nomination paper and affidavit shall be published, as prescribed. It was posited that the term “prescribed" required that the publication of the contents of the nomination papers and affidavits be done pursuant to an Act of Parliament but that there was currently no such Act of Parliament. [23] Tne 1st Respondent contended that the closest provision requiring publication of nomination papers and affidavits is contained in regulation 20 (2) of the Electoral Process (General) Regulations, 2016 and relates to parliamentary and local government candidates and not presidential candidates. [24] The lsl Respondent further argued that the burden of proof rests on the Petitioner to prove that the 1st Respondent breached the Constitution and specify the provision that has been breached. In support of this proposition, the cases of Nkandu Luo v Doreen Sefuke Mwamba and Attorney General4 and Abuid Kawangu v Elijah Muchima5, were cited where this Court reiterated that the person alleging must adduce cogent evidence to prove the allegation. [25] At the hearing Mr. Bwalya, learned counsel for the 1st Respondent submitted that the gist of the matter rests on the definition of the word "prescribed" in Article 52(3) which word is defined in Article 266 of the Constitution. 2nd RESPONDENT'S CASE [26] The 2nd Respondent filed an Answer on 19Ih October, 2021 and stated that the provisions of Article 52 (3) of the Constitution, on

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