materials. In addition, counting was conducted in line with the prescribed procedures with results being posted outside the polling stations and at the constituency collating centre. Below are the ZESN recommendations from the by-election. However it is important to note that recommendations below can only be fulfilled when there is adequate political will and commitment by the ZEC and relevant political actors in Government. Recommendations 1. ZESN calls upon ZEC to issue a public statement on the anomalies with the voter register that have been reported in the media and to clarify whether they pertain to the 2013 voters roll or the current voters’ roll for the Chiwundura Constituency. 2. ZEC should prepare a new voters roll for use in the 2018 elections and discontinue the use of the 2013 voters roll so as to enhance stakeholder trust and confidence in the ZEC and in future elections. 3. ZESN urges the Registrar General to investigate irregularities relating to the existence national registration documents which contain details of persons with the same name and surname, date and place of birth but with different identification numbers and photos as well as the invalid identity numbers and to rectify these issues, as they are the institution in charge of issuing the national identification documents. 4. Deliberate efforts should be directed towards targeted voter education for the youths in order to increase their participation in electoral processes. 5. ZEC should ensure the implementation of comprehensive voter education programmes that are aimed at increase citizen participation in electoral processes, in particular voter turn-out. 6. ZEC should avail the demographic data that it collects during polling to stakeholders so that targeted voter education programmes are designed. 7|Page