Experts strengthening Zambia's electoral justice system
Marja Hinfelaar
Director of Research and Programs
Taona E. Mwanyisa
Senior Technical Advisor
Tinenenji Banda
Lead Researcher – EDR Tracker
O'Brien Kaaba
Lead Researcher – Advisory Centre
Hope Mubanga
Project Manager
Marja Hinfelaar
SEDRODZ Election Dispute Resolution Project Lead
Marja Hinfelaar, PhD is the Director of Research and Programmes at the Southern African Institute for Policy and Research (SAIPAR), Lusaka, Zambia. She is the co-author of 'Governing Extractive Industries: Politics, Histories, Ideas'
(Oxford University Press, 2018) and co-editor of 'Democracy and Electoral Politics in Zambia' (Brill, 2020). She is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Southern African Studies and the Zambia Social Science Journal. She
oversees all programs at SAIPAR, which has an interdisciplinary focus on economics, law, and the social sciences. Marja has been a resident of Zambia since 1997.
Taona E. Mwanyisa is an elections, democracy and governance specialist with extensive experience across research, policy, programme design and implementation in Africa. He works at the intersection of electoral processes, democratic reform
and conflict-sensitive governance.
Tinenenji Banda
Lead Researcher Election Dispute Resolution Assessment and Tracker
Tinenenji Banda is a Zambian legal scholar and dual qualified legal practitioner whose work spans mining and natural resources law, international investment law and access to justice. She combines university teaching with research
leadership and extensive policy oriented legal scholarship
O'Brien Kaaba
SEDROBZ Lead Researcher Election Dispute Resolution Advisory Center
O'Brien Kaaba is a Zambian legal scholar, lecturer in law at the University of Zambia, and a leading commentator on constitutionalism, elections and the rule of law in Zambia and the wider African region. He combines academic work with
public engagement, advisory roles and litigation-related commentary on constitutional and governance issues
Hope Mubanga
Project Officer SEDROBZ
Hope Mubanga is a governance and public policy professional with wide experience in democratic governance, elections, and strengthening institutions across Africa. She has worked on election observation and conflict prevention missions
with the African Union and the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA), helping to improve electoral processes and provide evidence-based policy advice. Hope is currently Project Manager at the Southern African
Institute for Policy and Research (SAIPAR). She was part of the pioneering SEDROBZ I project and continues this work under SEDROBZ II 2026, building on past successes to support fair and credible elections in Zambia.
