Thursday, March 2, 2017

Finally Jecha About Deleting Zanzibar Electoral ..

After a long absence, finally Chairman of the Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC), Jecha Salum Jecha has opened stating that the decision was assumed to cancel the elections in Zanzibar in 2015 after it was revealed to be flawed, was conducted in accordance with procedures, rules, the law and the Constitution of Zanzibar.


Jecha made these remarks during an interview with the period opened, kinachorushwa and Television Centre of Azam to emphasize that it does not worry or fear to that point, he have chosen to cancel the elections that followed all principles of law and the Constitution.

Although he refused to answer in detail about her action and to stress that a lot will be clearer in the report of the commission, insisted that he never used by any party nor contact with President Ali Mohammed Shein as perceived by many.

"All this will be reflected in the report of the election, I can not speak here now, but in fact the procedure was followed. Results were dropped due to irregularities observed, including some of the results to be known before causing some of the complaining parties, "stressed Jecha.

He explained that the problems and flaws in the election, began kujitokea in the past received results where results originated in areas of Unguja, the yakubainika have problems, except for the result came from the areas of Pemba.

He said that in the vote of Pemba, it was found that the technical procedure was done to destroy the results of vote counting to be done after the modification of the defects of the matter, which should be carried out are asked to make the electoral law.

He said after the occurrence of these defects, to the commission by him, decided to cancel the entire elections to avoid political violence and confrontation with the police investigation to identify the perpetrators who have been led to these irregularities in the election results.

About involve other members of the commission in making decisions override election, Jecha noted that the entire commission ZEC was involved in the cancellation of the election and that is why after erasing another election procedures were implemented well by the commission.

However, he noted that in announcing the decision to cancel the election, he was forced to do it personally after seeing the state of these results getting worse and go against the election procedures.

He noted that after the cancellation of the elections, in order to bring balance to all parties, the commission sessions ilisubiria seek political future of the islands that were are committed between the political leaders of all parties and then declare a date for new elections.

"We stayed silent for nearly a month we wait for action to be taken by their leaders through forums so. We had waited the whole time without breaking the law, and after seeing no action zinachokuliwa against our decisions we announced the election date, "explained Jecha.

The chairman denied allegations that he had used to cancel the elections in the interest of CCM and Dr. Shein. "No, I never even once called or searchable by any government leader, nor the President have never communicate and even his numbers have not," he explained.

He said although he had never met anyone who criticized him about the commission's decision to cancel the election, if anyone still has a complaint, he allowed his complaint and write ZEC is not liable, acted upon.

Despite this, the chairman stressed that even after you delete the election, because he believed he followed all the rules and regulations, did not hide nor fear nothing, as he continued his activities as usual.

"The story was great, everyone thought he wanted him, I was present mie Zanzibar walking, but not everyone was seen. Social Radio every one was talking of it, this chair is, where is the chairman, the chairman tomorrow is executed once you've taken all the international tribunals were negotiated but mie am, "he said.

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