Lusaka | March 6. 2026 – With Zambia’s general elections barely five months away, the learned Director of Public Prosecutions Mr. Gilbert A. Phiri, S.C., this afternoon hosted Mr. Arnold Tsunga from the African Electoral Justice Network for high-level talks on possible areas of collaboration to ensure the upcoming polls free, fair, and violence-free.
The meeting was as timely as it gets.
Mr. Tsunga, whose organisation works across the continent to strengthen electoral justice systems, came bearing one mission which is to explore how his network and the NPA can join forces ahead of the August elections. The discussions centred on practical collaboration, what concrete steps can be taken to ensure that when Zambians go to the polls, they do so without fear, and that any electoral offences are met with swift and impartial justice.
The visit dovetails perfectly with the NPA’s own calendar. On March 16, the Authority kicks off its Annual Prosecutors’ Conference under a theme that could have been written for this very moment: “Prosecutors as Sentinels of Democracy: Ensuring Inclusivity, Electoral Integrity and the Rule of Law.”
The message from both parties was clearly that the 2026 elections must be Free, fair, inclusive, and above all, peaceful. And the institutions meant to safeguard that outcome are already locking shields.