Unearthing Strategies to Mitigate Political Violence Against Women in Matero Constituency of Lusaka District, Zambia

Albert Stanslas Junior Chisanga, Adrian Matole, Eliazer Lushinga Kawila and Sanny Mulubale
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Albert Stanslas Junior Chisanga: Institute of Distance Education, University of Zambia, Lusaka
Adrian Matole: Institute of Distance Education, University of Zambia, Lusaka
Eliazer Lushinga Kawila: Institute of Distance Education, University of Zambia, Lusaka
Sanny Mulubale: Institute of Distance Education, University of Zambia, Lusaka

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2024, vol. 8, issue 5, 397-403

Abstract: The focus of this article was to unearth strategies that can be used to mitigate political violence against women in Matero constituency of Lusaka District, Zambia. To access the views of the participants, a qualitative approach and a case study design were used. The sample composed of 24 purposively selected participants from political parties at constituency level. The data from interview transcripts was analysed using thematic analysis. Findings revealed cadre management, increasing police patrol, increasing educational programs, introducing fast track political violence courts and integrating political violence against women into the legal framework as some of the strategies that could be employed. This research concludes that political violence undermines the civil and political rights of women, thus, the proposed strategies should be adopted so as to protect tenets of democracy and accord women an opportunity to enjoy their civil and political rights. This research recommends that the Zambian Parliament, in consultation with relevant authorities, should enact laws and policies that relate to political violence against women and make them explicit and easily accessible to all members of the public by translating and publishing them in Zambian local languages.

Date: 2024
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