter
education facilitation skills in 29 districts of the 7 provinces." said Mr
Zulu.
The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) launched the voter
registration exercise on 14th September, 2015 targeting to register
1.7 million new voters across the country by March, 2016.
The exercise is being done in four phases which will
run as follows:
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A voter displaying his voters' card in Luanshya |
- First phase started on 14th September 2015 and runs for 14 days until 27th September, 2015.
- Second Phase started on 29th September, 2015 and ended on 11th October, 2015.
- Third phase from 11 October 2015 to 25 October 2015
- Fourth phase from 26 October to 11 November 2015
In the first phase of the exercise, the ECZ
announced that 301, 103 new voters were registered while thousands more had
their lost or damaged voters' cards replaced.
The exercise has however been hampered in some
provinces were thousands of potential first time voters can not register as
they do not have NRCs.
The mobile issuance of NRCs is also been implemented
in phases in the provinces.
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