10 October 2008
THE Government has challenged people with information that it plans to rig the forth-coming October 30, elections to come out in the open and provide evidence.
Information and Broadcasting Services Minister, Mike Mulongoti said people with information on how the purported rigging would be conducted should alert the government so that action could be taken against those who would be found wanting.
Mr Mulongoti who is MMD chairman of elections said it was saddening that people had continued to issue statements without providing facts with a view of tarnishing the image of the Government.
He further described the reports of rigging as malicious and that those who were issuing such statements were aware that they would not win the elections and were trying to draw attention.
He assured the public that there was no need to fear or worry because it was interested in conducting a free and a fair elections for the benefit of the people.
"We think that people are just being malicious and are trying to attract attention that we are planning to rig, we don't even know how this is done maybe they have an idea on how it is done and so ask them. They are just scared because they are seeing the defeat in their face," he said.
The minister said it was not possible for the elections to be rigged because all the points were monitored by all political parties and civil society and wondered at what point the elections could be rigged.
And Mr Mulongoti said the MMD party was still intact and that everyone was working according to assigned tasks and dismissed reports of division in the ruling party.
He said the party and its members were working together as one team.
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