Number of female voters pleasing’

THE women movement is happy that more women than men have registered as voters in readiness for the August elections.
Electoral Commission of Zambia senior public relations officer Sylvia Bwalya recently announced that out of 1,695,580 who have registered, 850,771 are women and 844,809 are men.
In an interview, Zambia National Women’s Lobby board chairperson Beauty Katebe described the development as uplifting to the women.
Mrs Katebe said this will translate into more women being appointed to decision-making positions.
She, however, implored women to vote for fellow women in the upcoming elections.
“If we fail to have a lot of women being voted into office, then it will mean we are for the notion that women are enemies of each other and do not uplift one another,” Mrs Katebe said.
Meanwhile, Mrs Katebe said the triple V campaign that was held last year by the lobby and partners on the importance of voting are yielding results.
She said women and youths were encouraged to register as voters and help bring change and contribute to national development.
And Sylvia Bwalya said this development shows women are ready to take up the challenge.
Ms Bwalya also said women are also ready to exercise their right to vote.