Irene Mambilima

Irene Chirwa Mambilima (March 31, 1952 – June 20, 2021) was the Chief Justice of Zambia from 2015 until her death in 2021. She also served as Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Zambia and presided over the 2006 and 2011 general elections and the January 2015 presidential by-election Quotes We are not there yet, but great strides are being made to narrow the gap slowly but surely,we shall attain the optimum numbers, especially that females account for 52.3 per cent of the working population compared to males at 47.7 percent. The procedures and evidential rules must be simplified or user friendly to the litigants as this would go a long way in encouraging the general population, including women, to access the justice system. Women are the most vulnerable the highest levels of poverty are among women. The rate of literacy is lowest among the women. Women do not have resources to litigate and often do not know their rights, Women must be educated so that they can assert themselves. We are very ready. We have all the materials. The [polling] stations will open at around 6 in the morning and close around 6 PM. I'm glad to say that the leadership of the political parties have been very supportive. We have met with them a number of times and urged them to tackle the issue of violence. According to our constitution, once we lose a president, the election must be conducted within 90 days. That is hardly enough time for anybody to campaign. According to our regulation, the counting is done at the polling stations, and, at the end of the count, each political party candidate, because they are present during the count, will get a copy of the results at that polling station. External links Category:1952 births Category:2021 deaths Category:Judges from Zambia Category:Women from Zambia