Epworth Constituency Party Name Independent ZANU-PF Transform Zimbabwe Mbire Constituency Party Name Transform Zimbabwe NCA ZANU-PF Candidate Daniel Foya Zalerah Hazvineyi Makari Tsikirai Muchena Candidate Kudzanai Gondo Njabulo Sibanda Douglas Karoro Marondera Central Constituency Party Name Candidate ZANU-PF Lawrence Katsiru NCA Wadzanai Mabika Transform Zimbabwe Solomon Makaza Freedom Front Party Kingdom Nyika Sex M F M Sex F M M Sex M F M M 5. ELECTION ADMINISTRATION 5.1. Administration of the Elections Section 239 of the Constitution gives ZEC, the mandate to conduct and supervise elections and election-related activities. However, as in previous elections and by-elections the capacity to deliver this mandate continues to be negatively affected by the inability of Government to avail adequate resources timeously. Despite the continued resource constraints, ZEC managed to complete the administrative and logistical preparations on time for the by-elections such as the distribution of vital election materials and personnel in all three constituencies. 5.2. Voter Education Voter Education is prescribed by law in Section 239 of the Constitution which gives ZEC the primary mandate of conducting and supervising voter education. Part IXA of the Electoral Act (sections 40A to 40F) allows organisations other than ZEC to conduct Voter Education subject to the following restrictions; (a) Organisations can only engage in voter education at the invitation of the Commission. (b) Organisations are required to print and use information that is provided for by the Commission. Section 40D in particular outlines the time frames during which voter education is to be conducted by authorised persons, which is no later than a week after the proclamation of an election. Voter education in all three Constituencies was conducted in three distinct phases namely; (a) pre-nomination Voter Education, (b) Voter Education for Registration and (c) pre-polling 10 | P a g e