We don’t probe poll malpractices: Zec

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has come out guns-blazing against critics, saying it has no mandate to probe alleged malpractices.

Zec chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba defended the appointment of Utloile Silaigwana as the substantive chief election officer (CEO), saying he was qualified for the job and those questioning his merit were “lost”.

“For the record, the current CEO was appointed on merit as he is a qualified election administrator with 17 years experience in that field.

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