Voting has started in Today’s Constituency and Ward by-elections across the country.
Most of the polling stations opened at exactly six hours.
ZNBC’s Robert Mwanza reports from Malambo Constituency, that voting started on a low note.
A check at Jumbe primary school polling station, presiding officer, Joshua Chilembo opened the polling stations with only 14 people ready to cast their vote.
And in Petauke Central Constituency Brian Mwale reports that only 40 people voted at Petauke Day Secondary School polling station while 57 voters cast their vote at Social welfare hall against 1457 registered voters.
A check at Petauke Boarding Secondary School revealed that only one voter cast his ballot.
And ZNBC reports that in Mulobezi Constituency only nine people had voted at Namakala polling station by 06 thirty hours while at Sichili polling station only 20 people voted at 06 :20 hours.
The Petauke seat is contested by Patriotic Front’s Dora Siliya, Ignasio Phiri is contesting on UNIP and Allan Zulu is contesting on the United Party for National Development.
And the Mulobezi seat is battled out by Patricia Mulasikwanda from PF, Hastings Sililo for UPND and Esau Mwanza is contesting on Green Party.
Others are Alfred Mandubwa from the United Independent Party and Collins Manga for Alliance for Democracy and Development.
Meanwhile the Malambo seat is contested by PF’s Jack Shuma, Jailos Mchenga is standing on UNIP, Peter Phiri on UPND and an independent candidate, Florence Mwayopa.
Voting is expected to close at 18 hours.
Courtesy of ZNBC
people are tired of voting and i dont know what will be the out come and because of the things the its going dollar is still leading and our kwacha is depreciating each and every day so we dont were we are going
How can Dora be leading when vote counting has not even started?? Why talk crap so early Ba kape??? Misleading people is not right though we all know she will win considering her position with RB and ECL.