5.4. Conflict of Interest in the Roles ZHRC observed that a number of officials in the elections management processes were also aspiring candidates, in the very same constituencies. This resulted in a lot of clashes between the electorate and officials. Owing to this conflict of interest, issues that could have been dealt with at provincial level were constantly being referred to the Head Office and this resulted in local issues and solutions taking too long to be addressed. 6. RECOMMENDATIONS After completing the monitoring mission and assessing the findings, ZHRC proffers the following recommendations to ZANU PF: 6.1. The Party should be open with its electoral processes by allowing monitors/ observers to assess their voting processes in order to promote transparency. 6.2. Polling stations should be readily and easily accessible to the voters in terms of distance and structure to ensure access by persons with disabilities, older persons, women with babies/children as well as pregnant women. 6.3. The Party’s Elections Commissariat to improve on its logistics to ensure that sufficient voting material for all polling stations are availed on time. 6.4. Aspiring candidates not to be part of the planning and organising committees as this causes chaos and confusion and compromises the integrity of the election. 6.5. The Party to put in place measures that ensure that the Voters’ rolls are checked/ inspected prior to primary elections and improve on capturing all the required information on the ballot papers and changes to be communicated to those concerned. 6.6. Voters to be notified early of any changes in polling stations, considering the distances they have to travel particularly in rural areas. Such changes must be made on time to ensure that information is communicated to the citizens ahead of voting day. 6.7. More polling stations to be set up to ensure ease of access by the electorate, especially in rural areas where people walk long distances. Page 21 of 22