10. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS : i. ZESN recommends that ZEC comes 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. ii. ZEC should consider piloting the biometric voter registration (BVR) in future by-elections as it prepares to introduce the system in 2018, the adoption of BVR will go a long way in enhancing transparency and integrity of the voter registration processes in Zimbabwe. iii. ZEC should devise voter education programmes that lure the youth to fully participate in electoral processes as the level of participation of youths in electoral processes remains low. iv. Political parties must ensure that they train and deploy election agents to all polling stations to enable them to comment authoritatively on the electoral processes in Zimbabwe. ZESN is cognizant of the fact that the recommendations above can only be fulfilled when there is adequate political will and commitment by the political actors in Government. ZESN reiterates that electoral reforms remain a priority in promoting credible elections. ZESN implores political parties, government and parliament to support efforts to speed up the harmonisation of the Electoral Laws to the Constitution and the need for political will to fully implement the electoral provisions as Zimbabwe prepares for the 2018 elections. Furthermore ZESN urges government to avail adequate and timely funding for ZEC to enable the Commission to adequately prepare for the 2018 harmonised elections, especially the development, testing and implementation of an appropriate voter registration methodology that responds to deficiencies that have been observed in the previous and current voter registration system. 14 | P a g e