The Civil Society Constitution Coalition has expressed concern on current developments around the constitution making process. In a statement released to the media this morning, the coalition notes that it is immensely disturbed by the apparent lack of seriousness on the part of the Minister of Justice, Hon. Winter Kabimba in explaining to the nation the expected date of delivery of the constitution by the technical committee.
‘It is not long ago when himself stated publicly that the Technical Committee must produce the draft constitution by or on the 30th of June 2013, and as CSOs we expected him to dialogue with the Technical Committee over the matter in order to reach an agreement on when the constitution would be finalized’ said Fr. Leonard Chiti, the spokesperson for the coalition.
‘What is even more surprising is that on the 9th of July 2013, he made a statement in which he made no mention of the exact date when the draft constitution would be simultaneously presented to the general public and the president.’
Fr. Chiti noted that as a coalition, they have keenly followed the entire constitution making process and now demand that the government gives a clear position on the matter without any delays so that the people can know when the second draft will be ready. The coalition has further stated the need for decisive leadership in the constitution making process, appears wanting in light of the current uncertainty in the finalization of the second draft.
The coalition states that with June 30th 2013 deadline having passed, and in view of the request from the Technical Committee to extend the drafting process to the end of July, it is only prudent that the Minister of Justice must agree to this deadline with the technical committee, and must ensure that the relevant support required by the technical committee, particularly availability of draftspersons is fully availed to the committee to complete this work within this new deadline which should not be beyond 31st July 2013.
The coalition further notes that the current Patriotic Front government is now seemingly the most unresponsive government in the history of this country as it has failed to heed the calls of citizens of this country on various issues, particularly on the constitution making process, which was one of the key promises made by the party and the basis on which many citizens voted for them.
The civil society constitution coalition is composed of:
ActionAid International Zambia;
Anti-Voter Apathy (AVAP);
Citizen’s Forum;
Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR);
Hope for Human Rights;
Infotainment Movement;
Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR);
Save the Children;
Southern African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD);
Transparency International Zambia (TIZ);
Treatment Advocacy and Literacy Campaign (TALC);
Zambia Civic Education Association (ZCEA);
Zambia Community Based Natural Resources Management Forum (ZCBNMF)
Zambia Land Alliance (ZLA)
Zambian Union of Financial Institutions and Allied Workers (ZUFIAW/FFTUZ)
Women and Law in Southern Africa (WLSA)
THE ONLY ORGANISATION WORTH TALKING ABOUT HERE ARE THE JCTR, SACCORD AND TIZ. THE OTHERS ARE WORTHLESS AND ON PAPER ONLY.
Perhaps we should just forget about the new constitution and wait for the next government which will show more seriousness. Why be a two tongued creature which one moment says this, the other moment things change to the worst. We are fed up of promises and lies.
Civil Society Constitution Coalition you are just the same as PF you dont know what you want. You are the same people advocating to grant this Technical Committee extension period when Kabimba rejected the application . Stop waping. Dont just speak just for recognition. You are there just to get yourself rich from the money you are given in terms of sponsorship. Why are you double tongue.
The problem is not Kabimba, we should put the blame on the Technical committee for lying to the country twice when they were asking for extensions. There is no need for dialogue, they were given money to do the job and we want the results period! Who is supposed to hire the personnel? is it the govt? The technical committee should address the national and give the deadline, people should learn to work within the given budget. Prolonging the process is a sign of incompetence and these CSO’s should also consider the amount of public funds being spent on people who are failing to deliver because extension means more public funds to be spent on people who were supposed to finish the job 2 weeks ago! We should be asking them why they are not finishing on time?
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