Transparency International Zambia has urged the Technical Committee tasked to draft the republican constitution to ignore the directive from Justice Minister Wynter Kabimba to only print ten copies of the draft constitution.
And TIZ Executive Director Goodwell Lungu has demanded that a supplementary budget should be worked out and included in the 2014 National Budget to facilitate the holding of a referendum.
Mr. Lungu says the directive to print ten copies of the draft constitution is a mockery because the copies will not be adequate for the country’s ten provinces.
Meanwhile, Mr. Lungu has suggested that the Ministry of Justice should print many copies of the draft constitution including soft copies which should be circulated to the public.
He has also appealed to all Zambians to start mobilizing themselves for the referendum which he termed as non-negotiable.
And Open Society Foundation Executive Director Sunday Chanda has advised the PF Government not to dupe Zambians over the Constitution Making Process.
Mr. Chanda says the PF Government should not hide under Section 5 of the Inquiries Act to dupe Zambians over the process.
Section 5 of the Inquiries Act requires any commission or committee appointed under the piece of legislation to report their findings back to the appointing authority who happens to be the president in this case.
But Mr. Chanda notes that Zambia has in the past failed to produce a constitution that could stand the test of time because of Acts like the inquiries Act, which gives the president the monopoly over the process.
He has asked President Sata to respect the wishes of the people on the constitution by not going the route of government producing a white paper indicating what it rejects and what it accepts.
He reminded Mr. Sata that the framers of this law never intended for it to be used for dribbling Zambians on important processes and that this law was never designed to subtract the wishes of the people from the constitution process.
Mr. Chanda says there is no moral justification for Government’s demands for 10 copies to be printed.
He states that all excuses given by the Minister of Justice Wynter Kabimba, on behalf of Government, are baseless and targeted at sabotaging the constitution-making process adding that these are maneuvers aimed at depriving Zambians of yet another opportunity for a constitution that would stand the test of time.
Mr. Chanda has since called upon the PF to drop the demands for 10 copies and revert to the original plan.
The Ministry of Justice has written to the Technical Committee to print only 10 copies of the draft.
I already did
It is a lot of nonsense because he is untouchable from what I make of it
I hate PF but UPND are a bad consolation
Thanks
Tiz are being sponsored by hh
Hh is a foul tackle
We are happu with pf aba ba kabimba eba next in line fron sata because the guy is a good lawyer who has won million of cases
Twatotela mukwai.
Tiz should be de registered
@ Mushota, do you have a direction?
I ignored him a long time ago! LT you have beautiful Fotos to select from they always have something to laugh about, or is it just me?
kabimba, kabimba, kabimba.. poor kabimba, everything seems to be going against him, his own health is falling to pieces, sweet friend masebo is ill sick, his own cadres want him out of PF,, now TIZ want him ignored.. awe shuwa!!! how can one survive with all this opposition and rejection while on heavy medication,,,
This sunday i will take time to pray kabimba`s trouble soul,, the man needs prayers, he still have a chance to enter heaven
Please my friend@ nostradamus dont forget to put minister of injustices Kabimba in your prayers this coming sunday
For the first time Mushota is right.
Goodwell Lungu seems to have just woken up from his long slumber!!! He has being going to bed with the PF all along what has happened now????
I hope he will now be transparent enough!!!!
For now let us all speak good constitution…Do not give PF a chance to destroy another chance of people driven constitution….
The heart if man is desperate wicked how will the so called new constitution be obeyed then? if wicked men have failed to believe the supreme word of God the Bible how will they obey the so perceived constriction.Personally I Hve no problem with the current constitution for I fear The Lord.Do not be deceived Zambians crooks are out there to bring chaos.Tell me which law in any part of the world is good here non EU members are not allowed to work in Western world unless you have a permit.We are subjected to immigration but others not.Viva PF
Samson redeemed himself when he crushed the feasting philistines albeit blind. For me ba Sunday Chanda has redeemed himself for identifying himself with the cause of the people in the past few weeks. Leadership is about respecting people’s wishes and perhaps one day Mr Chanda, the people may find in you a servant and exalt you to……..I wont say it lest the jealous ones pull you down. Continue with the spirit of truth and humility and God will lift you up!
aaaaaaahhhhhhh rubbish. twatendwa ifi fyabupuba. you just talk nonsense all the time ba tiz
These Guys had at some point ignored Kabimba, (remember the extended extensions???) I believe they can still do it.
For once, it looked like Zambia was going to have a very good constitution. But alas, we did not realize that politicians are moulded from the same type of clay! It now looks like we are headed for another major akatapula (dribble) like they say in Bemba! Like Ala Paton wrote, it’s indeed “CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY”.
10 Copies: Former King Cobra, Kabimba, Mmembe, KK, Sylvia, Scott, Chenda, Telesphore, Mutembo, and a copy for acting CJ, kwasila, kwamana, the A-Team. Who cares about team B? Mark my words: the main reason for printing 10 copies is the 50+ one clause.
@ Saimbwende, kekekekekekeke.
I like the tone Sunday Chanda has taken. Please keep it up! Many will agree with me while others will still want to pull you down. Keep it up. Continue speaking for the people.
