Recommendations: ZESN proffers the following recommendations in light the observation highlighted in this report: i. ii. iii. Government should speed up alignment of electoral related laws with the Constitution to ensure the creation of a conducive electoral environment that guarantees the respect and enjoyment of universal suffrage and fundamental freedoms. The continued use of two voters’ rolls reveals the need for ZEC to come up with a more comprehensive voter registration methodology that ensures that all eligible voters are captured by the new polling station based voter registration system. ZEC should devise voter education programmes that lure the youth and other voters in general to fully participate in electoral processes. 10. ELECTION RESULTS ZANU PF’s Killian Sibanda won the 2015 Nkulumane By-election as illustrated in the graph below. 2015 Nkulumane National Assembly By-election Results 2500 2161 2000 1500 680 1000 397 500 0 Zanu PF (Sibanda Killian)   PDZ (Nyathi Ngwalo) RDZ (Mpofu Sibusisiwe) The Nkulumane seat becomes 6th National Assembly seat which ZANU PF’s has won this year. Over the last 15 years, including the 2013 Harmonised elections ZANU PF did not secure any National Assembly seats in Bulawayo. Hence Bulawayo metropolitan province was widely regarded as a stronghold of the opposition political party MDC and its formations. 16 | P a g e