NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 13 \u2014 The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on Tuesday hosted a delegation from the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) on a peer learning tour in Kenya, as Zambia prepares for its General Election scheduled for 13 August 2026.<\/p>\n
The visit comes at a critical moment for Zambia\u2019s electoral system following recent constitutional amendments that introduced a Mixed Member Proportional Representation (MMPR) framework.<\/p>\n
The new system blends the traditional First Past the Post (FPTP) model with Proportional Representation (PR) to enhance inclusivity in elective governance.<\/p>\n
Under the revised system, proportional representation will be used to ensure the election of women, youth, and persons with disabilities to Parliament and local councils, alongside constituency-based elections.<\/p>\n
IEBC Chairperson Erastus Edung Ethekon, accompanied by other commissioners, welcomed the Zambian delegation and expressed appreciation for IEBC\u2019s selection as a learning partner.<\/p>\n
He reaffirmed the commission\u2019s commitment to continuous peer engagement and knowledge exchange between electoral management bodies in the region, noting that such collaborations strengthen democratic institutions and electoral integrity.<\/p>\n
The peer learning tour is expected to focus on areas including electoral system design, technology use in elections, voter registration, dispute resolution, and inclusion mechanisms.<\/p>\n
The engagement reflects growing regional cooperation among electoral bodies as African countries adopt reforms aimed at improving representation, transparency, and public trust in electoral processes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 13 \u2014 The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on Tuesday hosted a delegation from…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20131,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[12559,12560,12561,12562,12563,12564,12565,12566,305,12567,12568,12569,12570,12571,12572,80,12573,12574,12575,12576,12577,12578,12579,12580,12581],"class_list":{"0":"post-20130","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-kenya","8":"tag-democratic-reforms-africa","9":"tag-east-and-southern-africa-elections","10":"tag-election-preparedness-2026","11":"tag-electoral-commission-of-zambia","12":"tag-electoral-cooperation-africa","13":"tag-electoral-management-bodies-africa","14":"tag-electoral-peer-learning-africa","15":"tag-erastus-edung-ethekon","16":"tag-featured","17":"tag-how-mmpr-works-in-zambia","18":"tag-iebc-ecz-visit","19":"tag-iebc-kenya","20":"tag-iebc-peer-learning-tour","21":"tag-inclusive-democracy-zambia","22":"tag-inclusive-electoral-systems","23":"tag-kenya","24":"tag-mixed-member-proportional-representation","25":"tag-mmpr-electoral-system","26":"tag-persons-with-disabilities-in-politics","27":"tag-proportional-representation-africa","28":"tag-women-representation-elections","29":"tag-youth-political-representation-africa","30":"tag-zambia-2026-general-election","31":"tag-zambia-electoral-reforms","32":"tag-zambia-new-electoral-system-explained"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20130"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20130\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}