FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 31st May 2025
STATEMENT ON THE NEED FOR PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE DELIMITATION REPORT
As a Member of Parliament elected to serve the people of Kanchibiya and as a citizen deeply committed to the principles of transparency, equity, and democratic accountability, I wish to make a simple but important call to the Government on this Sabbath day.
It is in the spirit of national interest, beyond partisan lines, that I urge the Government to immediately make public the Delimitation Report prepared by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ). The recent gazetting of the figure ‘55’ as the proposed number of new constituencies makes the need for openness even more pressing.
Delimitation is not merely a technical or administrative exercise. It carries far-reaching implications for representation, political participation, resource allocation, and equitable development across our Republic. Citizens have a fundamental right to know how boundaries are being redrawn and how such decisions will affect their voice in Parliament and access to national resources.
The integrity of our democracy depends not just on the outcomes of elections, but on the processes that shape electoral frameworks. Transparency in delimitation will:
• Build public trust;
• Ensure stakeholder and citizen buy-in;
• Reduce suspicions of gerrymandering; and
• Affirm that we are all equal partners in Zambia’s democratic project.
This call is not about political advantage. It is about safeguarding democratic integrity and strengthening the institutions we all rely upon, regardless of political affiliation. The Constitution must not be treated as a tool of convenience, but a covenant that binds us all to fairness, equity, and the rule of law.
I reiterate: The people of Zambia deserve access to the full Delimitation Report. We cannot claim to deepen our democracy while withholding the very information that shapes its foundation.
Country first. Always.
Hon. Sunday Chilufya Chanda, MP
Member of Parliament – Kanchibiya Constituency
Sunday Chanda is finally waking up from the hypnosis.
The fact that Hakainde is not being transparent in his manoeuvres shows ill intentions.
Reject tribalism, corruption and oppression.
God bless Captain Ibrahim Traore.
VOTE WISELY IN 2026.
What is stopping the electoral commission of Zambia from releasing the report. Are there legal impediments to doing so. Sunday Chanda, as you go back to parliament on June 10, do raise an urgent matter without notice to the leader of government business in the house. This matter has to be settled.
Well said. The ECZ as the author and responsible organ of the report should be asked to release the report without fail. The government’s duty is to implement the denomination recommendations and it’s therefore ECZ that should be called to produce the report. Infact, there should be no need to go around in corners. If we had credible opposition everyone would know exactly what is the report and there wouldn’t be any need for so much noise over something that is straight forward.