truly independent and the ultimate manager of all elections in the country. 23.2 Finally, ZESN strongly recommends that the Commission be given full control of elections by granting it the power to set election dates in consultation with relevant parties and state authorities. The present system, retained by the Bill where the President sets dates and Ministers have some roles in the electoral processes is unfair because they are interested parties by virtue of being contestants in the elections. It means they are both players and referees in the same game which puts the other contestants at a disadvantage. 57