section 30 (l)(c) of the Electoral Process Act and Regulations 20 (2) of the Electoral Process (General) Regulations, 2016 do not place a mandatory responsibility on the 2nd Respondent to publish the presidential candidates' statutory declaration of assets and liabilities and is therefore not in breach of the Constitution. Further, that an omission to publish statutory declarations of the candidates' assets and liabilities did not contravene the Constitution. Accordingly, that the Petitioner is not entitled to the reliefs sought. [27] The 2nd Respondent's affidavit in support of the Answer was deposed to by Mr. Josiah Simachela, the Chief State Advocate, who reiterated what was outlined in the Answer. [28] In the skeleton arguments, the 2"dRespondent submitted that the 1st Respondent had not breached the Constitution because it is not mandated to publish the information in the nomination papers and affidavits of presidential candidates. [29] It was the 2nd Respondent's position that it was not in contention that the publication of the relevant information about a candidate enhances transparency, accountability and good governance but that in this matter, Article 52 (3) provides that the information in the nomination paper and affidavit should be published as prescribed. That the word "prescribed" was defined in the Interpretation and General Provisions Act Chapter 2 of the Laws of Zambia as made under the written law. J12 The definition of

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