The Zambia National Women’s Lobby Group says it will step up its support for female candidates in by-elections across the country the country.
ZNWL chairperson Beauty Phiri said the nullification of seats held by women had taken women representation in parliament several steps backward.
Phiri said the over 70 seats that have been petitioned were a sad statistic for the country.
“We have always supported women candidates either financially or morally and we will step up to support the female candidates that will contest in the by-elections. We are not happy that some women have to lose their seats through nullifications it takes us backwards but we will continue supporting women,” she said.
“We will encourage political parties to field women candidates so that there is more women representation in parliament.”
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