I can see Kabimba being taught a hambling lesson.From what it appears he is the one in the forefront of these games but he is forgetting that he is likely to be hounded out of this useless party.That is when he will know the importance of a good constitution,the importance of free media like watchdog.The lesson being “think through things first”
If anything at the rate things are going PF will soon be in opposition>That is when they will know the importance of a good constitution.
Regarding advice to government to provide a supplementary budget for a referendum, and the referendum being a must, the POST has what looks like inside information. This is a quote from today’s online POST: ‘THE GOVERNMENT has approached the United Kingdom with a view to soliciting funds towards the holding of a national referendum, British High Commissioner to Zambia James Thornton has disclosed. In an interview on whether Britain was one of the donor countries that had expressed interest to fund the holding of a national referendum, High Commissioner Thornton answered in the affirmative. He said the UK was watching with keen interest the constitution-making process as it was a cornerstone to good governance. “I am also aware that the United Kingdom has been approached in that respect…
The President H.E. Michael Chilufya Sata wants to save public resources by just having a few copies in circulation to be shared amongst all of us. Those that can find a copier are free to make a copy for themselves. He is saving the money for byelections and his medical expenses abroad.
@george chellah.kikikikikikiki yaba!
we told you that they shall gongá you..lol
Every direction one looks is a shamble with this chief mafia at plot1- economy, security, social, diplomacy, political, judiciary, name it!We watch in painful silence.The whole country is gripped in fear.Even the most ardent of critics that attacked RB day-in and day-out can’t talk anymore for fear of repercussions.Deportation of Mr Kumar,a CEO is wrong too.Even if he failed to turn-up for a meeting with state officials, one would assume he had his reason but would eventually turn-up.If that also failed, an official complaint could have been made to his employers stating government position at same time propose other tools for consideration. And all this needed to be done as internal confidential matter between government and KCM.Lets all hold-on to this constitution doc.Enough is…
What we hear from Kabimba is empty rhetoric !!!
ignore it, its rhetoric
Something is surely wrong with Kabimba, the guy is arrogant, why is it that this Kachokwe is so hard to understand what people wants? This is why PF cadres want him out.
We need a poeple driven constitution
Constitution making process was mishandled by MMD, now its time for Mr. President and PF to gives Zambia the best and we shall remember him for that.
Goodwell lungu, you are a let down. I cant imagine that you are the same lungu who grew up in Monze. Your father used to repair shoes at Monze market if my memory serves me right. You have now abandoned your family in Monze because of some colored woman. Yes, that woman has given you headache and maybe she is been black mailing you to do and say wrong things. Why have you been supporting PF all along but today you want to be an angel on a moral mountain? Reflect very seriously on your conduct and stop insulting RB and the MMD. Fight the corruption in the PF.
ZAMBIAN POLITICS NEEDS MATURITY. MAYBE WE OPEN SCHOOLS FOR POLITICAL SCIENCES.
Am I correct in thinking that one of Fred M’membe’s companies was awarded the contract tp print the new constitution when complete?
Does anyone remember this?
i remember telling Godwell Lungu in one of our personal discussion that SATA can never be trusted on the Constitution making Process in this country bcoz of what he did in 1996 when they dribbled KK and SATA himself and Guy Scot danced on the floor of Parliament singing Kaunda alala. So i hope u can remember my brother that i told u that SATA will manipulate this process. Am even surprised the thinking of the old man KK when he was saying SATA ulimwaume saana kuchilabaambi, when it was SATA who manipulated the 1996 constitution which blocked him to stand in that election.
And you wonder why the say KK is senile
Why is Winter Summer Heyes Kaya opening so many battle fronts. Has he got the capacity to win all battles
The guy behind Goodwell in a black gown and white wig, is he a guard or lawyer?
kukana sambilila nako chibi mwe. that is a barrister. to use the language you understand easily, it is a lawyer
why would a guard be dressed like that?? you are an *****. Think before you post
May be I should agree with you Matipa, ‘barrier’ makes sense but I maintain ‘liar’ makes more sense!
The heart if man is desperate wicked how will the so called new constitution be obeyed then? if wicked men have failed to believe the supreme word of God the Bible how will they obey the so perceived constitution .Personally I have no problem with the current constitution for I fear The Lord.Do not be deceived Zambians crooks are out there to bring chaos.Tell me which law in any part of the world is good ?NON EU members are not allowed to work in Europe unless you have a permit.We are subjected to immigration rules but others not.Viva PF
The heart of man is desperate wicked how will the so called new constitution be obeyed then? if wicked men have failed to believe the supreme word of God the Bible how will they obey the so perceived constitution .Personally have no problem with the current constitution for I fear The Lord.Do not be deceived Zambians crooks are out there to bring chaos.Tell me which law in any part of the world is good here non EU members are not allowed to work in Western world unless you have a permit.We are subjected to immigration ,but others not.Viva PF
You are a shame.
The constitution is not a pf thing zambians please wake up do be sleeping while uneducated thugs mess up the country kaponya ni kaponya hule ni hule