CHIINDA EXPLAINS WHY HE WON’T PETITION MUNALI RESULTS, ALLEGES VIO•LENCE AND IRREGULARITIES

CHIINDA EXPLAINS WHY HE WON’T PETITION MUNALI RESULTS, ALLEGES VIO•LENCE AND IRREGULARITIES MUNALI parliamentary candidate Chrispin Chiinda says he has decided not to petition the August 13, 2026 election results despite alleging voter intimidation, vio•lence and irregularities in the handling of Gen 20 forms. In a statement, Chiinda said his decision not to challenge the […]

CHIINDA EXPLAINS WHY HE WON’T PETITION MUNALI RESULTS, ALLEGES VIO•LENCE AND IRREGULARITIES

MUNALI parliamentary candidate Chrispin Chiinda says he has decided not to petition the August 13, 2026 election results despite alleging voter intimidation, vio•lence and irregularities in the handling of Gen 20 forms.

In a statement, Chiinda said his decision not to challenge the results in court did not mean that concerns surrounding the election should be ignored.

“My decision remains consistent for not petitioning the results but it’s important to speak to what happened in Munali on the 13th August, 2026,” he said.

Chiinda alleged that masked cadres in a white canter vehicle atta•cked voters at several polling stations in the early hours of voting day.

He said the alleged atta•cks occurred at Chitukuko Polling Station, Mtendere Pre-School and Kaunda Square Stage Two Community Hall, leaving some voters injured.

“Some of our voters were bea•ten and were attended to at Mtendere clinic,” Chiinda said.

He alleged that the violence was deliberately intended to discourage people from voting.

“It is my submission to the court of public opinion that this was deliberately aimed at causing apathy,” he said.

Chiinda also questioned the Electoral Commission of Zambia’s handling of more than 27 allegedly missing Gen 20 forms at the Munali Secondary School totalling centre.

“Gen 20 forms cannot go missing as claimed by ECZ at totalling centre,” he said.

He argued that the alleged irregularities could have been addressed through a physical recount of parliamentary ballot papers.

“To cure this we would have asked the order of the court for a physical recount of the ballot papers for parliamentary vote,” he said.

Chiinda, however, said he had chosen not to petition because of political developments involving parties that had withdrawn from the Tonse Pamodzi Alliance and endorsed the UPND.

“RP and NRPUP has withdrawn from the Tonse Pamodzi Alliance they have since endorsed UPND, in an event that the petition succeeds which parties should we use, therefore I decided to leave it there.”

He further said the country’s political environment required healing and reconciliation.

“Our politics is in dire need of healing and reconciliation,” said Chiinda. “You are the judges, you can decide.”